This week, I celebrate my one-year membership at the Center, and I would not be doing so without Al, my extraordinary Personal Trainer. I chose to work with a Personal Trainer because I knew nothing about safe usage of the Center equipment and effective and efficient exercise plans. Plus, I needed someone to teach me how to build strength and endurance while understanding my complicated limitations from previous injuries. I also needed someone with a great sense of humor, to whom being accountable could be achieved with joy, not drudgery!
I am so lucky that Al has been my fun and funny guide and motivator – a professional with a deep breadth of knowledge about the science of exercise, who constantly tailors our sessions for where my body is that day while considering my long-term goals. He clearly explains proper form for each exercise and its purpose, encouraging me to reach my potential. He does this all with empathy, a huge dose of patience, and is never boring
Al also inspires me because on his own time, I see him “practicing what he preaches,” pushing himself to attain his own personal fitness goals. In closing, Al has been successful in his work with me, with one external measure of proof being that a colleague of mine (who is three decades younger) saw my arms recently and flatteringly said, “Wow, your arms are Jacked!” Al has been a true Gold Medal Trainer on every level!