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Certified Personal Trainer, Doug Galligan and his team of qualified fitness trainers provide affordable, in home personal fitness programs throughout the Metro-Louisville area. "I think it is probably safe to say that most folks really don’t want a Personal Trainer. But, for whatever reason/reasons they have been unable to lose weight and get in shape on their own. If you are one of the many people who have been unable to lose weight and get back in shape, I have the solution that you have been waiting for. Stop wasting your money on fad diets, and infomercial exercise gimmicks and let us help get you on the right track to achieving your fitness goals." We offer our services in Downtown Louisville at Club 360 Fitness, in your home or office. Beginning in January of 2008 we also have online fitness coaching programs available as well.

Call today to find out how Louisville Personal Training can develop the ideal fitness program for you. Call: 502 724-4897 (cell), 502 568-4262 (office). Or visit www.LouisvillePersonalTraining.com for more details!

Personal Training at Club 360 Fitness

4th Street at The River
Louisville, KY 40202

Personal Training and Pilates instruction With Jo Ann McDonald.

Pilates instructor and Personal Trainer, Jo Ann McDonald, knows the challenges involved in changing lifestyle. Overweight since childhood, she fell into the same patterns as many Americans. Fast food and junk food became staples of her diet. Combined with a sedentary lifestyle, the scale climbed higher through the years, reaching morbid obesity by adulthood.

Faced with the numerous health risks associated with obesity, Jo Ann finally made the decision to act. She joined her local YMCA and started down the path to a new life. Over the next two years, Jo Ann made one small change at a time and slowly worked her way down to a healthy, strong body and a new appreciation for living a healthy, active lifestyle.

During Jo Ann's journey to fitness, she developed a love for the Pilates method. Pilates helps restore motion in stiff, deconditioned bodies that have become accustomed to remaining sedentary throughout the day. The principals of Pilates are also commonly used in physical therapy settings. Pilates builds long, lean muscles and helps increase the mind/body connection, which helps people feel they have more control with their bodies.

Jo Ann is also an AFAA certified personal trainer, focusing on helping other sedentary people reclaim their bodies using more traditional cardio exercises and free weights.

Close attention is paid to form and level of exertion so that each client works at the level right for their specific needs. Modifications are made for persons with pre-existing health conditions. Clients are also counseled on slowly changing eating habits to integrate the commonly suggested proportions of food to fuel the body properly instead of simply eating for taste.

Jo Ann believes that positivity is essential in lifestyle change. Negativity only makes one feel bad and gives a person a reason to give up during the difficult periods of change. Maintaining positivity improves your well-being and helps you succeed in other aspects of life.

Jo Ann knows support is also very important during change. Some people just need someone to cheer them on as they improve and some need a gentle hand to push them to work harder toward their goals. She has experienced the myriad benefits derived from a healthy lifestyle and appreciates the opportunity to help others achieve such goals.

You can contact Jo Ann at: (cell) 502-489-2442

Personal Trainer: Coach Russ Gibson

Coach Gibson has developed a reputation for being one of the areas foremost experts on fitness and functional strength training. Russ honed his skills throughout his 33 year tenure in football coaching and teaching. In addition, Russ has extensive experience in exercise equipment design and is Nationally Certified by The Aerobics and Fitness Association of America.

He is a specialist in core training and functional strength training as well as weight-loss and general fitness programming. Russ also understands the profound impact of diet/nutrition on our physical and emotional wellness, that is why he teaches basic nutritional principles as a part of all of his programs.

Call Coach Gibson today to schedule your free consultation. (cell) 777-0367 or 589-5200 Ext 4262.

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8 Questions to Ask Before Hiring a Personal Trainer?
By Greg Brookes

Personal training is becoming more and more popular as people struggle with their waistlines and general health. But with thousands upon thousands of personal trainers popping up all over the place how do you know which ones are the real deals and which ones are in it just to cash in on this highly lucrative market. Don't spend all your hard earned money before you ask the following 8 simple questions:

1. Experience

Find out what previous experience your trainer has. Do they mostly train body builders? Have they trained people of your age before? Certain trainers will stick to certain types of clients, are you one of those clients? Find out how long your personal trainer has been working in the industry and doing what.

2. Qualifications

Ask where they obtained their qualification? Can you verify it on the association's website? Common qualifications are REPS in the UK and ACE in the USA. If you are not sure then ask for details so you can call or verify the information before commencing.

3. References

Can the personal trainer offer you any references? It is always reassuring to call up previous or current clients and ask questions about the personal trainer, the results, and the training programme. References on websites are one thing but talking in person is another.

4. The Package

Now you know about the credibility of the personal trainer, you can start asking about the packages they can offer you. If you are training for weight loss and they do not offer you any nutritional advice then be very weary. It is almost impossible to lose weight without first addressing your eating habits regardless of the amount of exercise you perform.

5. Results

Get down to the bare bones of why you want a personal trainer in the first place, results. Find out what results you can expect. Be very weary of personal trainers that promise you the earth just to get you to sign up. All good personal trainers should offer you a full money back guarantee should they fail to deliver the results you agree upon. If they don't, then ask for one and see how many change their minds about the results they promised.

6. Assessments

Ask about what assessments you will receive before the training begins. Blood pressure, body circumference measurements, BMI, lung capacity are all standard assessments these days. What are more important are the postural assessments, biomechanical movement pattern assessments, Range of movement tests. If you are not being tested to this degree then the personal trainer is literally guessing and using a one size fits all programme. The more testing that takes place the more specific for YOU the programme will be.

7. Training

Find out what an average training session will consist of. All personal trainers have their particular favourite methods of training. Don't get dragged into something you don't want to do. If they want you to sprint up hills and do some boxing but that is not your idea of fun then tell them so. There are many ways to achieve the same results. If they can't offer you something you enjoy then look elsewhere otherwise you'll get fed up and de-motivated very quickly.

8. Support

Do they offer you a support system? If you only see your personal trainer once a week and need help with some exercises or nutrition can you contact them? All good personal trainers will leave some line of communication open for their clients. If they don't then they don't care enough about YOU and should be dismissed.

Greg is a health and fitness professional based in Hampstead, North London. He achieves fantastic results for his clients by using his in depth knowledge and the most up to date techniques. http://www.gbpersonaltraining.com

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