What is the training environment like?

What you will find are easy parking, a shower & restroom, a variety of good music, filtered water, quality training equipment, all in the tranquil loft space with a twenty-five foot ceiling, five skylights, six windows ten feet in height, allowing a flow of invigorating fresh air and natural light.

What actually happens in a session?

While exercising your body you will be using your own weight, the floor, dumbbells, stability balls, while focusing on form, control, and free motion. This is functional training, and it is more fun and effective than other fitness approaches. When you finish flexing, stretching, and breathing, you will shift gears into the exercises for your mind. Feeling the relaxed buzz after working your body, you will enter a calm that enables you to intentionally loosen your muscles, regulate your heartbeat, envision the changes happening to your body, and feel the pulse of motivation that will keep you on the path. All sessions include support and interaction from me to help you deepen your experience of working with your body. There will be that sense of accomplishment and satisfaction, the feeling of renewed energy, the clarity of your resolve.

This sounds very tempting, but is there a guarantee?

Yes, GIFT guarantees change in three modes - your Form (shape of your body), your Feeling (energy level, mood, self-image), and your Functioning (physical abilities - flexibility, strength, stamina). We make a contract and sign it. I design the program to meet your needs, and you agree to follow it. At the end of the program, if you have met the conditions of the contract and you do not look, feel, and perform better than when you started, then you will receive 100% of your money back. This is called the 3F guarantee.

How is GIFT different from other fitness training?

The interdisciplinary approach sets GIFT apart from standard personal training. For the body I use functional training, which has been scientifically valued for years in sports training. This type of training produces better results by giving you less external machine assistance, causing you to tap into your innate body-intelligence. It offers the benefits of strength training, aerobics, Pilates and yoga. Beyond excellent physical training, GIFT focuses on personal interaction and the power of your mind as the keys to real change. The GIFT starting program is 48 hours of interdisciplinary training completed in 12 weeks.

How can GIFT promise change in 48 hours?

Transformation results from the use of scientifically reliable techniques. For example, the frequency of 48 hours of training over 12 weeks is optimal to trigger physical adaptation and new learning. If the frequency were either increased or decreased, then the program would become too intense or too mild to cause these desired changes in body and mind.

Why are exercises for the mind so important for the body?

The psychological techniques operate on the principle that the power of your mind will profoundly enhance your health and happiness. These exercises teach you to use your own beliefs to improve your level of total fitness, while providing an exciting experience of self-discovery. Used by the medical profession to treat many ailments, and also by top athletes to improve performance, the power of the mind-body connection is undeniable.

What makes this training so personal?

Beyond a client and myself, there is a third force born of interaction. Together we can gain insight about what works best for you, move beyond the blockades of the past, and turn feelings and hopes into clearly formed goals that orient you to better fitness. Tailoring the training to your specific needs is my fundamental concern. The "personal" in personal training is more than just a word.

Will these results last?

Yes the results will last and even improve. A good comparison is nourishment. Suppose you were malnourished and you began to eat your way back to health with good food. If you quit eating you would again become malnourished. If you continued to eat you would maintain and improve your level of nourishment. Exercise is like feeding yourself. It is a basic level of self-care that becomes a regular part of living.

What do GIFT clients say they have achieved?

Clients often say they have better energy, improved ability at both physical and mental tasks, higher self-esteem, feeling of purpose, sense of self-reliance, new confidence in social situations, and insight into health as basic to enjoying life.

Is GIFT affordable?

Yes, at ninety dollars an hour, GIFT costs just a little more than the average rate of personal training appointments, yet it provides so much more. Compared to the cost of unused equipment, or years of membership dues to the gym so rarely visited, GIFT is the most you will get for your money. Your health is worth it.

Do I really need GIFT?

If real change is what you want then GIFT is what you need. You get the truth about fitness, and the personal guidance, the motivation, and the environment to follow through with it. It bears repeating: Real change is certain with GIFT. Top athletes have improved their games by the careful application of physical, psychological, and interactive techniques. The purpose of GIFT is to make this high level of training available to improve your everyday living, not just the games of stars. You have my 3F guarantee.

Can I get more information?

Yes, call or email for more information and an initial consultation.