Thought for the Day: The Personal Trainer

Tonight I did a lot of sweating...tiredness spreads throughout my body...and I bet moving in a fluid fashion will not happen tomorrow.  My initial session with a personal trainer went well, I think.  

In an hour I got up to...

 

• Cardio - running on the treadmill...several hills and sprints
• Strength - pull ups, dips, medicine ball, barbell
• Core + boxing combo - abs, jabs, cross punch, bag work
• Stretches 

It was tough and I wanted to leave about half way through.  

Lesson from the experience: 

• Challenge - my trainer pushed me harder than I push myself alone and for that I'm grateful (not at the time of the workout, though)
• Vanity - I attempted to do what he suggested over and over to avoid looking bad even though I would have preferred to go to the pub
• Expertize* - The trainer knows how to put together an effective and efficient routine and gained my respect as a result
• An outside, critical perspective helps - a coach, trainer, friend or colleague can make a big difference to performance in a short space of time.  Unfortunately, I believe this nonsense enough to go back for at least a couple more sessions in the next 2 weeks.  

I'm off to bed.  I need some sleep.

(*To my British friends, I'm American and rarely get the opportunity to write in American.  This is my blog and I'm going to enjoy using lots of z's (that's zee, not zed, by the way) and other such American-isms.)