I have a different trainer since Jackie left but I have a new trainer who will change me and make me suffer and smile, keep reading....
Work is always busy where I am on new projects, learning new technologies, new stuff for the website which I rather be doing. I love learning new things, well, especially ones that interest me, and I would hyper-focus on it. There were times we had to work late and weekends as well. So my workouts were missed. But that is how industry and my job as a test person is like. So I'm OK with it!
For 2016 I have been concentrating on keeping myself injury free. I have been seeing my chiropractor, Dr. Linda Foglia steadily every 3 weeks for preventative maintenance. I still see my physical therapist Kari Smith for dry needling; my massage therapist Tim Hackett for neuromuscular muscle testing and working with me to get things activated. I see Shery at HeartPrints Massage for overall goodness and wellness. I will start seeing Dr. Campbell, another physical therapist who will work with me with exercises to help me. It sure looks like I got a lot of doctors, huh? I do!
With work, long hours, and weekends, going to classes, personal training and even hot yoga was not happening. I had to take a hiatus from all of it. Once work subsided. Arrichion welcome me back with open arms and hugs. I reflected back when I first started with Arrichion in 2010, when my massage therapist suggested that I go to hot yoga so to get into deeper stretch in the heat and I chose Arrichion which had open up not too long ago. I support small business and it is another reason. There were only a few classes but the few were of quality and caring and encouraging the students. Today their business has flourished with 3 studios: Raleigh, Durham and Charlotte and class times starting as early as 6:15am, 9:30am, 12 noon, 4:30, 5:45, 7pm.
I love
Arrichion because the coaches there cares, encourages and helps you to
be the better you. The people who goes, are amazing, they don't judge ,
they don't look down at you, they are there for you. It is my second
family and I keep going back. This year, I sign up for another year with
them. This is my happy place and plus it keeps me honest :-)
As far as my personal training, I indicated that my trainer Jackie, has left. I did go to a different trainer and he is good but I miss the type of training with Jackie, perhaps I've been with her for a long time.
But I go in contact with Danielle who used to worked at Fitness Connection and now has her own business. We went through an assessment, talk about my injuries and my goals and fears. I met with her again and it was a HIIT workout, perfect, it is what my doctor ordered and not only that, she had me do box jumps- my fear and squats - my yuckiness. She rather me do it with good form than not with more weights. I am sure her workouts will varied for me which I like. I also like her positive attitude and encouragement. Her workouts that she puts together is for me only, others are different and she created a notebook for each one of us so we know how we are progressing. With that being said, I joined her BOOM squat as she calls it and she is my new personal trainer. I am so looking forward to getting back into shape with her.
Also Danielle looks doing group outings. We went to take yoga at Element Yoga and it was fantastic not only because I am in class with people I know, the teacher was great. I may need to get a class pass package to continue.
So my goals for 2017 is continue with Arrichion going to yoga, power sparta , sparta, train with Danielle and of course spend time with my husband and going to yoga classes together at the YMCA.
Some of what I did in 2016 I will need to give up. There are only so many days in the week and there is only so much money I have which is not much. But for me, my health and well being is important. I am willing to dish out monies for organic foods , exercise.
I know this is very long, but lots of things happening in 2016
Happy reading!
Sue
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