Geelong’s Gym

Lucky for my client, her strength training prevented things like this happening!

Resting heart rate, recovery heart rate, waist/hip measurements, weight/height ratios, VO2 Max – these are all measures of body function or lack of it.

 One of my older adult clients told me that she’d tested her fitness herself and was amazed at her improvements.

 She lives alone and had locked herself out of the house.  She sat on the front veranda and pondered her options (and swore under her breath)…wait for the neighbours to come home and help her into the house, ring her daughter who lives an hour away to bring her spare key with her… or get into the little open toilet window herself!!!

 So, off she went to the garage to get the ladder down off the hooks on the wall, carried it back to the rear window, balanced her way up said ladder to the window and then squeezed her way in.

 She said by coming to the gym, her strength had improved to such a level that she could confidently back herself to lift the ladder safely down off the wall.  Her leg strength and balance held her firm whilst she climbed, and she didn’t need a tape measure to confirm that she’s lost weight around her girth.  Squeezing through that window made every hard effort at the gym worthwhile!

What a great illustration of how improving your health and fitness can impact so many different areas of your life!