“I would eat peanut butter sandwiches the rest of my life to keep doing these workouts. I get that much good out of it.” – Donna, a Kelly Personal Training client. [Note: she doesn’t, but she said she would for all the good it does her.] The good is an enhanced health span – living well, doing everyday activities easily, living without pain and sickness - not just existing, not just another year added to your lifespan but another year of vitality. Along with an enhanced physical state comes an improved mental state as well.
Examples of those who significantly improved their health span with proper exercise:
· When Mary turned 80, she stopped using her up-stairs bedroom and made make-shift sleeping arrangements downstairs. Climbing the stairs was too difficult. After she began strength training, she returned to sleeping in her upstairs bedroom, a room that had given her comfort for most of her adult life.
· Glenn has multiple sclerosis. To manage his symptoms, he has been taking “an ungodly amount of corticosteroids” for 13 years – not good for bone health. Doctors expected his latest bone scan reading to indicate that his bones would be like “Swiss cheese”. A T-score in the range of -1 to +4 is considered normal. He was surprised to learn his test result was 3. The doctor said his bones were like “aged parmesan”.
· At 72 years old Bojack was slowing down; he could no longer play golf every day. He could play nine holes but lacked the stamina to play eighteen holes. He began strength training. A year later Bojack would play 18 holes of golf, and the next day he would play 18 holes again. He was hitting the ball farther and enjoying the game he had played for so many years.
· Nancy, 74 years old, was stiff and found it difficult to get down on the floor to play with her grandkids. She began exercising. She now spends hours with her grandkids playing on the floor – a simple pleasure perhaps, but meaningful.
· Carole suffered from scoliosis pain every day. She began strength training at aged 58. Her pain disappeared. Carole began attending dance classes again, something she had not done in decades.
· Chris rides motorcycles. Once a year he takes a week off with friends for a road trip. By the end of the week his friends were suffering in pain after the long rides. Not Chris, he enjoyed the ride.
· Sarah was 87 and wanted to go on one more cruise, but she felt she would be too weak to handle the rigors of travel. She began strength training. She went on that cruise, and subsequently, four more cruises. She is 94 now and still trains at KPT.
To travel, to ride, to dance, to play, to work, to not hang up those cleats just yet, to maintain an uncompromised life - what is that worth? Is it worth 30 minutes a week of vigorous exercise to enjoy a life of vitality? We are convinced that it is. All those above trained 30 minutes weekly at Kelly Personal Training, guided by experienced trainers using a program specially designed to safely produce significant results with minimal time in the gym. This is a program people can stick to. Each week clients improve a little. Those small weekly improvements add up; they add up to a better life.
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