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The "S" Factors are helping me to obtain my Health Goals @ Upward Motion Personal Training Studio.
The First "S" Factor at the Upward Motion Studio that capture my attention: Stimulus Fitness Package. During the Spring of 2009, so much attention was on the Financial Stimulus, a newsletter arrived in the mail were the owner of Upward Motion Personal Training Studio, Luis Alvidrez had written in his newsletter that he had heard various individuals concerns who would like to attend his Personal Training Studio that finances were an issue. Thus, a Fitness Stimulus Package was offered for 8 weeks which started on April 12, 2009, and ending June 5, 2009. The times and finances was just what caught my attention by training with a group of people: three times a week and three different times a day: 6a, 12p & 6p. WOW! Literature supports one should exercise at least three times a week and having been training with a personal trainer, I could not afford the added expense to increase my training time with an individual personal trainer.
The Second "S" Factor: SMILES. The smiles receives from the staff upon my arrival each session helped me to feel good about myself, it made be feel happy to be there (even though it was at 6 in the morning), and their smiles encouraged me to workout beyond my comfort level. An addition bonus upon completion of a session was an occasional, the high five sign.
The Third "S" Factor: SHEDDING OF INCHES AND POUNDS. Jami Brokaw, is a Senior Active Care Specialist at the Training Studio completed my body measurement and weight when I started and at the conclusion of the Stimulus Exercise Package. What a tremendous shock with the total number of inches lost 23 and 4 pounds lost in eight weeks.
Currently, I feel much younger than my age, my weight has vastly improved to a low weight that I have not experienced for nearly 30 years and my ultimate goal is to look like Luis Alvidrez, mother who could really past for Luis's sister. The Group Training is on going and each individual trains at their own level: newbie, moderate or advance level. Luis and his staff will help you obtain your individualize health goals. Come join me at the studio & you will receive multiple health benefits.
Elizabeth McKinney
Nursing Supervisor at Presbyterian Hospital
When I began working with Luis, I was strictly concerned about my diet. I worked out 4-5 per week, but was not experiencing much change my body, I was sluggish, sleepy, and felt so "out-of-shape" (physically and mentally).
My original goal was to gain 15 pounds, so I asked Luis to help me do so without putting on much fat. He talked me through some of my eating habits, and asked that I begin by keeping a journal. Wow…I ate terrible…a lot of fast food, skipping breakfast, way too much protein and supplements...not good.
Luis gave me a phased approach to becoming healthy. We began by meeting weekly, he would educate me on nutrition, look at my meals for the week and provide healthy alternatives for some of the food I was eating. He didn’t change everything all at once, instead he would have me focus on one or two good habits per week. First, I focused on eating 5-6/day (eat normally, just more frequently), then he began cleaning up my diet. I was amazed, I lost 10 pounds in a couple of months. While losing weight wasn’t my goal, it felt great and much more natural.
Once I had nutrition licked, we moved onto training sessions. I had been lifting weights on my own for about 5 years before hand…it wasn’t 15 minutes into my first workout with Luis that I realized that I was doing a lot of things incorrectly. My form needed correcting (I wasn’t nearly as strong when I did the exercise the right way…strange how that works), and I needed a lot of stretching. I was extremely impressed at Luis’ ability to watch me perform a set and not only identify the problem, but provide a completely different exercise/stretch to correct it. Some issues were corrected immediately, others were corrected over time.
After approximately 6 months of working with Luis, I realized that gaining 15 pounds was no longer a desire, instead I was much more interested in doing things to promote a healthy lifestyle. With my improved diet, I was so excited about how I felt that I wanted to define my body to feel/look athletic again. Since, I have increased muscle, decreased my fat percentage and feel like a new person.
Luis has really helped me to understand how the body processes food and water. It is very empowering to be in control of what I intake, and to know the affect it will have on my body. My perception of "fitness" has completely changed…I encourage anyone that is interested in improving their life/health, to take 20 minutes out of your day and sit down with Luis, I think any of his clients will tell you, it is well worth your time.…we invest so much time and money into the "things" around us…why not invest in yourself?
Luis – thanks for your help!
Adam Chavez
Account Executive (INXI)
As far as my health was concerned, I hit rock bottom in October of 2007. It was at that moment in life, at the age of 43, when I realized that if I didn't do something drastic to improve my health and well being that my future was sure to be plagued with health problems. I experienced headaches almost on a daily basis and what was really beginning to frighten me was the pain I was feeling in my joints. The fact that I recently gained 16 pounds added to my frustration and sense of being out of control.
In January of 2008, I finally made the decision to do something with my health. In March of 2008, I went on a 21 day detox diet. I cut out all junk food, sugar and caffeine and went on a diet of supplements and live juices. My headaches and the pain in my joints disappeared!
I now had hope of a healthy future but I still needed to do more. As far as strength and muscle tone were concerned, I had very little. And my diet still needed a lot of work. I knew that if I was to continue this journey back to health, I needed someone to educate me further on nutrition, teach me how to build my body, and hold me accountable through the process. If I could get someone to work with me for six weeks then I would be fine.
I began working with Luis Alvidrez in August of 2008. Luis saw that I needed short term goals for me to get a sense of accomplishment. He started very slow, but with each week he added more and more to my workout. It was encouraging and exciting to work with someone so passionate about living a positive, healthy lifestyle. What gave me encouragement was that I realized Luis had a plan and could see the path even when I could not. It's very easy for me to get too distracted or tired or busy to work out. I decided, with Luis, the most important step was for me to focus on showing up and he knew how to then get the most from me during the work-out. My six-week plan has now been going on for nine months. My muscle tone and strength is at a point that I could not anticipate a year ago. In addition to getting stronger and leaner, Luis has been instrumental in improving my nutritional habits resulting in increased energy. Needless to say, the 16 pounds of fat I gained is now in the past where it belongs!
What I started to accomplish on my own over a year ago has been met with the motivation and program that Luis has personalized for my goals. Luis has truly influenced my lifestyle and I am looking forward to where this path he has laid out leads me a year from now.
Kathleen Chaves
(President of Airport Parking)
I have lost 15 lbs. And have more energy. Luis's program is perfect for me. It gives me strength and flexibility, but is not to strenuous for me. Luis keeps me motivated without pushing me. He keeps me looking forward to changes in my program to keep it fun and to keep my interest. My back has always been an issue for me. Luis has taught me several easy but effective exercises to keep my back pain away.
Roseann Page
(Chief Administrative Officer for Joy Junction)
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What you do helps people's lives! It is a great gift you have, thanks for all your effort.
When I added a session at upward Motion for my staff once a week I expected this to help with employee retention. It did that , but it had an unexpected benefit. My company's morale and productivity increased dramatically. A major cost for the business is health insurance. This is a must; however the money we spend
Luis,
I just wanted to take a minute and thank -you for all the work you have done with Desert Oasis Recovery. Your participation in our journey of recovery has been unparralled and we can’t thank you enough. You give our clients the tools they need to make better choices and help them begin to live better lives. Fighting addiction is always hard and what we have discovered is the body and soul are so connected that we cannot get one well without the other. Your approach to wellness incorporates both the phsyical being and the reasons below the surfice that often keep us engaging in poor choices. Once we put down the drugs or aclohol we often replace them with sugar and carbs and your ability to help our clients understand that those choices can be replaced with better ones and the emotional payoff for those better choices is unbelieveable.
Your work that you did with our client that had chronic back pain and was addicted to painkillers and alcohol was amazing. She was convinced she would be on pain meds for life and yet when she left she was drug free and her pain was mangaged with ibprophren. She could not even move her back and was completely hunched over and she can exercise and move about freely...Thats just one of many andt hat's what we are all about and again, we cant thank-you enough for your part in our journey of recovery and one by one the lives we touch!!!
Thank-you and God Bless!
Tami Pacheco
Executive Director and
The Staff of
Desert Oasis Recovery
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