This past summer I had the honor of training Lindsey Gredler, a vet technician in Chapel Hill, NC. Lindsey originally sought my services to get back into shape. Like many of us, her workouts had fallen into a slump. She didn't need to lose weight but she wanted to tone up and feel challenged. "Being a former athlete, I was used to having coaches on my heels all the time telling me what I needed to do to improve my overall performance. Without a coach beside me, I realized that I didn't really know what I should be doing to get a really good workout."Lindsey and I did a lot of functional training mixing cardio and resistance in every workout. We had some really challenging workouts including stadium stairs, hill sprints, jump roping, and back to back circuits. For some of her workouts, we never left her living room but we also visited a local track, swimming pool and neighborhood running trails.
Lindsey was already in good shape but she did move into the excellent categories in both her cardiovascular endurance, muscular strength and muscular endurance. Although she didn't need to lose weight, she did drop her body fat by 3%, and lost 3.5 in. from her hips and waist, Lindsey says "One of my biggest challenges, was staying motivated outside our sessions but I have learned to challenge myself in my workout routines, how to keep myself from getting bored during workouts, and how to mix up my workout routines! I will apply these skills each time that I workout and continue to reduce my stress level and increase my overall fitness!"
Way to go Lindsey!
