At age 39, I realized that I've let my couch-potato ways get the better of me over the last few years. I'm a big guy. 6'4, but I topped out at 384 lbs. In October I started dropping weight by adjusting my diet. 50 lbs into my weight loss I hit a plateau that had held for almost a month.
A friend at work recommended Metro Fitness and their training approach. I signed up for a year, and a package of 30 personal training courses. I am 2 weeks in, and already I am starting to see a change. My weight hasn't really started to drop, but my body composition is already beginning to change. I feel better, have less pain in my legs and back, and am really excited about the change happening with my body.
The staff are fantastic. My trainer is amazing. I got tired last week during a workout, and he brought me a 50 lb dumbbell to hold for a while. When he reminded me that this is what I had already lost, it really kicked the rest of my workout into high gear.He also taught me with exercises that I can do on the road, so while traveling this week I've managed to keep up the working out.
I've tried dozens of gyms over the last 20 years, always promising myself to get back to my high school football player weight / physique. And every time has been a failure. But I think Metro has the 'secret sauce' which is going to keep me comign back again and again each week until I reach my goal!