Archive for June, 2009

Take a bite out of one of the countless GH success stories

Friday, June 26th, 2009

GH Personal Training has e been long-term partners with Chicago Social Magazine and have had some of their key leadership as clients over the years. We are proud of Chicago Social’s  selection of GH and Greg Hahaj as part of the Chicago Social Make-over Maven Dream Team.

We continue to advertise alongside the best brands in Chicago – focusing our advertisements not on flash, ego, or beauty – but on the School for Healthy Living and what it means for our clients.

Our September advertisement tells the story of Corey Kaplan – the owner of the New York Bagel Deli in Chicago and a loyal client of GH’s. Corey came to GH, he was struggling with his weight and his health. He was taking medication for diabetes and high blood pressure while constantly battling low energy levels. At GH, we educated Corey on what to eat and how to exercise. We developed a customized nutrition plan to help Corey to make sustainable changes to his diet without going on a diet. The result? With Corey following the nutrition plan and training via GH’s long-proven, one-on-one  sessions with his trainer, Corey has shed over 65 pounds while increasing his energy levels, metabolism, and overall happiness. Now, Corey no longer needs to take medication for his diabetes and high blood pressure.

After running this advertisement, we got grateful calls and inquiries from people with diabetes looking for a way out! People are so appreciative that THERE can be an answer to taking control of your own health and improving it – but it’s not an easy fix.  Not a pill to pop.  Not a supplement to take.  Rather, it’s a process of educating yourself, changing behaviors and creating lasting change.

So many people want to take control of their health but they don’t know where to start.  We love helping them start and SUCCEED.  Just like Corey.  Oh yeah, and his brother.

GH is excited to welcome Kim Cavill to our incredible team

Thursday, June 25th, 2009

After an extensive interview process involving more than 50 candidates, GH is proud to have selected Kim Cavill as part of the GH Personal Training Bucktown team.

Kim stood out from the other candidates because of her incredible professionalism, ambition to improve her clients lives, track record of helping clients, and her incredible knowledge of the assessment process that she developed during her years as a self-employed trainer.   She studied personal training and began her career  in Australia where personal training requires multiple years of study – more medicalized than the US version of personal training certificates.

Kim was a teacher and personal trainer in Australia as a community educator with a focus in health education.  She was also an educator here in the US helping low income students on Chicago’s southside with their GED preparation.

Kim started with GH on July 1st and has quickly established herself as a source of motivation and education for her clients. In addition, Kim will work with the GH team to examine our own internal assessment process and brainstorm ways to improve – as we are always revisiting what we do and staying at the cutting edge of Health and Wellness.

Welcome, Kim!