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The GH Team Keeps Growing With TWO More Talented Coaches

Thursday, January 19th, 2012

At GH we are committed to hiring the BEST college coaches who are ready to move past the traveling and win/loss focus of college coaching and instead help transform people’s lives in a one-on-one environment.  We recruit coaches with the job title “COACH REAL PEOPLE OFF THE FIELD” and we are thrilled to formally announce the addition of two very experienced and successful coaches to the team team.  Welcome Erin Ekeberg and Dan Zierfuss! Erin will be working in our Glenview facility, while Dan has joined Bucktown.

A Little about Erin:
Most recently, Assistant Head Coach at Northwestern University where she was also a rock star college player. Erin not only is a talented coach, she is a big mind and we are thrilled to have her talent on the team. Erin graduated cum laude from Northwestern and also cum laude from Georgetown Law. Fortunately for Northwestern and GH, Erin decided her passion was to help people in a one-on-one environment, went back to coaching after working in law, and is now dedicated to helping GH clients! You can read more about Erin on our website:

http://www.ghfitness.com/trainers/27,erin-ekeberg.html

A Little More About Dan:

Dan has been a college coach for more than 6 years, ranging from Football to Track to Cross Country.  Most recently, he was Head Coach of Track and Cross Country at Knox College rising to the position of head coach after demonstrating his leadership and success as a talented leader.  Dan was a leader all the way back to his days at Beloit College where he had the rare honor of being the team captain for BOTH the Football and Track and Field teams.  We are thrilled to have Dan’s huge heart and strength (after all, he is a former Discus and Shotput Competitor) on our Bucktown team.  Read more about Dan here:

http://www.ghfitness.com/trainers/29,dan-zierfuss.html

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Why Exercise Won’t Make You Thin

Tuesday, November 9th, 2010

Time Magazine recently ran a story with a headline that grabbed plenty of attention, “Why Exercise Won’t Make You Thin.” Shocking, ehh? Well, we here at GH personal trainers loved it and our clients have it over and over again. Most people think they can cardio their way to weight loss, but what happens after they do cardio is that indulge in some extra calories, and often empty calories at that. So focusing on physical exercise alone often leads people to frustratingly ADD WEIGHT instead of subtract it.

When your strategy for weight loss is just burning calories (which is cardio), then you have to have a laser like focus on what you are eating, how much you are eating, and you must eat less the day or week you slow down on your cardio. At GH, we are ALWAYS focused on food and nutrition, no matter what your goal is – weight loss, weight gain, improve health, get more energy – eating a better diet is a key for a happier everyday life.

We also focus on changing our clients bodies not through cardio but through strength training where we educate, educate and then educate some more how to use every ounce of energy to impact your muscle and your body. If you are looking for a personal trainer in Chicago, think hard about what your goal is and then ask them what is their strategy to help you get there. Use your own head, read Time Magazine, and do yourself a favour – don’t hire an entertainer but hire an expert!

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Top 5 Reasons Why You Should Consult a Personal Trainer

Friday, August 20th, 2010

These days, we have been very hectic with our daily job while we usually lack time for our personal activities. We all need a break from all the strains from our day by day work. Sometimes, we just don’t know where to start when it comes to seeking fitness facilitation. Well, that’s the start when we have to do something for ourselves to be healthy and fit. This is just one of the major reasons why we should consult a personal trainer. Other than that, there are more plenty reasons that would actually convince you to start seeking for a personal trainer’s help now.

Northbrook personal trainers and Glenview personal trainers believe that there are more to life than getting ourselves mugged with our daily job life. These trainers believe that we should work on our body to get fit and naturally healthy. Since we all are not aging backwards, we have to keep a vigorous body as much as we can. And this can of course be possible with the help of personal trainers. Before saying no, you better start reading the following reasons to get you induced hiring your personal fit trainer.

1. Get Challenge
We can fool everyone, but not ourselves. We may confirm to everyone that we’re in shape and strong, but we can’t fool ourselves. As I mentioned above, we are not aging backwards, thus, we need someone’s help in this kind of case. We can consult GH Northbrook personal trainers to help us take challenges. These challenges shape not only our bodies but also our insistence.

2. Work Out at Home Alone
One of the benefits that we could get after finishing a session with Chicago personal trainers is that we can actually already work out by ourselves. That is, we may only need a little supervision from someone like GH Highland Park personal trainers, but for a less posh cost. By experiencing what it is to be trained, we can, on the other note, be familiar with how to train somebody else.

3. Physical and Behavioral Training
Working out requires dedication. Northbrook personal trainers don’t only train you physically but also behaviorally. They help you become dedicated in everything you do and decide for. They also teach you how to be patient. Since working out is a no pain, no gain activity, trainers like Highland Park personal trainers would teach you how to be patient.

4. Motivation
Facing in front of the mirror alone while working out is motivating, but knowing that someone else is looking after you whilst working out is more motivating. Better consult personal trainers for better results.

5. Physical Purposes
Take note that working out is not only for one to tone muscles and stuff. Personal trainers would help you to achieve the body requirements you need in order to qualify into sports events as well. Alternatively, you can also consult a personal trainer in order to help heal injuries that you had like arthritis, heart disease, and any other disease.

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The Industry of Personal Training Has So Far To Go at Highland Park personal trainer!

Sunday, August 15th, 2010

Of course we all get sick sometimes and while making good food and health choices increases your immunity, sometimes you just have to go to the doctors office.  I want to share with you an experience I had going to the NorthShore University Health System’s Highland Park Hospital.

First, let me say that I really trust my doctor and appreciate the professionalism and care that I receive there, but I just can’t stop being a Highland Park personal trainer even when I’m sick and trying to be a patient!  Fortunately, I didn’t have anything more than the flu but I was sitting in the waiting room with my GH School for Healthy Living work shirt and one of the nurses asked me if I worked at a wellness center or if I was a Highland Park personal trainer?  I said yes I was a personal trainer thinking that maybe she wanted some advice about training or fitness as she was working as a nurse and probably had 50 lbs of weight to lose.  I thought for sure she was focused on the health benefits of losing weight, how it would lower her risk factors, increase her energy and improve her life.  She’s got a background in health, she obviously cares about her patients like I care about my clients, so I was so eager to help!

But after I said, yes I am a Highland Park personal trainer and started telling her how much I enjoyed helping clients, she stopped the conversation and looked away.  I asked her if I had said something wrong, and shared with me her own experiences with another personal trainer in Highland Park and why she thought the industry of personal training was full of quacks and idiots (her words not mine).  Long story short, she went to a gym, they sold her a “personal trainer” who had gotten 3 months of training and a certificate and she trusted that person enough to take the HUGE step to try.  After two sessions, that person pushed her so hard that she was exhausted, depressed, and they pushed her so hard she actually injured her back.  When she called to tell her trainer that she couldn’t come because of the injury, he shouted at her that she was giving up and he would never give up and she should try to be as tough as he was!  I couldn’t help myself but spend the next 30 minutes apologizing for the poor treatment she received and explaining that a personal training certificate is not enough – but someone has to have a passion for what they do and a love of helping others.  I tried, but I don’t think it made any sense to her.  After all, a nurse gets professionally training and then they are ready to work and patients can trust they are prepared.  Unfortunately, in personal training, a certification is not enough.  That was a day that I was embarrassed for my industry, and even more committed to raising the bar for what it means to be a Highland Park personal trainer and everywhere!

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What Makes a Skokie Personal Trainer Superior?

Wednesday, July 21st, 2010

Illinois is a place for many known health and fitness buffs and professionals that is why it’s not a wonder that there are many experts on the field in this state, and Skokie is not an exception.

If you live in this beautiful state and you need help in the fitness activities that you do as well as in maintaining your body’s shape, you can turn to a Skokie personal trainer at all times. Even if you are just a beginner, you will be guided thoroughly with their services so that after a few sessions, you will see improvement and attain your desired results sooner or later.

A Skokie personal trainer knows what he or she is doing since each of them is usually a graduate of sports medicine, kinesiology or any related field. Aside from that, they have personal training experiences and are recipients of personal training certification for Skokie trainers. In addition, a Skokie personal trainer has comprehensive knowledge about the components of fitness including the efficiency of cardio-respiratory exercises, muscular strength and endurance, flexibility, body composition, balance improvement and postural alignment.

The Skokie personal trainer also knows about various types of exercises such as aerobics, resistance, strength or weight training, flexibility or myofascial release, core control or torso strength and balance. With the help of a Skokie personal trainer, you will enjoy several different benefits including the fact that you have a personalized exercise regimen. Additionally, you will be able to maintain your health and minimize the risk of injury because a professional Skokie personal trainer is watching over you.

A Skokie personal trainer will motivate and encourage you so that you will be able to adapt a healthier lifestyle. There are also some trainers that provide pieces of advice to their clients regarding food and diet. This way, it will be easier to achieve guaranteed results because of combined efforts in exercises and nutritional instructions from the best Skokie personal trainer.

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