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STAYING POWER
It’s Working Out Celebrates Second Anniversary
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t’s Working Out, Cincinnati’s only dedicated TRX studio, is celebrating
two years in business. They specialize in TRX Suspension Training classes led by certified trainers and instructors. TRX is a revolutionary method of leveraged body weight exercise using a variety of exercises that build strength, power, flexibility, balance and cardiovascular endurance. By utilizing body weight to train in all three planes of motion, re- sults are achieved quickly. This unique workout greatly reduces the possibility of sports-related injury.
Location: 3546 Columbia Pkwy., Cincin- nati. For more information, call 513- 207-6933 or visit
ItsWorkingOut.com. See ad, page 24.
A Good Trainer Keeps Us On Track
by Debra Melani
Maintaining one’s own fitness program can prove a challenge when the will to work out fizzles. Many people are getting help conquering roadblocks and staying on an effective path of regular exercise through an enduring relationship with a personal trainer.
A The question is not
whether we will die, but how we will live. ~Joan Borysenko
pproximately 6.4 million Ameri- cans now engage personal train- ers, according to the International
Health, Racquet & Sportsclub Associa- tion, including some in less traditional locations, like community centers and corporate workplaces. When a client sticks with a personal trainer over the long haul, the relationship can evolve beyond a caring coach into a steadfast mentor, producing benefits that tran- scend basic fitness. “I have individuals I’ve worked
with for 10 years, and have come to know them and their bodies and habits well,” says Kristin McGee, a New York City trainer who counts celebrities like Steve Martin and Tina Fey as clients. By understanding all aspects of each of her clients, she says she can better tailor programs to meet their needs. When nine-year client Bebe Duke,
58, faced a lengthy rehabilitation after tripping and shattering a shoulder, Mc-
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Gee helped lift her spirits, ease her back into full-body fitness and even slay some psychological dragons. “We worked her lower half; we kept her strong and her moods steady with meditation and yoga,” McGee says. “The physical therapist knew how to work with her shoulder joint, but not with the rest of her body and the rest of her life.” Duke felt, as she puts it, “a signifi- cant fear of falling” after the accident. “So we spent an enormous amount of time on balance and making sure I didn’t feel nervous.” McGee was able to help Duke
prevent fitness loss, which can hap- pen to anyone that goes four weeks without exercising, reports Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise journal. Maintaining regular exercise can also deter depression, confirmed by a study in the Annals of Behavioral Medicine. Three years after the injury, Duke can now hold a downward dog yoga pose
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