Would you like to find an exercise program you can use for the rest of your life? One that will reduce your weight, relieve your stress, make your days more productive, empower your life, and add healthy years to your life? I have the answer for you about how to get in shape and maintain your fitness level and it is much simpler than you think.

Everyone I know has at some point joined a gym with the best intentions of getting in shape and staying there. What happens most of the time is that we go regularly for less than a month then the visits become less frequent and eventually never.

The best money you

will spend will be hiring a GREAT Personal Trainer. A great Personal Trainer will make your fitness dreams come true and much, much more. You will have self-esteem and confidence you for every situation you encounter everyday. Every relationship in your life will improve because your great Personal Trainer will get the best you have to offer from you every session and leave you feeling euphoric after just about every workout. That great Personal Trainer will also help you change your way of thinking about life.

Most people see life as a series of difficult to impossible challenges to be put off or avoided as long as possible. Your Personal Trainer, if you get the

right one (please see my article titled The Five Attributes of a Great Personal Trainer), will change your attitude 180 degrees. You will view difficulties in life as opportunities to succeed or at the very worst, learn how to win next time. You need a Great Personal Trainer in your life!

Would you like to live a longer and healthier life? Hire a great Personal Trainer. An ongoing study, based in Framingham, MA, has tracked the lifestyle habits of over 4,000 people for over five decades and has reached some interesting conclusions regarding exercise. People who exercise vigorously at least 3 times per week live about 1.9 years longer than average. That s an

extra 700 days! The best part is that the extra time is of very high quality. For people exercising at least 5 times per week, they live almost an extra 4 years. Can you get yourself to exercise VIGOROUSLY at least 3 times per week? If you can, are you doing it right now? Short of anything religious, fitness is the best gift we can give or receive. Hire that great Personal Trainer now. Do it today and start reaping the benefits of a better life tomorrow.

Getting the wrong Personal Trainer is something like getting in a taxi with a driver who has no idea where you want to go, even after

you give the address. You will drive around the city for a while or the gym in our case and at best you will end up back where you started. This person should not be Personal Training because they lack the skills needed for the job. They themselves are still learning about exercise through trial and error. Do you want to pay them to be their test subject? For one reason or another, this person has decided to become a Personal Trainer without the attributes to make the positive changes in your life we talked about. They may have a great body and know a tremendous amount about exercise but not much about training anyone except themselves. There are too many bad traits of an inadequate Personal Trainer to list here but I can promise you that picking the wrong one will be a waste of two valuable resources, your time and your money.

A great Personal Trainer will inspire and motivate you but they will not be a magic pill. He or she will show you the path to making long-lasting positive changes in your lifestyle. They will give you a sense of accountability about showing up at the gym. Days when you have low energy, the Personal Trainer will provide inspiration and motivation. Most importantly, they will help you achieve goals you have established. The only

difference between a dream and a goal is having a plan and sticking to it. As weeks become months and you continue to workout and see improvement, you will begin to feel a sense of self-confidence and empowerment. If you can make positive changes with your body, you can do the same with your life. Do you have any life goals that now seem impossible? Your Personal Trainer can help you gain the sense of accomplishment to achieve things you never thought possible.

Cliff Wiese has been active in fitness, sports, and sport psychology since 1981. He is a Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist, as well as a Sports Performance Coach. He works with

a varied international clientele, ranging from world-class athletes to pre and post rehabilitation patients to Special Olympians. A speaker and writer in high demand, Cliff can be reached by email at [mailto:cwiese@lycos.com]cwiese@lycos.com or by telephone in the USA at 979-229-6276.