Personal Fitness Professional - October 2008 - (Page 34)

[SPOTLIGHT] MEL@ BO DY ST L.COM ME BY ES YL MELVIN AND KIM ROYSTER CERTIFICATIONS & EDUCATION MEL: NSPA Certiﬁed Personal Trainer, Conditioning Specialist, Nutrition Fitness Professional, Boot Camp Instructor; CPR & First Aid/AED Certiﬁed. KIM: ACE Group Fitness Instructor, Personal Trainer; NSCA Personal Trainer; ISCA Kick Box Exercise Instructor; AAAI-ISMA Primary Aerobic Instructor, Master Step Aerobic Instructor, Weight Trainer Consultant, Cycling Instructor; Reebok Cycle Instructor; Certiﬁed in Heart Zone Training; Certiﬁed Member, International Council on Aging; BOSU Integrated Balance Trainer; Resist-a-Ball Instructor and Pilates Instructor; CPR & First Aid/AED Certiﬁed; Les Mills BODYPUMP Certiﬁed. HUSBAND AND WIFE KIM@ BO DY ST MEL: It’s been two years now since we started working together. We’re eﬀective because we both share the same passion. KIM: Mel really thrives on personal training, and I love group ﬁtness. MEL: It’s a good balance, and it helps us get a rounded program for our clients. But sometimes it’s hard to go on vacation with your business partner — we constantly talk about work. It’s hard to step away from that. I’m always talking business, business, business. KIM: Sometimes we go on bike rides to take our mind oﬀ work and enjoy the outdoors so we can focus on us and life itself. MEL: Trainers should make sure their passion is where it needs to be. Look into a mirror and answer these questions: “Am I who I truly want to be? Am I really giving clients 110%?” This is a career where you’re really saving lives, and you can’t take it lightly. All trainers should also stay fresh and on top of things by constantly doing research. Years ago, pull-ups behind the neck were a good exercise, but now they aren’t! WHY PERSONAL TRAINING? MEL: For me, I love doing it, and I’m good at it. The two go hand-in-hand — to be good at something, you have to love doing it. I have a client who lost 150 pounds, and he’s a new person. I have pride in knowing that I did this; I created this new person. I don’t see this as “work.” We have long hours, but it’s much diﬀerent than doing something you don’t enjoy. KIM: We’re the busiest really early in the morning and work to 8:00 or 9:00 at night. Even on the weekends we do diﬀerent events, participating in the community. It’s deﬁnitely not a job you should get in if you’re not willing to give it 110%. L.COM ME BY ES YL CHALLENGING CLIENTS KIM: Anything that is a challenge is exciting, as is trying to help our client reach their goals. We don’t have a ton of 20-year-old clients. We notice that our younger clients are more concerned about their parents getting cancer or heart attacks, and 90% of the older people who come to us come with these issues want to just do things with their grandchildren. There’s a lot of pressure because we want these people to live a better, healthier life. MEL: It’s a passion for me to help these people live their goals. I ask myself: “What is it I need to do to help them?” For some reason, most people generally don’t like to exercise — our challenge is being able to take them into the workout lifestyle. We have our Journey program to help overweight clients push through the challenges — there are some deep emotional roots there. KIM ON CONNECTING WITH CLIENTS KIM: I relate especially to women who just had children and put on weight as I used to be over 200 pounds for a while after giving birth. I’m actually glad I held that weight for so much time because now I really can know what they’re going through. Trainers need to be in touch with their clients’ feelings and be understanding and know that it is a struggle for them. They’re not slacking oﬀ — they’re really trying. MEL ON CHANGING 34 OCTOBER2008 · WWW.FIT-PRO.COM Editor’s Note: In the September issue, the Spotlight trainer’s name was misspelled. The correct spelling is “Gregg Miele. ” http://WWW.FIT-PRO.COM

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Personal Fitness Professional - October 2008 Contents Letter from the Editor, Writers Current Controversies Combating with Obesity Pilates and Yoga for Athletes New! The Balancing Act The Top Prize Building a Base of Special Populations Datebook The Success Image The Anatomy of a Fitness Assessment Branding Training Ruts Product Profile New on the Market

Personal Fitness Professional - October 2008

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