August Athlete of the Month - Bill Keleher

We are so excited to celebrate Bill Keleher as our August Athlete of the Month.  Bill started training with us in June 2021 and has made remarkable progress over the past 14 months.

​When Bill first joined his #1 goal was to build a routine around exercise so that he could feel better overall, manage stress, maintain good brain health, and to prevent future health complications given that high blood pressure runs in his family.

Bill has worked hard to maintain consistency in his training program despite owning a business, working long hours, and traveling for work.  We are so proud of how well Bill has done in overcoming the scheduling challenges when they present themselves.  While he may be out for a period of time due to travel, he always gets right back into his routine as soon as he returns, and has successfully reached his goal of making exercise a regular part of his routine. ​Bill has commented on several occasions since starting about how this is the longest that he’s ever stuck with a training program.  It’s something to be proud of for sure!

​While we love hearing how the way that the training program is designed is a factor in the longevity of his commitment, it’s really Bill who is to be credited for his success.  Bill decided that it was important for him to find something that would work for him so that he could reach his goal of creating and maintaining a routine, and from the start has worked hard to be consistent.

Over the past 14 months Bill has worked hard in the gym, listening to his coaches, and learning how his body moves.  When he first started he experienced low back pain.  As he gained more body awareness and understanding around how he was moving in exercises such as squats and deadlifts he quickly improved his form and noticed the benefits that these improvements have had on reducing any pain.  ​

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​What really gets us excited about Bill’s progress is hearing stories about how his training program has impacted his life.  There are parts of Bill’s work that can be very physical including a process that he and his team do that involves passing heavy salmon down a line of people for testing that his business does to ensure that our food is safe to eat.  One day he came into the gym proclaiming how great he felt after doing this process the previous week.  He shared how in the past this whole process would leave him feeling sore and tired, requiring a day or two of recovery afterwards.  This time he felt strong.  

​It’s stories like this that inspire us as a trainer team!  We are committed to helping our clients move in their daily lives without pain and without limitations.  At the end of the day, the results that our clients see are due to their own hard work and commitment, and Bill is no exception.

Way to go Bill!  We are so proud of your progress and love working with you in the gym.  We look forward to many more years of success stories.

​He was aware of how he was moving his body and lifting the fish, pivoting on his feet as he passed them down the line, which resulted in no pain and no need for recovery days.