The Unexpected Benefits of Live Stream Personal Training

When I first realized that it would be necessary for the gym to physically close due to COVID-19 I immediately started to think about how I could best support the WILCOX Community if we were unable to be together in person. 

Zoom was an obvious consideration right away, but it was hard to imagine what personal training would look like in a virtual space, where the trainers are unable to make physical contact to assist in corrections of movement, and where we'd be distanced from each other with a screen between us.

​I continue to find the opportunities that our current situation provides to us each day.  Although COVID-19 has created a great deal of hardship and devastation for so many, I continue to look for and find the small blessings that also exist.  I think it's important to find the balance....the yin and yang...in our current situation, otherwise we may just go mad.  I am so fortunate to have an incredible community of people who truly have my back during a time that is so terrifying for so many business

owners, and many immediately embraced the idea of training on line together.  COVID-19 has created an interesting dynamic.  There is an incredibly high level of tolerance, and accommodation.  Life as we knew it got turned entirely upside down.  We have no choice but to try a different way of doing things, and as a result people are so much more willing to do something that would have been out of the question just 8 weeks ago.

So there we were - happy to have the means through the power of technology to maintain some level of normalcy and connection, diving head first, as a collective community, into Live Stream Training....and to all of our surprise...IT WORKED!

The view of each individual client is pretty darn good, and with that my amazing trainer team and I are able to coach each person to their individual needs.  We are able to observe posture, stability, pace and overall form, and provide real-time cues to make corrections

where needed, ensuring that everyone is supported and feeling confident throughout their entire Live Stream Training Session.

Sure, we aren't using equipment, and at first this felt it would create a major set back, but in fact, it has created yet another opportunity!

All of our Live Stream training sessions are designed to utilize body weight only.  There is a lot to be said for body weight movements.  Not only is it convenient for the purposes of working out at home and in a small space where some equipment isn't practical, we've also found that focusing on body weight movements provides us with a unique opportunity to truly connect with our bodies.

In the absence of equipment we must look to our own bodies to create the resistance.  In doing so we need to really tune into which muscles are being used, and through engagement of those muscles create the resistance and the challenge that we would normally rely upon a weight to create.  

Additionally, in the absence of equipment we are free of distraction.  As a result we are able to focus more on how our bodies are moving. ​

There is no greater satisfaction than hearing about how the movements that we practice in the gym benefited the way that a person moves when doing work around the house, during a run, hike or other sport, or when playing with pets or children. Helping people make these connections with their body is what ​we do! Our whole mission is focused around enabling people to live their best lives free of limitations, and learning how to move our bodies effectively is a big part of what we do.  So you can imagine how excited we were to realize that the perceived limitation of having to work in a virtual setting was actually a benefit.

I am so excited to have the opportunity to get back into the gym, and to incorporate equipment back into our training programs simply to observe the outcome of this opportunity.  I truly believe that working with our bodyweight during this time is going to create remarkable benefits for us when we return to the gym.  We will be able to better utilize weights as an extension of our bodies that will assist us in elevating our strength and stamina, rather than a tool to 

artificially create resistance and challenge, and better yet....the wisdom and experience to know the difference.  ​​​

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Supporting our community during this challenging time is important to us!  

We know that being active is good for us in so many ways!  It not only keeps us strong and feeling our best physically, but staying active also helps maintain our mental health, improve sleep,
​and supports a healthy immune system. 

That's why we are offering STRONGER @ HOME, an opportunity for you to
join us for a Live Stream Training Session...for FREE.  
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​These training sessions are specifically for members of our community who are looking for a way to get active from home....all with the support of a LIVE personal trainer!

Click for More Information & to REGISTER!

I hope you can join us!!!
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