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Day 47
Aug. 14, 2009
8:00 a.m. Arrival Answered phone calls and wiped down machines
9:00 a.m. Worked out a client Read articles Went over modules with Dwayne and Christina
12:00 p.m. Lunch Break Worked on equipment protocol project
4:00 p.m. Departure
*Reflection
Dwayne, Christina, and I went over the remainder of the modules (eight and nine) which described the importance of exercise order and post exhaust, and also reviewing the business plan. There isnt really that much to report today. Overall, Ive learned a lot this week about sales and marketing, and my training with clients is sharpening. In addition, working on the equipment protocol project is helping me get an in depth look into each exercise.
Shala Simms
Vertex Fitness Personal Training Studio
Lock Haven University Intern
Day 46
Aug. 13, 2009
8:30 a.m. Arrival Answered phone calls and wiped down machines
9:30 a.m. Worked out a client Worked on equipment protocol assignment
11:00 a.m. Worked out a client
12:00 p.m. Lunch Break
2:00 p.m. Worked out Christina
3:00 p.m. Worked out Corinne Washed, dried, folded, and stored towels away
5:00 p.m. Worked out a client
5:30 p.m. Departure
*Reflection
Today was a very productive day. I was able to work on the equipment protocol project as well as workout five people today. I noticed that working out people is becoming much easier and I especially like building relationships and a common interest with the clients. I feel as though working with more clients will build my clientele when I actually become an employee here.
Shala Simms
Vertex Fitness Personal Training Studio
Lock Haven University Intern
Day 45
Aug. 12, 2009
8:00 a.m. Arrival Answered phone calls and wiped down machines Learned more manual exercises Put new clients in the New Client spreadsheet Looked up replies and threads for the article Why Exercise Wont Make You Thin
2:00 p.m. Protocol Meeting
3:00 p.m. Workout circuit with Robin
5:00 p.m. Departure
*Reflection
The replies that I had looked up were from the ACSM (American College of Sports Medicine) and Why Exercise Wont Make You Thin. They were basically against the article saying that In the protocol meeting we discussed the article that I had read on Monday. We discussed that in order to lose weight, you have to change the way you eat, and not how you exercise. Yes, exercise has beneficial aspects as helping people stay fit, strengthens muscles, bones and immune system; and lowers the risk or medical issues.
Shala Simms
Vertex Fitness Personal Training Studio
Lock Haven University Intern
BODY FAT: Hard Facts...
Aug. 12, 2009
BODY FAT: Hard Facts About Soft Tissue by M. Doug McGuff, M.D.
Fat is an amazing tissue. It has ensured survival of our species through two ice ages and never ending drought and famine. A mere pound of fat stores an astounding 3,500 Calories for delayed use at any time in the future. As dormant tissue, there is almost no metabolic cost for keeping it on the body. As a members of the human species we all owe our existence to fat. Even more amazing than fat's capabilities are the number of misconceptions surrounding this specialized body tissue.read more...
Day 44
Aug. 11, 2009
9:00 a.m. Arrival Answered phone calls and wiped down machines Worked on the equipment protocol by looking up information in the anatomy texts
12:00 p.m. Worked out Christina Called potential clients that were scheduled in the workout book to confirm their appointment
2:00 p.m. Staff Meeting
3:00 p.m. Worked out Robin
5:00 p.m. Departure
*Reflection
In the staff meeting, we discussed phone calls that we have with potential clients, networking events that were coming up, and managing the new client spreadsheet. For the remainder of the meeting, we did some role playing.
The equipment protocol project is very time consuming and requires a lot of information to look up. I feel as though that I am going to need the entire remainder of this internship to finish it. The more I workout with the staff, the better and more comfortable I will feel working out with regular clients. Going through the first workout is second nature to me.
Shala Simms
Vertex Fitness Personal Training Studio
Lock Haven University Intern
Day 43
Aug. 10, 2009
8:00 a.m. Arrival Answered phone calls and wiped down machines Folded towels and put them away 11:15 a.m. Lunch Break Went over manual resistance exercises 12:00 p.m. Workout circuit with Luke 12:30 p.m. Worked Luke out 1:00 p.m. Worked out a client Read the article, Why Exercise Wont Make You Thin by John Cloud from Time magazine. 4:00 p.m. Departure
*Reflection The manual resistance exercises that I went over today help with substituting a machine that is already being used. Manual resistance is also a good substitute to help a client with an injury or if the machine is too weight-bearing for the client. The article that I read today was very interesting. I thought that the author should have been too the point and I wish there was more fact-based information in it in order to explain and support the reasoning behind why exercising does not make a person thin.
Shala Simms
Vertex Fitness Personal Training Studio
Lock Haven University Intern
Why Exercise Won't Make You Thin Time
Aug. 10, 2009
Sunday, August 09, 2009
Why Exercise Won't Make You Thin By John Cloud
As I write this, tomorrow is Tuesday, which is a cardio day. I'll spend five minutes warming up on the VersaClimber, a towering machine that requires you to move your arms and legs simultaneously. Then I'll do 30 minutes on a stair mill. On Wednesday a personal trainer will work me like a farm animal for an hour, sometimes to the point that I am dizzy an abuse for which I pay as much as I spend on groceries in a week. Thursday is "body wedge" class, which involves another exercise contraption, this one a large foam wedge from which I will push myself up in various hateful ways for an hour. Friday will bring a 5.5-mile run, the extra half-mile my grueling expiation of any gastronomical indulgences during the week.read more...
Week 9 Summary
Aug. 08, 2009
The ninth week of my internship was more or less hands on
than anything. I really feel
comfortable and confident taking someone through a workout. Even when working on the modules and
creating a list of ten questions
for each one, helps a lot with understanding the protocol in depth.
Shala Simms
Vertex Fitness Personal Training Studio
Lock Haven University Intern
Day 42
Aug. 07, 2009
8:00 a.m. Arrival
Answered phone calls and wiped down machines
Put towels in the wash
Shadowed trainers
11:00 a.m. Worked
out a client
12:00 p.m. Lunch
Break
Worked on questions for modules
Shadowed trainers and set up machines
2:00 p.m. Workout
circuit with Chris
4:00 p.m. Departure
*Reflection
Working out a client that was not part of the staff was
exciting for me. I had already developed a relationship with the client so it
made it much easier to work this person out.
Shala Simms
Vertex Fitness Personal Training Studio
Lock Haven University Intern
Day 41
Aug. 06, 2009
9:30 a.m. Arrival
Answered phone calls and wiped down machines.
Made calls to clients at Best of Main Line Party
Letter merge the three complimentary sessions to the people
I met at the Bryn Mawr concert and sent them out.
12:00 p.m. Lunch
Created questions for the modules
Shadowed trainers
5:30 p.m. - Departure
*Reflection
Shadowing the trainers makes it a lot easier for me to get
comfortable setting up the machines in a timely manner as well as knowing what
words and descriptions to use when working out someone to correctly execute the
exercise.
Shala Simms
Vertex Fitness Personal Training Studio
Lock Haven University Intern
Day 40
Aug. 05, 2009
8:00 a.m. Arrival
Answered phone calls and wiped down machines
Read modules 4 & 5
Studied my equipment protocol
Wash, dried, folded, and stored away towels
Called the potential clients that we met from the Best of
the Main Line Party in order to schedule appointments with them.
12:00 p.m. Lunch
Break
2:00 p.m. Protocol
Meeting
3:00 p.m. Work out
Corinne
4:00 p.m. Departure
*Reflection
Module 4 was about business and marketing and module 5 was
about substituting different exercises, setting up someone in the machine, and
knowing what the agonist, synergist, and antagonist muscles involved in the
upper body of the second workout.
In the protocol meeting, Dwayne made up different scenarios
that may happen in the gym setting.
This involved scenarios about substituting a machine if another trainer
is already using it, or why we go from this machine to the next in a workout.
Shala Simms
Vertex Fitness Personal Training Studio
Lock Haven University Intern
Day 39
Aug. 04, 2009
8:00 a.m. Arrival
Answered phone calls and wiped down machines
Read Module 3 and met with Dwayne and Christina for
discussion
11:15 a.m. Worked
out Chris
12:30 p.m. Lunch
Called new potential clients that were scheduled in the
workout log to confirm their appointment.
2:00 p.m. Staff
Meeting
3:00 p.m. Worked out
Dan
3:30 p.m. Worked out
Corinne
4:00 p.m. Departure
*Reflection
Module 3 was about exercise order, free weights vs.
machines, substituting exercises, and knowing what the agonist, antagonist, and
synergist muscles that are involved in the lower body during the first workout.
Working out with Chris was a great learning experience
because he was able to teach me as I was working him out.
The staff meeting was doing more role playing when attending
events and other outings that promote Vertex Fitness.
Today was a very productive day and great learning
experience for me. I feel like Im
getting a lot of it by going over the modules with Dwayne and discussing them
as well as workout out the staff members.
Shala Simms
Vertex Fitness Personal Training Studio
Lock Haven University Intern
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