Just got certified as a personal trainer!
Good job! I have often thought about training, whether it be a Spin instructor, or getting a certificate in nutritional counselling, with a focus on bariatric as well. It's become so much a part of our lives, that I think it's important to get help from others who have been through it!
Surgery March 23/2011. Completed three full marathons and two half marathons, two half Ironman distances. Completed my first Full Ironman distance (4 km swim, 180 km bike, 42.2 km (full marathon) run) in Muskoka August 30/2015. Next Ironman Lake Placid July 23/2017!
What an awesome idea, so many non WLS people can't understand why even the idea of entering a gym is daunting for us. We don't understand core, muscles, etc and how weak we really are. I think that proposing your idea to the Bariatric committee would be very positive and maybe you could start something.
Laurie
iaI've made my profile public but when I click on yours it says it can't find yours or it's made private. If you are in the west GTA I wouldn't mind picking your brain a bit since the trainer at my gym doesn't get it and was advised to eat a chocolate bar before coming seems counter-intuitive.
Patricia
I don't think eating a chocolate bar is good for anyone prior to working out. Yes you could need a little energy boost pre workout if you are an Olympic athlete or your workout is particularly strenuous I suppose. Perhaps your trainer felt like you were dragging through the workout which could either be s/he is not doing their job to keep you motivated or you did need an energy burst because you hadn't eaten recently. But my husband constantly plays hockey or does hockey practices on an empty stomach because he feels like if he works out on a full stomach he is going to be sick. When you are exercising your body naturally moves blood flow away from the digestive system to muscles and lungs etc so that food is just sitting in your stomach not digesting the way it should. It isn't going to be doing you any good then to eat right before working out. Maybe like 1-2 hours prior you could eat something if you think you are losing energy in the middle of your workout. I'd stick with something that has both protein and carbs, maybe a protein shake that has milk and fruit in it or a yogurt or a protein bar.
on 4/4/14 5:39 am
One thing to be wary of, though, is that most (all? some?) gyms don't want members bringing in outside personal trainers, since they really want you to spend money on their trainers. I've run into this when my trainer got jerked around one time too many and quit. They wouldn't even let us work out together. After having been through 6 trainers in 18 months, I wasn't inclined to try another... So, that could be a problem unless you either have your own set-up, or are affiliated with a gym.
Referred to Guelph, Dec. 3/12. Orientation: Mar 7/13. NUT/SW/RN Jun 18/13. Nutrition Class Jul 3/13. NUT/SW/RN Aug 19/13. Post-op Nutrition Class Dec 30/13. Approval for surgery from Dr. Jules Foute Nelong Feb 10/14. Surgery Apr 23/14.