So I decided to start a a blog because I always seem to get frustrated with the whole fitness industry. A little about me.... I am 24 years old and I am a personal trainer at Golds Gym in San Antonio, TX. I have only been in the business for about 6 months but I have always been interested in fitness. I am finishing up my Bachelor's degree in Exercise Science from The University of Texas at San Antonio.
I am in no way an expert but I learn something new everyday and I have a small obsession with knowing everything about my career to be!
The general public is largely influenced by what they see on television (shake a weight) and magazines (build bigger arms and sexy abs) and other ill informed people (just go on the Atkins diet to get ready for spring break). The truth is that this whole fat loss thing is very young. At a recent seminar I went to in Houston, Gray Cook alluded to the fitness world today as the "wild west". He is 100% correct and we never take a step back and look at it that way. Fitness, working out, movement, getting skinny, running or whatever you want to call it is a pretty new concept. We were not as obese even 30 years ago. My goal is to figure out the underlying problems, teach the public about intelligent training methods, and spread the word to as many people as possible!
There are many blogs and websites about personal trainers and workouts and stuff like that. I want this to be an outlet for me and everybody else to discuss where society is going (and being led) in terms of fat loss. A major topic of my classes is childhood obesity, and it is especially prevalent here in San Antonio. It is becoming an epidemic and I feel it is our obligation as "fitness professionals" to make a dent in this epidemic!
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