Focus Fitness

06/23/08

Diabetes under control - Fantastic health benefits from working out with Ami

by komomai

I signed up for Ami's diet/exercise program in February 2008, after being told that my annual glucose test results put me in the diabetic range. Out of shape and not living an active lifestyle, I knew I needed help. With Ami's background (which includes a Master's Thesis on diabetes), motivation style, and (best of all) a home gym (privacy) - I knew she would be able to help me get my glucose down.

After just three short months of working out with Ami and following her suggested modifications to my eating habits, I had a follow-up test and was amazed with the results. Thanks to Ami, I had realized the following key benefits:

1. Lost 15 pounds and 15.5 inches, including 3" from the waist.

2. Fasting glucose level down 52 points (36%), moving me from the diabetic range down into the low pre-diabetes or borderline range, at just 3 points above normal.

3. Triglycerides down 134 points (a whopping 55%) and overall cholesterol down 58 points (26%)

4. Increased flexibility and strength.

My doctor was amazed. I avoided an official diagnosis of diabetes, have made a healthy lifestyle change w/ regard to my eating habits, am still working out with Ami regularly, have made walking & resistance training part of my home workouts, and - most important of all - I avoided being put on meds.

AMI ROCKS !!! :-)

• Pros: Health/Nutrition expertise, motivation style, privacy

04/01/08

The Perfect Trainer

by ssignori

I've been working with Ami now for about 3 months or so, once a week. I've followed Weight Watchers for my diet, but I've taken every advice Ami has given me to heart and they have all paid off. Her constant encouragement and praise have absolutely made this journey fun and rewarding! I'm about 8 pounds from my goal, but I've already exceeded my fitness goal. I can't tell you how amazing I feel and I owe it all to Ami. If you're looking for a trainer who understands individual struggles and needs, who provides support and encouragement, and who knows what she's talking about, Ami is the ideal trainer for you. I've trained with other trainers in the past, and I would never train with anyone else ever again. I recommend her to all of my friends and family

• Pros: Encouraging, extremely knowledgable, specific to your needs, fun different workouts, the ideal trainer!

03/28/08

Makes getting in shape fun

by LeslieCitysearch

I've been working with Ami for a couple months now. I'm not someone who has ever enjoyed exercise but I need to get in better shape and take off some extra pounds. A mutual friend recommended I try Ami. My goal was to get to the point where I would work out on my own. I'm not there yet, but I really look forward to our twice-weekly sessions. She's doesn't tolerate a lot of whining, pushes me gently but firmly to do more, offers compliments when she sees improvement, varies the exercises so there's always something new, and has such enthusiasm that she makes me want to do the work. After this relatively short time, I am stronger and according to friends I stand a little taller and with a bit more confidence. Her background in physical therapy helps her work around all sorts of injuries and physical limitations, like the tendinitis I had in one wrist. I know I work much harder with Ami than I would without her, and I actually like doing it. Working out with a personal trainer isn't cheap, but I figured it didn't cost much more than buying ever-larger clothes to try to disguise the excess weight. And it is an investment in my health, with the improvement in my appearance as a bonus. I think Ami's terrific!