I got a personal trainer, she’s fantastic!! Though I didn’t anticipate I’d ever sink money into something like this, my roommate joined a gym, got me to join the gym, and of course the gym offered 3 free sessions with a trainer. I figured, why not?

She was awesome from the start! As a runner, I’m not the biggest fan of strength training. But when Christal and I have our sessions, we chat so much that I forget how hard I’m working, which makes it SO much easier! I’d love to work out with her more often but having that one-on-one attention doesn’t come cheap so we have 30 minute sessions once a week and I try to make it to her fitness classes on other days to keep up abs, kickboxing, bosu, etc.

I noticed a huge improvement in my running time when I added these workouts, an unexpected bonus! I’ve read so many times in Runner’s World how this is true but I didn’t believe it until I felt it myself. My sprints are so much faster and without losing a pound, I was able to comfortably shave 30 seconds off my mile!!!

Getting a personal trainer is sooo worth the money, not only because it’s motivating but makes those hard workouts much more fun. Now I just have to ace my Navy Physical Fitness Test in 4 weeks…