Living a high quality of life  means different things to different people.  In the end, our lives are enriched by many things, and lifting weights may or may not be at the top of your list.  What IS important is that you are able to do the things make you who you are.  This may mean going on a rigorous walk or hike through forest park.  It could be you playing in an adult dodgeball league, or running a half-marathon.  This may mean being able to play short stop for your recreational baseball team.  It may mean being able to bend over and pick up a 3 year-old 100 times in one day with no pain or strain.

The differences can be striking.  Working with veteran trainers at Form and Function is a much different experience than a workout with a run-of-the-mill trainer.  More than education, trainers you’ll be working with have years of experience working with fitness beginners, weekend warriors and athletes.  It is important that you are able to get practical advice and fitness solutions that work with your lifestyle.  Coaching is readily available on sleeping habits, water intake, food ratios, stress management, the do’s and don’ts of nutrition.  If you don’t know where to start on food selection or cooking, we can easily set aside an hour to go through a crash course on shopping at your favorite grocery store, as well as a lesson in how to use YOUR kitchen!

Holistic Lifestyle Coaching meets with personal training in the realm of movement.  At Form & Function, you’ll get instruction on how to train safely, as well as everyday techniques to prevent injury in the home and around the office.

• Lose weight
• Reduce stress
• Relieve symptoms of depression and anxiety
• Reduce your risk of heart disease and certain types of cancer
• Boost your mood
• Give you more energy
• Help you sleep better
• Increase bone density
• Strengthen the heart and lungs
• Improve your quality of life

Athletics is not a cure all when it comes to confidence.  Everyone is self-conscious about something, and negative self-talk plagues even the most self-assured among us.  However, the lifelong journey of fitness is the struggle to do your best.  Not about perfection, but about excellence, exercising your body and your willpower on a daily basis paves the way for victories that no one but you can take credit for.  Owning positive results of your perseverance adds to the sense of control and confidence that help make up your identity.  Knowing that you can run 5 miles in 40 minutes or bench press your bodyweight  ten times is something to be proud of, reminding you that you can do whatever you set your mind to.

The benefits of fitness are many.  The prevention of disease-morbidity caused by the modern life.  Self Confidence.  Sexual Attractiveness.  Quality of Life, the fun that being mobile and agile bring you on a daily basis.  It is one of the very few investments that continue to produce benefits throughout your entire life, with the returns growing more profound as you age.  The more energy you put into yourself, the more energy you will be able to give back to the world around you!

Being in shape is typically an attractive quality to members of the opposite sex.  It may be a biological cue of our genetic health, therefore the health of our offspring.  Being in shape is a natural signal of health that is quite difficult to fake.  Whatever the reason, being strong has benefits that are less oft heralded than aesthetic attraction.  A strong and well functioning abdominal wall keeps the organs organized, fights gravity’s endless attempts at bringing you down, and acts as a safeguard against the all-too common lower back pain that blights humanity.  If you spend any amount of time in a cubicle, you will be investing in your core, whether it is with a gym membership or later on in life an orthopedic surgeon.