San Antonio Personal Training

10/13/08

I don't mean that in a negative way!  I literrally want you to take a hike with us!

This weekend Sarah and I went out to the Guadalupe River State Park and we had a great time.  There are over 5 miles of hiking trails through some of the prettiest land in the hill country at GRSP and Sarah and I hiked through almost all of it.

Katie Leonard, one of my boot camp clients enjoys the outdoors and recently mentioned the idea of going on a hike as a group.  I think it would be a lot of fun to do together, so I am opening up the discussion today to see if ya'll are interested.

On the front of the website I put a poll up of potential dates in November that we could go out to GRSP and go for a hike.  If you would like to join us for the hike, please submit your date on the poll on our homepage (www.sampt.com) and then e-mail your name and date to me @ This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it .

I am not sure how many of you will be interested, but thought I would put it out there to see.

GRSP is only about 20min away from the MPT studio, located just off highway 46 near Bulverde/Spring Branch.

I will probably ask everybody to pay $10-$15 (depending on the number of people who come) and that will cover the $6 cost to enter the park as well as money for food and drinks for a lunch at the park after we are done.  We would probably meet at the studio at 9am and we would get back by noon or 1pm.

We would love to have you and any friends or family you would like to bring with you to join us on this trip!  Remember to fill out the poll on the homepage if you are interested and to e-mail me your name and date with GRSP in the subject line.

Make it a great day San Antonio!

Nicholas Wood

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You have heard it a hundred times.  Water has 0 calories, other drinks have lots of calories.  Cut out the other drinks (alcohol, cokes, coffee) and you will be healthier and you will lose weight.  Well I am not here to preach to the choir, I just want to give you some numbers to reinforce the idea:

1 Coke = 120 calories

1 Coke/Day = 43,800 calories/year

43,800 calories = 12.51 pounds of body fat

If you are trying to lose body fat and look better why are you still avoiding water? 

Make it a great day San Antonio!

Nicholas Wood

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10/9/08

If you have been watching the tv, listening to the radio, reading a magazine/newspaper or getting online in the last 2+months, you know that the stock market has really been taking a pounding.  All of the doom and gloomers on the news are talking about the recession, about the soon to be depression, about the horrible way America has been run in regards to finances.

Personally, I don't prescribe to that way of thinking.  It drives me crazy.  People are always complaining about the government, how they don't do things right, how the "man" is holding them down.  I believe in personal responsibility though.  I think people need to stand up for themselves and take care of their life, not wait for someone else to come help them.  In America people can be anything they want to be as long as they are willing to work for it.  If people are poor right now, they can go work and improve their situation in life.  No, they may not have all the advantages that someone else has, but they can still make their life better and better until one day they are on top!

One of the neat things about owning and running a personal training studio is that I get to see the variety of personalities that make up America.  Getting in shape is much the same as succeeding in America.  Some people have better genetics than others.  Some people are naturally skinny, while others are naturally muscular.  Still others have grown up eating a diet full of cheese while others have grown up learning to love vegetables.  Owning MPT has given me the opportunity to see how different personalities respond to different situations.  Some people decide that they are going to get in shape, so they come and try a boot camp or try a personal training session, but decide that it is too hard and that they just can't work that hard to make their life better.  Other people come in however and while they know it will be hard, they know it will be time consuming and they know that it will be frustrating at times, they push through and overcome.  These are the kind of people that I like!  These people put 110% in to helping themselves.  They change their life for the better.  They eat right, they workout regularly, they push themselves beyond what they thought was possible and they become better and healthier because of those changes.

You have the decision today to determine which type of person you want to be.  Are you going to be the person who complains about the bad things that happen to them and how they can't change the cards that are delt or are you going to be the person who determines that no matter where the bottom is, this is where you are getting off and starting a better path for yourself? 

I truely believe that everyone of us can be the person who overachieves and does something great.  I believe that everyone of you that steps into this studio are on your way to becoming that person and that it is my job to show you the right direction.

Make it a great day san Antonio!

Nicholas Wood

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10/8/08

Okay, you are have followed my advice from yesterday and you are eating the right amount of food and taking in the right amount of fluids everyday and you are eating good healthy foods.  What's next?

The answer is exercise!  Now, what type of exercise should you do?  I'll be honest with you and say that it doesn't matter what type of exercise you prefer in the early going.  Some people love to get their exercise in by doing sprints, others like to do marathon like jogs.  Still others like to go to the gym and lift weights, while others will only do bodyweight resistance exercises.  Any of these forms of exercise is a great way to get started to getting in shape.  Find one type of exercise that you enjoy the most and be religious about getting your workouts in.  Do not allow yourself an excuse not to do it!

As you get healthier and healthier, you will probably have to change up your workouts a little bit to get the exact body type you want, but to get started, simply pick a form of exercise that you will enjoy and get after it!  Your goals can be accomplished, the question is, are you ready to commit to accomplishing them?

Make it a great day San Antonio!

Nicholas Wood

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