Don’t be afraid. I know you’ve been slacking off? You’re forgiven. All that matters now is what you do going forward. A whole new routine if you desire. Once again, or perhaps for the first time, recreate yourself.

I’m just a catalyst. I propel you toward looking better, feeling better, moving better. I cast you into a younger, stronger, more flexible

version of yourself. It’s the best chance you’ve got to survive if you think about it, as immodest as that sounds.

With regular consistent exercise comes other good habits. Try my Immunity Building Supplement Regiment. Nothing is forever, remember. You do this for a period of time, say 6 weeks to 3 months, and then do something else.

Here’s my recipe. And rationale.

1) A table spoon of olive oil, twice a day. Or fish oil,  Omega-3 oil, coconut oil. I’m using olive oil because I happen to have a copious supply of incredible olive oil directly from Pretina, Greece, at the moment.

Just like a car engine the human body needs oil. Especially in the winter to moisturized yourself from the inside out. Great for the joints, arthritis and heart. Lubricate the alimentary canal from top to bottom.  Combined with fiber for the constipation-inclined, it’s poetry in motion.

2) 1000 mg of Vitamin “C” a day, preferably the absorbable kind. I like to do enough to turn my urine luminous, and then back off. Every time I’m feeling rundown I do this. The results are tangible. If I really want to get serious I chomp on raw garlic and ginger ritualistically.

3) Tumeric in capsules for brain health. Because of the tumeric in curry, India has remarkably little dementia. The brain is the most important survival tool we have, try not to loose it.

4) Quercetin in capsules. This was recommended as prophylactic against Covid. I can’t say with scientific certainty but my families has been using it and nobody has gotten sick. You might want to look it up.

I’m a big believer in a supplement regime. Get creative in filling your nutritional gaps. If at all possible, if in commutable range, come see me. And commence the most important work you can do.

The lock-down is over on Feb 22. Get off the couch! Ciao, Pietro

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Richard’s stoicism and uncomplaining nature belies a persistent back condition that has trouble him for 18 whole years. Everything decision we make is informed by the state his spine and lower lumbar. For either his primary, secondary, or tertiary muscles.

As a client, Richard is relatively new. But not as a friend. It’s better to deliver results than lofty promises, or create false hope. However, the best thing for post-injury arthritis, or arthritis in general, is the proper exercise. Exercise is the miracle drug. Along with muscle-heating cream, hot tub, butt-warmer in the car, passive therapies such as message  or chiropractic adjustment, whatever else.

The passive therapies only matter if you do the active therapies, I say. Dramatic improvements are attainable. Some of you reading this, clients of mine, have seen dramatic improvement in overcoming back, knee, hip problems, especially after surgery. These powerful transformations are a re-learning process for tendons and bones.

Richard is already finding an improvement in his mobility, at least for the day of his workout if not beyond. He is a morning-person. I train him first thing because that’s what works best for him and his particular malady. We adapt therapeutic back exercises to fit Richard’s unique needs, and those exercises morph again in response to the evolution his body is undergoing

Every hour, timed with precision, conscientious hard-work  professionals like Richard should lie down on the floor for a “quickie” yogic stretching routine. And more importantly, an entire hour workout focused on your priorities, weaknesses, ailments, areas of neglect. And on your strengths too. Don’t let a bad back deprive you of beautifully defined legs, for example. And the benefit of being sturdy on your feet.

The first step to fixing whatever it is, is getting your butt over here.

Cao, Pietro

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Tanya is back to personal training after the lock-down. She’s been keeping up with cardio and stretching, but the missing link is resistance training.

Nothing more effective for sculpting the body than weight-lifting. The impact is felt immediately. Results are dramatic, tangible, and clearly visible. You can focus on your weaknesses and hit those targeted areas. You know where those places are, if you are a woman or a personal trainer who has spent a big chunk of his life training women.

Tanya is no newbie. She’s dedicated to her workout. And knows more about what she needs and doesn’t need than most. She’s been training with me and coming to my classes for about, let’s see,14 years I’d say.

I started training her at a neighbourhood gym way back in the day. Only to discover she just bought a house just down the street from the house I just bought. It was meant to be. She’s been supportive of me from the beginning. And I appreciate it.

Over the years it’s naturally evolved that my regulars have become close friends. I’m truly blessed to work with and for people I really really like. Who I enjoy talking to and hanging with even outside the studio.   

Personal Training isn’t just about good company. It’s about perfecting form to minimize risk of injury and maximize effectiveness. Doing squats in a way that protects a vulnerable back. Barbel curls and bench press and especially squats gives you a heart strength you don’t get from cardio. Enjoying doing it is half the battle. 

Classes, like the world itself, are hanging in limbo right now. But that will change sooner than you think, in my opinion, Much sooner. So don’t be surprised, be ready. I’m waiting for the signs. In the meantime, try Personal training. I’ll wear my mask.

Ciao, Pietro

 

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Just the presence of an objective eye makes all the difference. Don’t waste your time; fast-track results. And enjoy doing it. Take the stagnation, futility and boredom out of your workout.

 

Nothing feels more rewarding than boosting your health. And enhancing your physical appearance and even your sex appeal in the process. Your personal trainer provides what is needed, fills in the gaps. Discipline, structure, motivation, encouragement, safety, creative problem solving, injury rehabilitation, strategies to promote cardiovascular health, strength, flexibility, and vitality… These are the elements of Personal Training.   

 

Personal training is safer than classes. I wear a mask (you don’t have to). I’m committed to getting tested every other week (I have to for my mother anyways). Weights, etcetera, are vigorously sanitized between clients. 

 

Personal Training is back in September. Classes commence mid-September. An announcement is forthcoming.

 

Ciao,

Señor Pietro

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We’re going to hold off on the Workout At The Park. Let’s keep it at home for now.

Find ways to give yourself the optimum amount, and optimum diversity, of exercise. Whatever way you can manage to do it, whatever works for you, Classes are one. Hockey night, bonding with your grandson on the golf course, charity bike-rides with friends.

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Come join us for Friday Night Yoga with Dulce the cat. On Facebook Live at 730 pm. And again the next morning for the Battle of the Bulge, Saturday Abs Class, 10 am. Fix you back, decimate your muffin top.

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Come join us on Facebook Live tonight for Friday Night Yoga, 730 pm. And  tomorrow for Saturday Abs Class, 10 am. 

I integrate targeted stretching into my yoga classes. Without diminishing the meditative perspective.

Due to age and body type, perhaps, I require a concentrated effort on the spine, hips, hamstrings, knees, groin, etc.. I lure you in. You’re mood shifts. And together we apply that calm focused awareness into  areas of stubborn resistance.

Yoga is a ritual for getting out of your head. You may come for the de-stressing more than joint flexibility. At a time like this, stuck indoors, rituals for detaching from your thoughts are vital.

Exercise is meditation. If you’re moving without awareness you’re really just going through the motions.

Getting stiff? Come to Facebook Live for Friday Night Yoga, 730 pm. Getting big in the belly even though you couldn’t possibly be pregnant? Come to Saturday Abs Class, 10 am.

Yes, my router finally came. The wifi is better than ever.

Ciao, Pietro

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Yes, yes, I hear yah. Classes are going online.

As of this Saturday, March 28th @ 10 am EST Live on Facebook. Abs Class is free… So if you haven’t already set up your at-home workout space now’s the time. A laptop connected to your TV would be ideal. Or just a computer position on the floor so you can see it from the your mat. Or prop up an IPad.

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