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Why train with us? Let the stories speak for themselves:
๐๐จ๐ฐ ๐๐ข๐๐ฅ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ง๐๐ฌ๐ฌ ๐๐๐ง๐ญ๐๐ซ๐ฌ ๐ฉ๐๐ซ๐ฌ๐จ๐ง๐๐ฅ ๐ญ๐ซ๐๐ข๐ง๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐ฅ๐ข๐๐ง๐ญ ๐๐ฎ๐ง๐ง๐ฒ ๐๐๐ฏ๐ข๐ฌ ๐ก๐๐ฌ ๐ ๐ ๐ซ๐๐๐ญ ๐ฌ๐ญ๐จ๐ซ๐ฒ ๐ญ๐จ ๐ญ๐๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐๐๐จ๐ฎ๐ญ ๐ก๐๐ซ ๐๐๐๐จ๐ฆ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐ข๐ฌ๐ก๐ฆ๐๐ง๐ญ๐ฌ ๐ฐ๐ก๐ข๐ฅ๐ ๐ฐ๐จ๐ซ๐ค๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ฐ๐ข๐ญ๐ก ๐ก๐๐ซ ๐ญ๐ซ๐๐ข๐ง๐๐ซ
Tell us about your wellness journey success while personal training this past year?
I've gone from not being able to lift a 45-pound barbell to now deadlifting 155 pounds on the trap bar and finishing my first half marathon with my goal time! Iโve made incredible strides in my physical strength with Jesse's help so far. For a bonus, personal training with Jesse was one of the most critical components of overcoming my post-partum depression.
What keeps you coming back to personal training and our Dow Midland Wellness Centers?
Friendly, capable, and encouraging staff and trainers!
What advice do you have for someone just getting started on their wellness journey?
Start by setting clear, compelling goals.
Find and hire the best possible person to support you. Surround yourself with high-energy experts who can consistently inject their know-how into your plan.
Show up fully, trust the process, and stand firmly behind your decisions.
The key is to approach this methodically, plan strategically and understand your system.
Learn why Daniel enjoys training at our Dow Midland Wellness Centers
What motivated you to work with a personal trainer?
Being in your best shape and in good health is the best thing that you can do for yourself. In the past few years, I gained weight because I was struggling to find motivation during my workouts and with my eating habits. I like to keep track of VO2 max on my smart watch and noticed it had been decreasing because my workouts werenโt demanding enough. I knew that a personal trainer would help me stay motivated, hold me accountable, and push me to workout harder than I could do myself.
In 2019, I ran under two hours for half marathon races. In the past year, it was challenging to finish the half marathon races by three and a half hours. After a several weeks of two 1-hour training sessions per week with my trainer, I ran my most recent half marathon in 3 hours, which I was happily surprised by!
Why do you choose our Dow Midland Wellness Centers over any other fitness center in the area?
I have been to different gyms in Midland, and Dowโs East End Wellness Center is my favorite gym. Iโve been attending the gym often since 2017 and I enjoy interacting with the staff. I did personal training in 2018-2019. That led to me meeting a few runners who were working out and training for marathons and races. I would not have met them if I didnโt have a networking through the personal trainer. I never thought I would ever run a full marathon, but I have done three full marathons and multiple of half marathons since 2019.
I think itโs great that Dow has wellness centers that help employees to network and create relationships in Midland. My personal trainer is learning some sign language to communicate with me such as sets, reps, weights, and so on.
What advice would you give to someone contemplating working with a personal trainer?
Personal trainers like to push their clients to workout harder to make it worthwhile. They will be honest about the weights and if theyโre too light or too heavy, the trainer will keep you working harder while knowing your limits. It is helpful for the trainer to know what level of fitness you currently are at. Also, do not expected to get results overnight because it takes time to see the results as long you stay consistent with workouts, meal planning, and recovery.
๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ซ๐ฌ๐จ๐ง๐๐ฅ ๐๐ซ๐๐ข๐ง๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐ฅ๐ข๐๐ง๐ญ ๐๐๐ญ๐ก๐ฒ ๐ญ๐๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ฌ ๐ฎ๐ฌ ๐๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐๐๐จ๐ฎ๐ญ ๐ก๐๐ซ ๐๐๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ง๐๐ฌ๐ฌ ๐๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ง๐๐ฒ ๐๐ง๐ ๐ก๐จ๐ฐ ๐ฌ๐ก๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ฆ๐ ๐ฌ๐จ ๐ฆ๐จ๐ญ๐ข๐ฏ๐๐ญ๐๐ ๐ญ๐จ ๐ฌ๐ญ๐๐ฒ ๐ก๐๐๐ฅ๐ญ๐ก๐ฒ!
๐ถ๐๐กโ๐ฆ โ๐๐ ๐ ๐ก๐๐ข๐โ ๐๐๐ข๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐ฆ๐๐๐๐ ๐โ๐ฆ๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ฆ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ก๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ฆ ๐คโ๐๐๐ ๐ โ๐ ๐ค๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐ค๐๐กโ ๐๐๐๐๐ฃ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐ ๐๐๐๐ก ๐ ๐ข๐๐๐๐๐ฆ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐ ๐กโ๐ ๐๐๐ ๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐ฃ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ .
I was determined to lose weight and really get back into the shape I had been in prior to the pandemic. I had discussed rejoining the gym with my husband in 2024, feeling my foot would be fully ready to become active.
My children were happy and relieved to see me pain free and becoming more active. They gifted me with personal training sessions as one of my Christmas gifts. I began going to the gym and decided to start with a Strength and Stretch class. Having done absolutely nothing for almost a year and a half, this seemed like a good class to begin exercising and establishing the habit of going to the gym on a regular basis.
All the personnel at the Wellness Center were welcoming, supportive and helpful. I began 30-minute sessions with Amy. She discussed the importance of core strength and how it would lead to better overall strength and balance. This was especially important to me due to my toe amputation. I looked forward to each session knowing I would learn something to make me stronger. Amy listened to my concerns. She modified workouts to fit my needs. The encouragement and support of a personal trainer are motivating and rewarding. She applauded my accomplishments.
Three people I loved died in 2023, 2 of cancer and 1 from a heart attack. This was the main motivator for me. Be healthier, get regular checkups, stay challenged and physically active. Make time to nurture myself. I consider my personal trainer Amy my teacher and friend.
I am enjoying the sense of accomplishment in taking care of my health. The Wellness Center is a great place to start and maintain a healthy lifestyle.
One of our Dow Midland Wellness Center members and personal training clients had an inspirational wellness story that is too good not to share!
๐๐๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐ฎ๐ฌ ๐๐๐จ๐ฎ๐ญ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐ฐ๐๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ง๐๐ฌ๐ฌ ๐ฃ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ง๐๐ฒ ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐๐๐๐ฌ๐ฌ ๐ข๐ง ๐๐๐๐
I began a more comprehensive effort to improve my health late in 2023. I had some chronic issues related to my weight. A more acute issue arose that helped motivate me to get started. I decided to make use of the excellent resources available at the Dow Midland Wellness Centersโ a great gym, personal training with Jason Koester at the Easy End Wellness Center and nutrition and dietary counseling with Maggie Rettelle at Quad Medical on the 1st floor. Jason and Maggie have been very supportive and central to my wellness journey success to date. They designed healthy personalized approaches to losing weight while retaining as much muscle as possible. I lost more than 100 pounds and reached the approximate weight goal I set. Now my emphasis is shifting to weight maintenance and building strength.
๐๐ก๐๐ญ ๐ค๐๐๐ฉ๐ฌ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ ๐๐จ๐ฆ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐๐๐ค ๐ญ๐จ ๐ฉ๐๐ซ๐ฌ๐จ๐ง๐๐ฅ ๐ญ๐ซ๐๐ข๐ง๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐ง๐ ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐๐จ๐ฐ ๐๐ข๐๐ฅ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ง๐๐ฌ๐ฌ ๐๐๐ง๐ญ๐๐ซ๐ฌ?
Friendly staff and members, the relaxed atmosphere, Jasonโs encouragement and thoughtful workout plans that take into account my specific requirements all keep me coming back. The Wellness Center is a central fixture in the lifestyle changes I want to maintain.
๐๐ก๐๐ญ ๐๐๐ฏ๐ข๐๐ ๐๐จ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ ๐ก๐๐ฏ๐ ๐๐จ๐ซ ๐ฌ๐จ๐ฆ๐๐จ๐ง๐ ๐ฃ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ญ ๐ ๐๐ญ๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ฌ๐ญ๐๐ซ๐ญ๐๐ ๐จ๐ง ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ข๐ซ ๐ฐ๐๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ง๐๐ฌ๐ฌ ๐ฃ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ง๐๐ฒ?
Be patient with yourself. Set aside time for a daily activity that will raise your heart rate. Talk to a nutritionist/dietician about getting the nutrition you will need to stay energized and strong. You may be surprised at the amount of protein you need (which increases as we get older). Be open to support and encouragement from friends, family and Wellness Center staff. Consider getting a personal trainer who can design a flexible plan customized for you, help keep you motivated and can provide insight into your progress.
PERSONAL TRAINING MAKES A DIFFERENCE!
