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Star Client of the Month - Kelli

Posted by on 20 November 2009 | 0 Comments

Kelli mentioned once that she was lucky to have spotted Kaz training in a park at Lane Cove one morning on the way to work into the city. She thought she would be able to get fit and trim down a little. Little did she realise that 8 months later she would have walked the City 2 Surf in just over 2 hours and completed a 9km run in 65 minutes! Kelli’s goal was to lose weight overall, particularly around her tummy. She thought twice weekly personal training sessions would help her do this. That’s how it all started. Kelli had a trainer some years ago but was now only walking a few times per week. She liked having a trainer to keep her motivated. Initially she had a lot of trouble with her calves and any form of impact would render her unable to walk at times, or just left with very sore calf muscles. Gradually over time this improved and we could introduce more forms of cardio. As a mother of two small children and working three days a week, Kelli had to train early, 5:30am early! I think I struggle with the time more than she does and I am not the one exerting myself. She trains before work and even gets up that early on her day off. That’s dedication for you. Since January of this year she has rarely missed a session and now comes to Saturday morning classes as well. Over the last 8 months Kelli has reduced her measurements as follows: 2.5cm off her neck, 6cm off her chest, 1-3cm off her arms and forearms, 7cm off her upper waist, 6cm off her waist at belly button level, 4.5cm off her hips, 5cm off her thighs and 1cm off her calves. She has also improved her flexibility from being -10cm away from her toes in the sit and reach test to now being able to touch her toes. She now exercises almost without any calf issues and she participated in the City 2 Surf program and completed the event in 2 hours and 3 mins. We introduced some additional running sessions after City 2 Surf so she could compete in the Blackmore’s 9km Bridge Run, where she surprised even herself with her result. How did she do it? Hard work, determination and pushing herself beyond what she thought she was capable of doing. Congratulations Kelli! Note: Kelli recently won the Mind Body Motion Achievement Award for 2009