OMG. I have to first start by saying- I trained for the Olympics in 1988. I have a totally distorted view of myself. I remember working out for 8 hours a day. Rewind: see the last sentence. I REMEMBER. Now, my "workouts" consist of sitting on my ever-widening rear, going between my desk, the fridge, and "curling" pints. I try to pretend that the "cardio blast" to my apartment of one flight of stairs counts as some form of exercise. Oops.....I literally had a total Oprah Winfrey moment of intervention. My arms had become "tharms" (half thigh, half arm) and I as in morbid fascination checked out my own gut roll, I knew I was at a breaking point....either I never leave the house again and become one of those freaks that they have to break the wall down to remove from the apartment, or I seek help....
Enter Nikki. I have been to other personal trainers in the past, who have been pretty lame for a variety of reasons, so I was pretty hesitant to lay down the dough to go to YET ANOTHER. It isn't like I DONT KNOW WHAT TO DO- I mean, we all know that eating fried chicken and sitting on the couch is NOT going to get you six pack abs. But Nikki was so amazing. She was totally supportive, NON-JUDGEMENTAL, made me feel really comfortable, and STUDLY, for doing even the smallest thing (like 8 "boy style" push ups). She even went out of her way to send me the work outs on e-mail, so I could do them by myself. She totally pushed me hard during out work outs, without being a weird bully- its like a rad mix of big sister and supportive coach. She was totally inspiring, and I wanted to work out with her every day. When I was not with her, seriously, for the first time in over two decades, I reached for the water over the beer out of motivation to get fit. I was really making changes! I even demonstrated my "Nikki" moves when I was out on the town- my confidence soared! Also, unlike other trainers, there was ZERO pressure to buy any strange vitamins, shakes, training packages, etc. Nikki was totally all about my needs. SHE RULES!! read more