“If I knew then what I know now.” Ever heard that before?

I feel that way about my diet, nutrition, and exercise program. I didn’t grow up in a healthy household. My parents smoked like chimneys and their idea of dinner was picking up a cheesecake from the grocery store. They didn’t exercise. My point? I wasn’t raised healthy, I didn’t run track or play sports I wasn’t given any advantages in the health department. I was destined to become an obese adult.
I chose to change that prognosis. I began to educate myself on health and fitness. I didn’t do anything that you can’t do yourself! It didn’t happen over night, it was a slow and arduous process of trial and error. Each year I became more knowledgeable, efficient and fit.

I am 32 years young and I am in the best shape of my life. I did my very first pull up a few months ago and can now do 3 in a row.

It’s not age that makes you healthy and thin – it’s getting to know your body and how it reacts to certain exercises and foods. For example, I now know that I can NOT eat sugar, not if I want to look the way I want to look. For years I was in denial about this fact. I wanted to be like other people I saw who were eating sugar and staying thin. But that’s their body, not mine. I have NEVER been able to eat sugar, not even when I was 18, so age and metabolism have NOTHING to do with it.
I can not eat out at restaurants all week and expect to look good. Not gonna happen!
I can not drink alcohol 3 (or more) nights a week and have a flat tummy. Not gonna happen!

I have learned that weight training is KEY. That eating right will do wonders while hours of cardio WON’T. It is true that EVERYONE is a little bit different. But, the basic biology is the same for all of us. We CAN NOT live a life of gluttony and expect to be slender and toned.

I’ve spent a decade and a half learning what does and doesn’t work for myself and for my body, and have spent a decade learning about what does and doesn’t work for my client’s bodies. It is my passion to pass this knowledge on to you so that you can get there a lot faster and easier than I did.

Regardless of how much time or money you have to dedicate to your health and fitness goals I have a program that can work for you. Let me help you get into the best shape of your life.

Programs available:

Private Personal Training Sessions
Buddy Training
Group Personal Training Monthly, self directed programs (we meet once a month and then all progress reported via email)
Group Fitness Classes
Private Fitness Classes
Weight-loss Programs with weekly weigh-ins
In home training

Gemma R. Hughes, B.S.
Exercise Physiologist, etc, etc...