YEG Fitness - Sept/Oct 2015

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Priceless!

When I think about my clients I can’t help but think of all the ways we are connected. First of all, the phrase, “six degrees of separation” should be our vision statement. Clients are constantly bumping into people they know from outside of the gym, inside the gym, that they didn’t know went to the same gym! But even more, we go the extra mile here. When I began my social media efforts, I had to make a decision about how I wanted to present myself. I think I speak for all of us in a decision to include most aspects of our lives. For some, we worry about the professionalism of combining personal life to professional concepts but it’s literally in the title. Personal Trainer. I’m not a nutritionist (though it’s on my list when the time comes), I’m not a body builder or a prep coach. Those jobs are very different from what we do at the gym. So it seems fitting (no pun intended) to give our images as trainers a personality. That is;

By Lorelei Maher WEVIVE Fitness 8632 53 Ave NW Edmonton, AB T6E 5G2 (780) 761-1860

Who we are, what we do, and where we come from. It seems this has proven to be the most successful connection, because I have allowed my clients an insight to me and an opportunity to exchange care. This is what seals the deal and makes our gym a place where clients go to take care of themselves because they aren’t just paying for a service – they can do that anywhere. Here, they are engaging in self care where they not only feel valued, but valuable to us as people and validated in the decision to be a part of Wevive.


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