Caroline

The day finally dawned – the Balmoral Tartan Run was on! 
I have been training since before Christmas and so I thought that I would wake up feeling excited, prepared and happy, but alas, I only felt frightened, worried but, yes, prepared! 
After a couple cheery and motivational texts from Anna, we set off.  Soon we were stretching and warming up and the run began. I have never run a 10K before and therefore I was filled with anticipation – many thoughts ran through my head – ‘no don’t do it,’ ‘can you do it?’ ‘why am I doing this?’
 With Anna to one side of me and Judi to the other, off we went.  Initially the running seemed odd but I soon realised that that was because I was out of my pace as all around us were other runners running more quickly or more slowly that us.  However, we soon got into our stride and with the beautiful views all around us; a great sense of contentment and achievement flowed through me. 
When I was told about the hill, I thought they meant ‘bump’ but alas no.  As we turned a corner, I looked up and there it lay before me:  a long fairly steep and energy sapping hill.  But, I am very pleased to say that not one step of walk was taken as I slowly, be it very slowly, jogged up the monster!
However as the run progressed, the feeling of happiness continued as we got closer to the end.  Anna, Judi and I crossed the finishing line together. The emotions that flowed through me were wonderful – such a feeling of elation is hard to come by that’s for sure!  If it hadn’t been for Anna’s belief in me, the training schedule she made for me and the hours of preparation we put in together, I absolutely know that I would not have accomplished my dream. 
Now how do I feel that the goal has been reached?  Great! And I am heading off towards my next goal – a triathlon.  Once again, I don’t aim to win; I aim to the best I can.  And finally, I have proved to myself that ‘chubby chicks can run’!! All the best Not so chubby chick, Caroline

Fran

I wanted you to know what a difference having a Personal Trainer has made on the road to getting myself back in shape. After the initial assessment I was left with a set of exercises tailor made for my level of fitness and there went all my excuses. Knowing you were coming every week to assess my progress helped keep me on track and motivated. As my strength and endurance improved you intensified my program. That kept it interesting and helped me to see how much fitter I had become. For the first time in years, I am starting to see curves again. I am not sure who is happier, me or my husband. I think of this as an investment in myself and know the rewards I reap get better the longer I stick with it.
Thank you Anna.

Isobel

I had always thought personal trainers were only for top athletes and if you wanted to get fit, you should be able to do it yourself.  After 5 years of not "doing it myself" I decided to contact Anna at Mastertraining.

The best thing for me is I can do a balanced exercise routine at home and when I have a lesson with Anna, she will make sure I'm doing the exercises correctly.  The more I do, the more I want to do and I now swim regularly and I am feeling the benefits from it. So, if you are thinking of a personal trainers - just do it - no need to wait 5 years !