I was sitting down for a consultation with a new client earlier this week when the question arose as to how often someone should train to achieve optimal results with his or her physique. This is actually a common question that I receive from new clients all the time so I thought it would be a good topic to cover for this week's blog.

Most of my clients know that I'm not a big advocate of using supplements when it comes to building muscle, burning fat and improving optimal health. To be clear, I am a NOT referring to vitamins and minerals here. I'm a firm believer in adding these essential micronutrients to a client's program. Especially if the client that I am working with has a particular deficiency in one vitamin or the other. The supplements that I'm referencing to are the ones that make empty promises such as "Rapid Muscle Gains", and/or "Extreme Fat Loss". Not only are these claims misleading and inaccurate, but they're also blatant lies.

The other day a client asked me if I had heard of a new piece of exercise technology called Mirror. Apparently this latest gym gadget is designed to allow people to train out of the comfort of their own home. This self proclaimed "Intelligent Tabloid" claims to offer the "Ultimate Workout Experience" and like every other fitness fad, guarantees results. Oh and apparently it's also "Better" then working with a Personal Trainer.

Yawn....It's 2019. Are we still not done with this repetitive roller coaster of regurgitated rubbish? Call me bias, however in my opinion technology CANNOT and WILL NOT ever replace the knowledge, experience and expertise of working with a Qualified, Certified and Reputable PERSONAL TRAINER.

Unfortunately there are always going to be people out there trying to reinvent the wheel while capitalizing on their tires before they flatten out. And unfortunately there are just as many naive consumers out there waiting to spend their hard earned cash on empty promises and false hopes.

I really admire people who claim to live their lives with no regrets. I myself would be lying if I said that there were things I didn't regret doing or missing out on in life. I also regret some things that I've done in my past as well. I understand that's it easy to think that the mistakes and errors that we've made in the past help make us who we are today in the present. However I just think if I had been able to bypass some of these mistakes and errors, I would have saved myself a hell of alot of time, stress and grief, and still wouldn't have turned out half that bad.

Alas with age comes wisdom (or so they say). Today I try to live in the moment, while still planning for my future and learning from my mistakes of the past.