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If you just want
results, you
are missing the
best part. I love
the workouts!
My friendship
with Chris and
camaraderie with
HAC members
and staff make
me want to come
to the gym.
Patti and
HAC Master
Personal
Trainer, Chris
Dollard
Patti now makes working out a
part of her routine. As a Product
and Environmental Manager for a
joint venture with DuPont and Hitachi Chemical in Japan, she juggles early morning and late night
calls as well as oversea travels.
Her coworkers know that her
Thursday evenings are
reserved for training
with Chris, and
that goes
unchanged.
“I never
cancel
sessions
because
of being
tired or
having a
bad day.
That is when
I need exercise the most.
Personal Training and
workouts are on my calendar just like important meetings.”
She now dabbles in everything
from GRIT™, Box Fit, and Ski Fit
to Tactical Training Self Defense
(offered outside of HAC), and
Chris’s newest Small Group
Class, Unlock.
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“At first, there was a learning
curve. I don’t want to say an
intimidation factor, but the first
time I walked in the weight room,
I was a newbie. You have to face
some fears or insecurities in
order to do it. You have to be willing to make some mistakes, too.
Even now, Chris still asks things
of me that I can’t quite do.”
Patti found that a large component of finding success with
exercise is mental. “It’s a mindset.
I had to really commit. I had to
say, ‘I could work 24/7 with my
job, but I’m not going to.’” Even
now, Patti finds that success isn’t
finite. “You can set goals, but you
find that sometimes your body,
your health, your schedule, and
other things can come into play,
so I don’t think working out is a
straight line. It is a goal though,
that you strive for, and sometimes
there are setbacks, too.
“I’m not without health issues.
After being diagnosed with
degenerative joint disease in my
hip and lower back, my exercises
support improvements to these
areas. A recent injury due to
a self-defense class caused a
temporary setback. The 200 or
so pound ‘assailant’ was brought
down by me, but unfortunately he
landed on my shoulder and my
head bounced off the mat. Whiplash and spine issues are not just
from car accidents. That is where
Keith Glines, HAC MAT Specialist
(Muscle Activation Therapy), for
muscle imbalances or injuries is
I never cancel
sessions because
of being tired or
having a bad day.
That is when I
need exercise
the most.
invaluable. I have a ‘season pass’
of sessions with Keith. ‘Sitting
is the new smoking,’ and global
assignments mean working day
and night on the phone or computer. After long flights or grueling weeks, I schedule a session
with Keith. He is now working on
my neck and shoulder, and we
have seen good improvement