Lisa K: What Makes Team Training Special.

In March, Lisa had emailed and asked for a phone consult regarding a return to team training. She had to drop out for urgent dental work in December of 2012. She returned to training last week. During the phone conversation she explained why she wanted to return. I asked her to summarize what she told me in her own words as it gets to the heart of what MM Team Fitness is about. Often times it is not apparent until someone is out of the program for a period of time and upon their return, find their former teammates way ahead of them in all aspects of fitness. It also underscores the direction of the industry, that being group functional training and why it is and will be the future industry growth model of personal fitness coaching, aside from specialized training (hardcore powerlifting, bodybuilding, OL, sports specific, etc.).

Hello Mark,

I wanted to take just a minute to let you know it is great to be back training with you and the MM Teams. Although my several month layoff was unavoidable it brought a few things to light in terms of just how important and exceptional Team training is.

First, the team structure of your groups is not easily reproducible. There is something about the energy that happens when your like-minded team members gather to train together. You create an atmosphere of "internal competition" and then encourage the achievement of each individual's goals through the team. So, while the goals are my own, the team has been instrumental, I believe, in helping me to reach them.

Secondly, it is unrealistic for me to be able to continue to develop "constantly varied, functional and high intensity" workouts on a weekly basis for myself and still do everything I need to do in my "real life."

Finally, and not to minimize the financial component that is inherent in all committed fitness and health activities, but it is almost silly for me to assess the "value" of the training. Your commitment to the client and to the integrity of the workouts and to the ultimate results of your teams is remarkable and your efforts tireless.

Thanks for welcoming me back to the group.

- Lisa