Get More From Your Workout

Has your fitness routine hit a plateau? Are you finding that you’re emerging from your workout with aches and pains – and not the energized feeling you’ve been seeking?

These may be signs that you would benefit from a session with a fitness expert. Fitness experts at Willow Stream Spas are prepared to evaluate your fitness level and fine tune your routine so you can achieve the goals you have set for your workout – whether you’d like to play a better game of golf or get rid of chronic pain.

“You don’t need to be an athlete to be rehabilitated,” says Kirstie Bolitho, spa director at the Willow Stream Spa at The Fairmont Turnberry Isle in Florida. “You could be a woman who wears heels or someone who sits at the computer too long with your shoulders too high.”

To get the most out of your work with a fitness expert, you may want to start with a diagnostic test to get to the root of any fitness-related problems you are experiencing, says Bolitho. “If you’re a runner, we’ll watch you run,” says Bolitho. “We’ll put you in an anti-gravity treadmill, so we can watch your form and see if you’re planting your heels properly.”

Once a trainer identifies the sources of any problems you are experiencing, he or she can help you to develop a routine that works. “The fitness experts we have are phenomenal at tailoring to each guest,” says Bolitho. It’s not uncommon for a fitness expert at Bolitho’s spa to go from working with an NFL athlete to a business person staying at The Fairmont Hotel, she says. Nonetheless, rates for packages remain affordable.

Willow Stream Spas work with fitness experts who have many different approaches, so it’s important to express your needs. “If you’re looking for a fitness expert, you’ll want to find out what their philosophy is,” says Paul Hawco, spa director at the Willow Stream Spa at the Fairmont Pacific Rim in Vancouver. Some may favor indoor workouts, while others may be more oriented toward harnessing the natural environment as they help you to plan your fitness routine, he notes.

Once you find the right fitness expert, the rewards can be phenomenal, says Bolitho. Bolitho recalls one client who came to the spa very skeptical that personal training would help her. One session with a fitness expert changed that, as the client got to experience how great it felt for her body to work well for the first time in years, say Bolitho. “She completely broke down and cried,” says Bolitho. “She said she never felt this way in her life.”