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What are your PERCEIVED obstacles VS your REAL obstacles?

Post author By Bennett Dahl
Post date April 1, 2021

What does it take for someone to realize their obstacles were not as REAL/BIG as they thought before?

The person I am pictured with hadn’t allowed anyone to take their picture in 10yrs! Yet when I asked them if I could and post about it, they said absolutely! They decided as of Jan 1st to get their life back and dropped from 480lbs to 441lbs. We have dropped another 12lbs the past 2 weeks training in person and online to help hold them even more accountable and they feel A LOT better already. If you have thought to yourself for quite some time I really need to workout, or lose this 10, 20, 30, 50, 80lbs, etc… get on it! Time is going to pass anyways you may as well put it to the best use possible.

Sometimes all it takes is ONE decision and at least ONE person believing in you to realize your biggest obstacle will always be YOU!

Before and After

Am I too old or injured to workout? NO!

Post author By Bennett Dahl
Post date August 9, 2020

When I say that one of my MAJOR STRENGTHS is adapting training to work around injuries, limitations and/or current deficiencies. I’m NOT kidding!

✔ This young man is 87 years old, and a cancer survivor!

✔ His wife wanted him to workout so he didn’t “start looking like an old man.”

✔ He wanted to start training with me because he wanted to improve and didn’t like the fact he didn’t feel as able bodied the last 6 months.

✔ When we first met he told me he got polio right before the vaccine came out so somethings just took “longer.” Your mindset is everything.

✔ At a time when most people WELL before 87 pack it in here he is out there kicking ass!

✔ He feels better, is stronger, and is already MUCH steadier!

✔ He found me on google! Normally that’s NOT a big deal but he’s 87! He’s adapted and been open to learning new things as he’s aged.

✔ Fitness has different stages. This man wants more years, independence and quality of life. My only wish is I would have met him even sooner!

Be truthful. What do YOU want out of your health? 🤔

Exercise Tutorials

How can I work my lower body with an arm injury?

Post author By Bennett Dahl
Post date August 6, 2020

If you have tendinitis or any arm injury dead lifting or holding weight might not be possible right now. You also might be doing at home workouts and need a way to make it harder. Check out this awesome option to challenge your body while your on the mend or away from other options!

Exercise Tutorials

Find Your Workaround!

Post author By Bennett Dahl
Post date August 4, 2020

In this video I’m breaking down a great exercise for your hip and mid back mobility and how you could alter it to fit your CURRENT fitness levels or limitations. This is what I will principally apply to all my clients.

Find out what someones current limitations/fitness level is.
Meet people where they’re at, & make it work for them!

If you have an exercise or goal you’re trying to breakdown and need another set of eyes on it I know a guy who could help!

Exercise Tutorials Trainer Tip Tuesday

Improve your fitness with Scooters!

Post author By Bennett Dahl
Post date June 15, 2020

When furniture sliders won’t do from a lack of carpet and you can’t use a suspension trainer look no further to improve your fitness then a scooter!

Exercise Tutorials Trainer Tip Tuesday

At Home Program Solutions!

Post author By Bennett Dahl
Post date May 26, 2020

Don’t have heavy enough weights or enough resistance at home? Check out these programming solutions to make light weights “heavy.”

Exercise Tutorials

Low Tech/High Effect – Just Slide With Me!

Post author By Bennett Dahl
Post date May 11, 2020

Even when this pandemic is over furniture sliders will still be a great workout option for you. In the video below I’m demoing 10 different exercises you can do with them. There are SO many options with these!

Motivation

“Fitness Fads” – Why Online Training Isn’t One Of Them

Post author By Bennett Dahl
Post date April 21, 2020

Pandemic or not online training is here to stay.

Q: Don’t you have to go to the gym to get into shape?
A: No. It doesn’t matter where the work gets put in, it just has to happen.

Challenges

FREE Quarantine 14 Day Fitness Challenge!

Post author By Bennett Dahl
Post date March 15, 2020

Having to keep away from the gym during a quarantine is NOT fun OR good for your health and fitness goals! To help combat this and not having gym access I’m offering a FREE Quarantine 14 Day Fitness Challenge!

This challenge will primarily be built around body weight exercise because that is what the masses will have at their disposal! The challenge is 100% FREE! All I’m asking for is if you’re able to is to donate to an animal rescue named Ruff Start Rescue. You don’t have to donate to do the challenge, but anything donated to their non profit would be greatly appreciated. https://www.ruffstartrescue.org/info/donate

In order to do the challenge I will need you to go to my website and fill out the application which includes the TERMS & CONDITIONS, WAVIER AND RELEASE OF LIABILITY & PRIVACY POLICY. (By doing this challenge you acknowledge you’re doing this under your free will and I am not forcing you 🙂 I will also need you to join my facebook group No More Excuses for updates, and any help with trouble shooting the app, and exercise questions! (LINKS BELOW)

*Cut off to sign up is March 21st.
*Challenge Starts March 23rd!
*Challenge Ends April 6th!

https://www.ruffstartrescue.org/info/donate (Ruff Start Rescue – Animal Rescue Non Profit)
https://www.answersnotexcuses.com/apply.html (Website Application)
https://www.facebook.com/groups/nomoreexcuseswithbennett/ (Facebook Group)

Make sure to share this with anyone who could use some help staying in shape during this quarantine and loves pets!