About Nate
First of all, I want to thank you for stopping by.
I appreciate it!
In the meantime, I think I had better get right to explaining who I am. After all, I’m in my 30s, but I work almost exclusively with retirees.
How can I possibly understand the unique needs, obstacles and urgency of folks who are 10, 20, or even 30 years older than me?
Well, this is my story … and it starts out quite a few years ago…
My grandfather worked on a ranch.
This was a very physical lifestyle, as you can imagine.
Just an average day’s work on the ranch was more hard work than most folks did in a week.
My grandfather was “that guy.”
Physical.
Strong.
Full of energy.
Defying Father Time.
Then one day, he took a bad fall from a horse.
I’ll never forget it.
I was only about 12 years old at the time.
This man I looked up to … a vision of strength and vitality … went from being incredibly active … to being confined to a wheelchair … to dead.
All within a span of 10 years.
Seeing the rapid decline was startling.
I remember thinking, “I don’t know what I would do if I couldn’t take care of myself and lost all my strength and independence like that. I don’t ever want that to happen to me!”
Now, of course, no one can prevent accidents from happening. But you can do your best to be ready if something similar does happen.
Your personal challenge could come in the form of a preventable illness or a freak accident.
Who’s to say?
It was difficult to identify with my grandfather’s situation because I was so young at the time.
But as I got older, the straightforward goals of people just a decade or so older than me became clearer.
You want to move better, feel better, look better, have more energy, get rid of back and shoulder pain and maybe lose a few pounds along the way.
For many of you, it’s possible you’ve had your own “scare” in some way … a warning sign that served as a “wake-up call.”
Maybe it was high blood pressure, an injury or a health crisis of a family member or good friend.
Let’s face it … by the time you hit your 40’s and 50’s, it’s more likely than not that you’ve seen something along these lines.
Which brings us to the biggest irony of fitness … something that motivates me every day … and inspired me to launch Stowe Personal Training.
Generally speaking, people begin to decrease their physical activity for one reason or another around age 45 … just when they need it most!
Just when their muscle-building hormones take a nosedive and their metabolism really drops off.
Life just gets in the way … preventing you from investing the time and energy in your health that you KNOW you should.
As you can tell, I find this incredibly frustrating.
But it doesn’t have to be this way.
You have the power to stop Father Time in his tracks, and have the health, happiness, independence and vitality that you deserve in your retirement years.
Train Smart.
Train Persistently.
Train Consistently.
Can’t Lose,
Nate