Northwest Personal Training Transforms Top Executives
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Signing up for a fitness plan at Northwest Personal Training won’t just change your physique; it will change your life, according to owner Alex McMillan.
Northwest Personal Training, with a 5,000 square-foot center in Vancouver and a 10,000-square-foot studio in Portland, boasts an impressive clientele that includes some of Clark County’s most successful executives.
Hard work done in the gym spills over to other aspects of life, McMillan says, and being in better shape can often lead to better performance in the office.
“People who tend to understand change from a business standpoint do very well in marrying that concept to exercise,” says McMillan. “We take people from busy corporate backgrounds who have a lot of time demands and teach them to carve out time and add activity into their lives.”
Northwest Personal Training’s notable successes include working with one local businesswoman who went from barely being able to walk to losing 125 pounds. She currently hikes, bikes and spins as a ballroom dancer, McMillan says.
“We really take a very simple approach to fitness,” McMillan notes. “We individualize our program by making personal lifestyle assessments and customizing our program to who you are.”
To keep clients engaged in the process, the staff at Northwest Personal Training gets creative. For one client whose modest goal was simply to walk around the mall without getting tired, the staff turned dumbbells into shopping bags.
Northwest Personal Training also hosts an array of events ranging from obstacle challenges to team training, as well as activities including hiking, biking and snowshoeing.
“We keep it fresh,” McMillan says. “We look at our facility as a means to get you out there and feeling great.”
The result is custom-fit plans that help individuals set realistic goals and meet them.
One of the reasons Northwest Personal Training proves successful is because of its trainers’ ability to work with clients and figure out reasons for exercise beyond the superficial.
McMillan says, “You have to understand why you want to lose weight. Figure out how it will affect your home life, how it will affect your social life, your active life. Once people figure out why they want to lose 30 pounds, it becomes much easier to formulate a plan and stick to it for the right reasons.”
The commitment made to start living a healthier lifestyle can be the catalyst for many positive changes, both in and out of the gym.
“You perform better when you know you’re doing things to improve your life,” McMillan explains. “People that exercise and that have all that energy tend to be more creative. They tend to feel better about who they are.”
