Authentic Motion

I hate exercising. I am lazy and not very strong. My husband started personal training sessions with Jeff and Elizabeth and I started noticing good results. He bought me 8 semi-​private sessions for Christmas so I was forced to start going. I was pleasantly surprised to find how much I liked it. Both Elizabeth and Jeff are such professionals, so knowledgeable and super nice people to boot. It’s amazing to see Elizabeth in her 3^rd hour in a row of training and barely break a sweat while I grunt, moan and struggle through. The classes focus on mobility, strength, function and movement not «working out.» If they can get a lazy ass couch potato like me to enjoy fitness, then those two truly are miracle workers.

I started taking Elizabeth’s classes around two months ago and cannot believe the HUGE improvement I’ve seen. Elizabeth is really knowledgeable about women’s health, post-​natal exercises and nutrition which has really helped my overall health. So, I’m not really into exercising and can’t stand gyms. But these classes are really great. I’m forced to concentrate on perfecting each single motion, which takes my mind off everything else & makes the sessions just fly by. I should also note that Elizabeth really likes to work the «pelvic floor» — so if you want to feel true «CORE» strength, you need to sign up.

I don’t live In San Diego full time yet, but during my October visit, I was able to get to a series of morning sessions at Authentic Motion. Now, I must preface this by saying that I’ve been plugging along with a personal trainer in another city for years. This series was different. The movements were challenging and quite different from sessions I’ve experienced in the past. Over the weeks, I got instruction from both Jeff and Elizabeth and they both pay a lot of attention to form and watch execution very carefully. Suggesting slightly different positions and doing a series of movements with fairly subtle shifts worked into areas of my body that seemed to have been asleep for a while. I began to realize how much improvement I could use. The sessions are described as emphasizing the upper body, lower body, etc and there is a good deal of emphasis on these individual areas, but they certainly don’t ignore the rest of your body. By the end of the warm up portion you will know your whole body is fully engaged. So the last morning I was here, I was already noticing that wonderful, warm feeling down in my joints and muscles when I get up in the morning that something good has been happening in my body. Moving around is pleasurable and I’m ready for more. Unfortunately I have to leave for a month or so, but cannot wait to get back. This is going to become part of my life. I’m very anxious to see how much better I can feel and how much more energy I will have with sustained sessions from Authentic Motion.