Ernest Westbrook

I heard about Ernest through a friend and have been really happy with his workouts. He pushes you and expects a lot. I may do 60 pushups in a workout. But he also adds in balance training and working with a medicine ball to keep it fun and interesting. If you’re interested, he’ll also add in boxing and sparring. Working with Ernest keeps me motivated and very fit!

I have been to Ernest several times for personal training, and he is fantastic. He really works and keeps you focused and enthusiastic. I get a much better work out when he is with me than I ever would without him there.

How does a woman approaching 50 lose 25 pounds without munching on cardboard or spending every spare moment at the gym trying to keep up with all you 20-​somethings? (I seem to remember being that young — back in the Jurassic age…).
Listen up, girls (and boys). After 40, life is certainly not over but your metabolism does slow way down. I would say it crawls to an absolute standstill. Doesn’t matter how much (or little) you eat — you gain weight just by smelling a french fry. It takes much more than 20 minutes on a treadmill or dragging your firm little behind out of bed to take in a Bikram class every other Sunday after a night of partying.
And, your knees start to sag. Literally.
After power yoga, pilates, TnT, kickboxing, and even a few rounds of Master Cleansing, I was pretty much ready to give up and surrender to gravity. (Even my colon hurt after all that). Besides, we all rot and die someday, don’t we?
Not so fast. Here comes Ernest Westbrook, one fine specimen of a man and a kick-​ass trainer. And, when I say kick-​ass I do not mean he just kicks your ass. I mean he puts together a kick-​ass routine that gets your workout on and leaves you 25 pounds lighter, feeling better than you did in your 20’s (but without acne), and looking forward to your next session because he will introduce something new so you don’t get bored or too used to the routine. Ernest is very smart. Your fat deposits are no match for him, no matter how wily you think they are.
Really — it didn’t happen overnight but I did lose 25 pounds and gained muscle tone. We did this in a sensible way. The weight is staying off, my knees are smiling again, and I feel gooood. (grrr…).
Age issues aside, it is never too late or too early to establish good exercise and nutrition habits. Better get started, kids. After all, like they say, the body you have at 30 is the body you will have at 40 and the body you have at 40 is the body you will have at 50 and so on.
I am going to take up chain-​smoking, recreational drugs, and drinking whiskey in my 80’s. Until then, I will definitely continue my bi-​weekly sessions with Ernest.