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Tony O- Truly Naturally Intense!

Ordinarily I don’t say much about the accomplishments and going ons of my personal training clients, (and as a rule I stick to a code of ethics that relegates all matters related to my clients to a position of utmost confidentiality), but in this case I have my client’s permission to talk a bit about him and his accomplishments and I am certain that it will be an inspiration to many.

Tony O (as we will call him) started training with me in the summer of 2008 at the tender age of 52. Tony is an incredibly motivated type, one whose tenacity and dedication serves to inspire me on a daily basis. Last winter Tony was diagnosed with a sever tear in his rotator cuff (an old injury that he sustained years prior that simply would not go away) and would have to undergo surgery to correct the tear. Unfazed, he trained around his injury right up to the day before the surgery- with me ensuring that the workouts would not in any way exacerbate the problem. After a two week convalescence, tony was back in the gym with a vigor, arm in cast, but with no break in his stride. We trained everything but his left shoulder, and as time went on, the impairment grew less and less and he was cleared to train the injured side.

I can hardly describe how happy he was when we were able to complete a workout without his shoulder being an issue. The Naturally Intense workouts revolve around the idea of constant change and a huge selection of movements to work individual muscles and is ideal for anyone with an injury as there is always a way when you have an extensive repertoire of exercises! Tony’s joy, however was somewhat short lived, as he learned several weeks after getting back on track with his shoulder that he had a torn meniscus in his knee- another old injury coming back to haunt him.

Again, he trained right up until the day of the surgery and the day after, Tony was back in the gym. Slight limp, but the sparkle very much in his eyes! Tony had also lost 22 lbs over the course of a three week period when he finally decided that he would give the dietary guide that I provided him a try. (He promises to release the ’before’ pictures as well very soon!

 I would like to congratulate him on his continued success and commend him on his fantastic sense of dedication. Tony, you truly are Naturally Intense!

Kevin Richardson is one of the most sought after personal trainers in New York City, a prominent health and fitness writer and the founder of the Naturally Intense System of Diet & Exercise™- a system designed to help you do everything from lose weight to build muscle using 10 minute workouts.

Even the Material Girl needs a trainer to stay in shape

Do you need a personal trainer? Well, if you are serious about weight loss, improving your strength and overall fitness then I would say that you should indeed consider using the services of a good personal trainer, regardless of whether you are just starting off, or have been training for years. There is just so much that you can stand to learn from having a truly experienced personal trainer at your side that it is always a good investment.

My martial arts teacher always used to say that you should never seek to follow in the footsteps of successful men and women, but instead seek what they sought. Taking this into consideration, let’s take a look at the people that most hold up as having attained the perfect body.

For most women images of Angelina Jolie come to mind. As do others such as Madonna, Janet Jackson, Eva Langoria and Jessica Alba to name a few. These women grace the silver screen and pages of so many magazines with their toned and sleek bodies and yet even though many women would die to get themselves in such stellar shape they never really stop and ask ourselves how they are able to look so darned fantastic all the time.

L.L. Cool J doesn't look like this by accident- he has a trainer.

For the guys, Will Smith, Brad Pitt, L.L. Cool J., Christian Bale and immediately come to mind, and a lot of guys join the gym all fired up about trying to get themselves in that kind of shape, but fail despite their best efforts and using every supplement and weight loss formula under the sun.

But what do the stars have that everyone else don’t? You see impromptu photos of them off somewhere on vacation and they don’t look that, well, stellar. In fact sometimes they kind of look like everybody else, complete with flabby arms, sagging butts and pot bellies. However, no matter how badly they look before a movie role or concert, they always seem to pull it together for their public performances.

How do they do it? Is it a pill or magic potion? They definitely don’t follow the same diets everyone else does, or train they way everyone else does, because they get real results!

So coming back to my point on doing what successful people do to be successful, what do they all have in common? The answer is an experienced personal trainer. Think about it for a second, if you had to look really spectacular for a movie or a tour, one that would earn you several millions of dollars in income, are you going to leave your results to chance, or are you going to hire an expert that has been proven to be able to get people in shape consistently over the years?

The answer is an obvious one, and more often than you think highly experienced trainers are contracted to help some of your favorite stars into fighting shape (due to the nature of some of the contracts sometimes we are not allowed to disclose who we work with) but make no mistake that behind every buff body there is an veteran trainer overseeing both their diet and exercise program.

So there are no real secrets, and yet I am always amazed to see how much peoples invest in everything from fat supplements to liposuction to get in shape but are reluctant to hire an experienced personal trainer. Now a good one isn’t that easy to come by- and just because you are paying top dollar doesn’t guarantee that your trainer can really help you change your body. Always look for track record of success and equally important, your trainer should at least look like they belong on a magazine cover. Success follows success and you always want to work with trainers that practice what they preach.

With the right trainer, you can really realize your dreams and make a real and lasting difference in your body and your mind. It isn’t inexpensive, but then again, so is everything else in life that is worthwhile. You do owe it to yourself though and if you really want it- you’ll find a way. I promise you that it will be an investment that will pay off for the rest of your life.

Celebrity NYC Personal Trainer Kevin Richardson is the creator of Naturally Intense High Intensity Training™, a lifetime natural bodybuilder and one of the most popular personal trainers in New York City. Get a copy of his free weight loss ebook here.

Hi, everyone,

It is with great pleasure that I would like to announce the launching of the new and improved Naturally Intense™ website at www.naturallyintense.net!

Filled with great information and tons of resources to help you lose those extra pounds and keep it off!

Here is how our site can help keep you in shape and informed!:

• Click here to get tips and tools to shape up for the summer with our extensive articles section!
• Click here to join the thousands that have lost weight with our ever popular e-book, The Naturally Intense™ Breakfast Guide- Keys To Sustainable Weight Loss!
• Click here to visit our blog for daily tips on weight loss, exercise, health and fitness!
• Click here to get started with our remarkable Naturally Intense System of Diet & Exercise™ with a complimentary session at one of the best gyms in Manhattan! Give us 10 minutes 3 times a week and we will help you lose those extra pounds and keep it off! The experience will change your life!

Look also for the new Naturally Intense™ Newsletter, filled with insightful tips on how you can get into shape in ten minutes or less!

I do indeed hope you find the new site to be insightful and informative, and I appreciate any feedback you may have as I am always happy to hear from you!

Stay tuned for even more new articles posted on the site, so keep coming back!

Thanks again to each and every one of you for your continued support!

Celebrity NYC Personal Trainer Kevin Richardson is the creator of Naturally Intense High Intensity Training™, a lifetime natural bodybuilder and one of the most popular personal trainers in New York City. Get a copy of his free weight loss ebook here.