Tackle Those Resolutions and Increase Your Wellness at Body & Soul

I recently had the pleasure of sampling a variety of what Body & Soul Health and Fitness has to offer – just in time for kicking my New Year’s resolutions into high gear. This is so much more than your average gym or personal training studio. In addition to a complete gym and awesome personal training programs, Body & Soul also offers full health assessments, massage therapy, chiropractic, yoga and pilates, nutritional counseling and bootcamp classes. If one of your resolutions this year was to get in shape, improve your health and wellness, or take better care of yourself, Body & Soul has a lot to offer.

As if it wasn’t enough to provide such a wide range of class and services, what makes Body & Soul stand out from the crowd is how they integrate your various experiences at the studio in order to produce a better and more well-informed result for your overall wellness. For example, a health assessment report goes in your file so your personal trainer can better plan your workout and go on to leave notes and comments to guide your massage therapist. I found this sharing of information between the various trainers and practitioners I worked with made for a far better experience than I’ve ever had in the past.

Taking Stock of Your Health and Wellness

If you want to take charge of your health or get in shape this year and don’t know where to start, I would highly recommend getting an health assessment done at Body & Soul. While it is not always the most enjoyable thing to get on a scale or have your thighs measured by a stranger, the health assessment provides you with an invaluable, detailed and succinct picture of you current health and wellness. In addition to the simple weighing and measuring, you also go through a series of tests and exercises (i.e. running or walking on a treadmill, pushups, plank, etc.) to measure your endurance, strength and flexibility among other things. The tests and my results were explained to me along the way in a clear and interesting way. I was put me at ease right away and I found that I wasn’t as intimidated or embarrassed as I thought I would be, which we all know is key when experiencing something so personal.

Personal Training

If you’ve ever worked out with a trainer before, you know that finding someone you click with is important for feeling motivated and for seeing an improvement in your physical wellness. The trainers that I met at Body & Soul were friendly, approachable, creative and knowledgeable. Thanks to my health assessment report, my trainer had prepared a workout that was custom designed to strengthen my weaknesses and challenge my strengths. The exercises were creative and dynamic, which kept it interesting and made the time go faster than I had expected it to!

Massage Therapy

In my experience, there is no such thing as a bad massage. There are, however, several degrees of good massages. My massage at Body & Soul was one of the best I’ve ever had. I attribute this to the fact that my RMT took the time at the beginning of our session to discuss my history with me, to feel and observe my posture and alignment and to perform several easy tests to determine my range of motion. As a result, she was able to target the exact location of my tension and strain and used her time most productively in those areas. I was so grateful for this purposeful and educated approach.

Yoga

Yoga is supposed to be great for your mental and physical wellness, but I have historically not been the biggest fan. I find many of the poses difficult, which leads me to feel easily discouraged. My experience at Body & Soul however was fantastic. The small class size made it easy for the instructor to guide me with custom modifications that challenged my flexibility and made me feel like I was actually getting something out of it.

There are a lot of health, fitness and wellness options out there, but there are very few places that offer so much variety under one roof. If you want to get serious about taking better care of yourself this year, check out Body & Soul Health and Fitness and find something that works for you.