Exercising with trainer brings new perspective

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I was quite devoted to it for many years before I lost the habit. Guess I was resting on my laurels, so to speak, by thinking I used to know (and do) it all.

My workout partner and I had a week with C.W., who trains people at police academies, the Virginia Heat basketball camp and local gyms. For a week, we met him every day after work for a session packed with an unbelievable amount and variety of exercises that we would never have thought of otherwise.

Then it would be back to an agility exercise, then active run, then core again and so forth.

He worked us pretty hard Monday, then took it easier Tuesday. We alternated, hard day, easier (did he say easier?) the next, for the week, to let our bodies rest.

Wednesday evening I joined him at the YMCA, where he was also supervising other people

He attributes that to the stretching C.W. has him do.

Brandon Burgess, 15, son of Michelle and Everett Burgess of Martinsville, agreed that C.W. has him doing a lot more stretching and running than he normally would, and it has helped him. Both boys, who aim for varsity football, said that working out with C.W. has helped them greatly with their form.

Thirteen-year-old Brittany Brummitt, daughter of Mark and Susan Brummitt of Ridgeway, is involved in a variety of sports. Her workouts with C.W. have her doing

C.W. is the assistant coach for the Virginia Heat, a national-level basketball team that prepares high school graduates for college-level sports. They come from all over, and many take classes at Patrick Henry Community College. Jason Niblett, who created the team two years ago, is the coach.

Some things I learned from working out with C.W. are:

You just soak in everything, and practice it like you should.

That competence can lead you, though, into getting complacent or stuck in a routine. In fact, if you used to work out at an expert level, you just take it all for granted and are in more danger of shortchanging yourself.

Working out with a trainer was like starting anew. Much of it I remember learning before but deciding not to do. Going through those moves again gave a fresh reminder that they are, indeed, challenging.

Some of these things I

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