ROCK CITY FITNESS

Rock City Fitness has improved my quality of life in more than just the obvious ways.

First, in the 8 months that I have worked with Eric, my weight has dropped from 227 pounds down to 195. I’ve gone from a 40″ waist to a 34″. I have strengthened my core, upper body, lower body and increased my balance and flexibility. What a victory!

Additionally (and of even more importance), I recently was in a 50 mph head on collision. Fortunately for me, my only injury was a shattered “tibia plateau” (the ball joint on my shin bone). Because of my lower weight and elevated fitness level, recovery time has been shortened by 33%.  Furthermore, my ability to get around on crutches during the recovery process is undoubtedly tons easier than it would have been.

Not to sound dramatic, but, Rock City Fitness has indeed given me a better life!

Many thanks!

I have known Eric for several years. In the spring of 2010 I hired him to work with my daughter who had a heart transplant and two strokes in October 2009. She had been working with physical and occupational therapy and was told that she reached a plateau and not much more progress was expected. When I told her therapists that I was considering a personal trainer they were not very receptive but allowed Eric to come to a therapy session to see how they worked with my daughter. I felt that my daughter needed to get stronger in order to continue progress.

Eric worked with her and made her stronger which surprised her therapists at her re-evaluation. In therapy they have to show functional gains to get the therapy covered by insurance. Insurance companies don’t see slow gains in strength as functional. However, she cannot lift her arm if the strength is not there. My daughter returned to school in the fall and had to take a break from Eric. Her therapists at school worked with her for months but then started to say the same things as her old therapists. During her break she worked with Eric every day. When she returned to school and was re-evaluated she made significant gains which were the reason why her therapists kept her and she was still covered by insurance.

My daughter is now home for the summer and is continuing with Eric. Over the course of their time together they have worked on balance, core muscles, and overall strength. Her arm has been the slowest to recover, so this has been a concentration in the training sessions. Eric has done a great job in using creativity to work around Andrea’s limitations and strengthen her arm.

When Eric started working with my daughter she was not able to drive. He came to our house with no extra charge. This simple fact made it so much easier for us because we would not be able to constantly drive her. We already had to drive her to therapy and adding another commitment would not be possible.

Eric has made a huge difference in my daughter’s balance, endurance, and strength. I don’t think she would have been strong enough to return to school if it wasn’t for Eric. He had never worked with stroke patients, but was eager to learn and try something new.  I would recommend Eric for anyone needing help no matter what problem they have.  Eric makes an effort to be versatile and is eager to learn new things.