Wow! What a great time I had in L.A. this past week! I was fortunate to get the opportunity to do a private training session with Jackie Warner from Bravo's hit show, "Work Out." I arrived about an hour early to make sure I didn't disappoint my trainer and did the stupidest thing possible -- ran on the treadmill and did a ton of push-ups. (I felt the need to pop out a little for our initial meeting.)
Once she arrived, we got straight to the workout: a four-drill circuit that was to bring me to total muscle failure. Round 1 went fairly ok; during round 2, I started to regret my warm-up; by round 3, she was doing most of the work ... ha ha. From there, we ramped it up to another four-drill circuit, which totally and completely kicked my ass! (Don't worry, all the campers will get to endure the same workout.) Let's just say I’m still sore from last Thursday.
Getting to the good part ... throughout our workout, we talked about her new show, "Thintervention," and her upcoming book. It was so great to learn about her training style and philosophies about health and wellness. We found common ground with the mind-body connection and discussed how she took her training to a new level by incorporating counseling into her Sky Lab business. She has also moved her training to the SLS Hotel, and I was honored to be one of the first to train with her in the new gym. Seriously, she was still trying to figure out where everything was while we were training. We ended our time with a big hug, and I promised I would be back on my next trip! What a great experience! :)