Niki originally came in because she wanted to tone up her arms. She had no weight training experience and we started by lifting some 5lb dumbbells. She was hesitant about anything that weighed more than 5 lb. but we slowly moved our way up and we regularly toss around 20-25 lb. dumbbells now. She lifted heavier as she got leaner, all the while constantly pulling her pants to prevent them from falling at the gym. Her shirts also got baggier and her old clothes started fitting again! She's tried diets before but always ended up gaining weight back. This is common as most diets aren't sustainable. With a bit of playing around, she's been able to maintain her current body composition, while increasing her strength and muscle. The scale has moved but if she only focused on that then she probably would have stopped a long time ago.

Like I've always said, its not always about fat loss. She also had some nagging upper back, knee, and lower back pain. This is for the most part gone and she feels a lot better on a regular basis, except for when she wears heels and dances all night. Her knees aren't too happy about that, but you have to live a little, right? Sometimes nagging injuries are more complicated and you have to refer out, and sometimes it's just strengthening,  getting them to move more and better. And lastly, she's a lot stronger and just overall feels a lot better!