If You Don't Like to Exercise...You Must Read This Article! Zoom Personal Training Success Story

Plus, hear from Ashley to find out what your very first Zoom appointment will be like!

Dave Bochichio utlizes Zoom Personal Training. He is Home Bodies client of the month for August 2022! I interviewed Dave about his thoughts regarding the fitness program I have set him up with. You can see Dave's responses below!

Dave isn't one who naturally loves to work out, so hiring a personal trainer was a very smart move on his part!

What were your first experiences in sports, fitness or enjoying physical activity? When did you become interested in “working out? Why?

I actually struggle to be physically active as throughout growing up, I was very much consumed by video games, writing, and coding. These are all sedentary activities and as I got older, I began to have weight issues. I got interested in working out when I got on the scale one morning and realized I was 62 pounds overweight (at 6’3’’ that’s obese by quite a bit). I had struggled to lose weight by dieting alone and told myself that now I would have to get involved in physical fitness as well as eating better. I used to be pretty lean and I would love to have that body back for confidence and health reasons.

What types of things did you do to stay in shape before Home Bodies? How consistent were you?

I have been very sedentary for years. Before I hired Home Bodies, it was difficult to walk briskly more than a few tenths of a mile. This was because I hurt my back in my early 30s and it became difficult to exercise regularly doing what I enjoyed the most, which was martial arts.

Have you used other trainers in the past?

I’ve had two trainers in the past. The first trainer was at a gym and I felt like he was more of a workout buddy than a trainer. I only lasted about a month. The second trainer was around COVID and we stopped due to pandemic worries and eventually I moved away from the gym. She was a great trainer and I gained a lot of strength and stamina over the three months that I trained with her.

Photo from January 1, 2022

Photo from July 21, 2022

What do you like about your actual zoom personal training sessions? About your trainer in particular?

As said above, I like having conversations while I’m working out as it distracts me from any discomfort or negative thoughts I’m having. I also like learning about fitness and health which Gina talks about as I’m exercising (I’m a knowledge-nut so learning new things is always a plus!)

What good results have you noticed with following our program?

Once I adjusted to eating better and exercising frequently, I lost approximately 8 pounds (262 to 254) in 8 weeks - and this is with being able to eat relatively what I want with smaller portions. Due to medical reasons, I can’t cut calories any further, so it really does come down to exercise to help push the weight loss any more. Just as important as the weight loss, my body fat percentage has dropped a whole percent, hips and waist are down an inch, thighs are down a little over an inch, and I have so much more energy. Before, I struggled to walk briskly for a few tenths of a mile and now I can briskly walk just over a mile without any issues - and I workout less than recommended (which, of course I’m working on!)