I started working with Gerilyn at a moment of huge change. I had just moved from a city I'd lived in for 16 years, and was in the midst of trying to go from a city-dwelling workaholic to a country-living less-of-a-workaholic. She's been a huge part of making my life change a success. In six months, I've made huge strength gains, but more importantly, she's worked with me around fears related to old injuries, helped me avoid the frustrations that come with managing my body in your late 30s, and approach my training with a much more sane, healthy outlook.

I look forward to seeing what's in the cards for me every week with my training because I know it's all there for a reason (and that reason is literally spelled out for me so I can get smarter about why I do something). My confidence has grown and my body composition has totally changed. I wish I'd started working with Gerilyn years ago, but I'm glad I started when I did.

Have always been active and always doing some sort of workout program until the hip pain became unbearable.

I was doing marching wall sits last week and it dawned on me that I was lifting my leg 100% pain free at that moment! My hip pain had become so bad before working with Gerilyn that I was having to physically lift my leg to put pants on or raise my leg to put on shoes. Gerilyn never pushed me past what I was capable of but is very intentional about what I do each phase to strengthen and regain mobility and a true base of strength.

I struggled to gain strength and was easily tired. I didn't manage to evaluate if I was doing not enough or too much.

I barely could do one pushup when we did the assessment and now I can do 10 :) I still can't believe it!

The main difference is that the volume is totally doable (and it is a much smaller volume than I'm used to) and yet I've never gained as much strength as currently!

Also : I don't feel "trapped" by the length of the sessions nor their complexity. The movements are challenging, but in a healthy way : they help me figure out how to use my body and I gain confidence in my abilities. It is very empowering!

By training with you, I really step away from the "fitness noise" (especially during lockdown, gosh!) and can really focus on what matters to me : be strong, robust, agile. I am not disappointed anymore if I don't manage to do the expected reps or sets. I understand it is information and that you will help me figure out how to make the best of it.

My biggest struggles were:

1. analysis paralysis
2. I always felt like I needed to start over if I missed a few day
3. lack of progress/consistency

I have been more consistent in my workouts, I am getting stronger, the stress of trying to create my own fitness plan is totally gone, I workout 4x/week for about an hour which is TOTALLY doable/acceptable!! For the first time ever, I can see/feel results.

My biggest concern was that I’d be wasting my money. I would say that working with you is worth every penny. You listen & care. You create a plan for me based on my goals that is challenging yet totally doable! You give me valuable feedback in a timely manner. I am SO grateful for you!!

My biggest struggles were:

1. Working without a goal/long term focus. I felt like I was just going through motions at the gym, and following a work out that did not always work FOR me, figuring out my many modifications, or substitutions for what worked with my strength and limitations.

2. lack of proper form in my haste or zeal to be able to do all the things.

3. trying to do EVERYTHING in EVERY work out and overloading myself both mentally (why can't I do it all?) and physically, tired and not a lot of recovery time.

Your Instagram videos resonated with me for months and I liked your ideas about both health and those that were training related and also as a person. As I followed you, I thought I would find a more personalized approach to my training as an "older" woman rather than those that seem to focus on training younger women.

I had my "ah ha" moment a couple months into our training. I finally dawned on me that all those small, good form repetitive movements were building onto each other and were building into more strength and flexibility overall for me. Even though I was cursing through some of those drills (90/90 !)for weeks, I began to see results when doing other movements. This was true in that most movements were building on each other. I liked feeling and seeing progress after the 4 weeks of movements but also seeing the building up of movements over the cycles. I used the quarantine time to work with you to keep my fitness level while not being able to go to the gym but got so much more. I was able to correct my form, increase strength and flexibility in my hips and knees, and basically use the time to start from scratch (mentally and physically ) and learn how to squat properly. Nothing glamorous or fancy, but learning a good and safe foundation for most of my lower body exercises! I NEVER thought I could squat without pain.

I didn't know what to expect. I was a little scared that it would be too intense or difficult or I would be overwhelmed. I was pleased to find that you helped me figure out what my goals really were and how I could move toward them in a sustainable way. You were able to put together a plan that was easy for me to follow but still challenging. I realized I needed to start from the bottom and work my way up to insure all my muscles were working together to create the movement in the most efficient way to get maximum results and no pain or injury.

I was most surprised that I was able to have such success working toward my goals at home with my limited resources (using body weight, bands etc.) When I got back to the gym I was better than ever since I had a better awareness of my movement pattern and a better body awareness overall. I had to own my mental and physical limitations initially and learned not try to push through them, like I had in the past. I slowed my self down, focused and dialed back a little and learned how to build a better foundation and proper form in order to be able to move forward confidently and safely without fear of injury.

Gerilyn and I worked together years ago, and she introduced me to the joys of heavy lifting. I took what I'd learned from her at that point and ran with it. 7 years later, a ton of stress, and a few natural disasters later, I hit a wall. I'd been pushing harder and harder for so long that my body ran out of reserves and couldn't rally anymore. I crashed hard. After a year of recovery, (finding a new job, restructuring my life, no working out, and LOTS of doctors visits) I got in contact with Gerilyn again. I'm back on it, but with a different approach. The mentality of respecting and LOVING your body, and giving it what it needs to thrive, not punishing yourself for enjoying life and cheating. Life is short, and it's meant to be enjoyed. Today I'm eating more, working out less, and seeing more results.