Personal Training with Elaine Hursen
"It's one of the more strange and appealing things about running that
the world becomes transformed by your every motion through it."
~ from To The Edge, by Kirk Johnson
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 Welcome! LATEST HEALTH NEWS:          
         Congratulations on taking one more step toward a healthier you. You may not know yet if personal training is right for you, but I'm glad you're here just the same. I hope this site will be one of your guides along the way.

         You can learn more about me, what I do, and my approach to Wellness on this page.
Trainer Elaine

To figure out if Personal Training is right for you and whether you're ready to take that next step, check out the Getting Started area. For rates and options, click over to the Services page. If you have more specific questions that are not answered elsewhere on the site, you can ask directly via email. Looking for general information or my humble opinions? Maybe I've already written what you're looking for in my Blog (don't forget to check the archives, especially the entry on In-Home vs. Gym Training). The Blog also a great way for us to get to know each other, since you can leave comments for me on individual entries.

Before moving on, though, you'll want to check out the rest of this page...
(Updated 5/14/08)

Exercise during the teen years - starting as young as age 12 - can help protect girls from breast cancer when they're grown. (Associated Press, via Wired magazine)

How Fat Cells Work (Slate.com)

Too Much, Too Little Sleep Tied to Obesity & Ill Health (Associated Press, via American Psychological Association)

Life's little pleasures can relieve illness, stress (USA Today)

The REAL dangers of bariatric surgery - part 1
and Part 2(Junk Food Science)

Research: Long-Term Weight Loss is Doable (American Journal of Preventive Medicine)

Different Kinds of Anxiety Affect Different Parts of the Brain (Voice of America News)

Exercise Alone is Enough to Improve Diabetes (United Press International)

Study finds benefits of antidepressants in treating pediatric depression (Journal of the American Medical Association)

Recognizing and Managing Sports-Related Anxiety (Metro Sports DC Magazine)

Smoke Inhalation Affects Non-Smokers Most (Consumer Health Daily)

Healthier Food is Slowly Entering Schools (Reuters)

Corporate Wellness and Fitness Programs Are Less Effective & More Expensive Than Speculated (Sandy Szwarc, BSN, RN, CCP)

The Leanest Teens are those who Eat the Most AND Exercise the Most (Consumer Health Daily)

Emotions Affect Health Behavior Decision-Making (Health Psychology. 2007 Mar Vol 26(2) 152-158)

Jetlag & Shift Work Damage Sleep Rhythms (BBC News)

10 Steps to Combat Low Back Pain (National Athletic Trainers' Association)

Web health info seekers tend not to check sources (Reuters)

Cola Linked with Higher Risk of Osteoporosis (Voice of America news)

Sleep Loss = Fat Gain (United Press International)

Knee pain while running? You might need stronger adductors. (American Journal of Sports Medicine)

Trans Fats add more pounds than other fats (USA Today)

Caffeine Abuse can be Serious (United Press International)

Mental Stress may Raise Cholesterol (American Psychological Association)

Benefits of Seafood Outweigh Risks (Institute of Medicine)

To get more out of Walking, pick up the Pace. (Reuters, via MedLine Plus)

Local Runner "Winning Race against Cancer" (Soundings newspaper, via Washington Running Report)
 
 




 You are Here For A Reason
I believe there is a reason why
you are reading this page right now,
instead of working or doing something you love.
I believe that if any of the following sounds familiar to you,
you've been waiting for someone like me:
  • Exercise feels like a chore rather than a way to HONOR yourself as a whole person.

  • You've had trainers in the past, but you're still looking for the RIGHT trainer.

  • You want to be more active, and you even KNOW what you have to do, but something is standing in your way.

  • As soon as you meet a health goal or experience some success, something happens and you're BACK where you started.

  • You can make healthy choices most of the time, but you feel SABOTAGED at vulnerable times when it seems like no one cares if you succeed.

  • With so many other things going on, exercise is the LAST thing on your list.

  • You just want to be able to do what you LOVE with more energy.


Together, we can uncover the motivation you already have by working on ways to move these, and other obstacles aside.

Integrate the physical part of you with the mental and emotional, and allow yourself to feel WHOLE again.

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