DawnT,
That is the #1 reason why I'm doing this. I've encountered too many MOPer's over the past couple of years who were being coached by "elite" athletes, and too often these people were on slight variations of the "elite" program. Frustration, injury and even failure was usually the result. It started to frustrate me so I started taking the steps necessary to get involved. I'm essentially a MOPer myself, I understand what it's like to juggle family, job, life and sport. It's not easy, something has to give every now and then, and sometimes it has to be the training. I would hesitate to put the average age grouper on a 7 day/week plan, even if they begged for it, I'd rather set up a plan that has success built into from the start. I have an immense amount of respect for the people with jobs, families etc who still make time to get out and be fit, and challenge themselves on a physical level. You people have balance in your lives, and I don't want to do anything to upset that balance, only enhance it.
I try to make the testing procedure fun and educational for my clients, and from a results stand point, I can make it as simple or technical as the client desires.
If you are ever interested in trying it out again, I promise you a much better experience than your first.
Thanks for the support.
Ian MacLean
http://www.imfit.ca Success comes when fear of failure goes