Bodd
Fitness 
Tell us about Bodd: What Bodd Fitness offers isn't something you can find in a gym. This "green" environment is an oasis for individuals looking to obtain significant, noticeable results. Our signature classes - Bodd Technique and Bodd Cycle are crafted and led by highly trained instructors (original Lotte Berk) to give you your optimal workout. When taken 3-4 times a week, the result is a long-lean fit body. You will also benefit from improved posture, renewed energy and coveted flexibility - all which help combat the effects of aging! What kind of client do your private/group classes benefit? Group classes are what the studio is known for and they can benefit anyone. We also offer private sessions for those whose schedules are just too demanding or just want that individual attention. The technique was designed specifically to keep a body in shape while re-habilitating a back injury. Therefore, the moves are anatomically beneficial for all body types. Our clients are made up of 95% women. However, men enjoy the classes or more often the private classes to work on their flexibility and range of motion. Particularly if they are looking to improve in other sports such as golfers or tennis players. What are some workout challenges that the modern, middle aged person faces? I’d say the biggest challenge is finding the time. That is what I hear most. However, the Bodd Technique combined with the cycle cardio and the environment we offer it in encourages a lifestyle. If you treat it as part of your daily routine and get to your class 4-5 times a week, the results are addicting. It has to be viewed differently as a “chore” like getting to the gym. It’s just what you do. You drop the kids at school and get to Bodd. 
How does your program fit into someone’s total fitness plan? Well, that’s exactly how it has to be viewed. It is a total fitness plan. We offer indoor cycling classes that address the cardio aspect of your workout and then the strength and flexibility training in the Bodd Technique. We have clients ranging from high school age all the way through women in their 60’s and 70’s. I know I’m in the right business because my heart feels full when I see these women who are so committed with bodies that have been transformed before my eyes. Their arms are chiseled and cut, the butt is lifted higher and the overall body shape is leaner and longer. Coupled with that – they come back for example, from ski vacations saying they felt so strong and their endurance and stamina is significantly pronounced. 
What do you think of the Hollywood fitness image and how it relates to the real woman? I’m a bit jaded by the Hollywood fitness image and the pressure it can foster. The images we are constantly bombarded with in magazines and catalogues are mostly airbrushed representations. Additionally, many of these celebrities have the luxuries of child care, personal trainers, personal chefs and more. That’s not to say that some of our clients don’t look like the images we see – they do! However, without all these luxuries, they have attained it by being devoted to a consistent routine of a class that is enjoyable 4-6 times a week. When you are able to find a way to combine this with a healthy diet, along with juggling families and often careers, it is very rewarding physically and mentally.
Name some common mistakes women and men make in fitness: One big mistake is that people are in constant search of instant gratification in the least amount of time. I see so many infomercials etc…and “express” lines at the gym that claim to give you results in “just 10 minutes a day”. The people that seek this out never seem to be satisfied or see results. They move from one fad to the next without giving something the time or effort to see results. The addiction to your workout comes from a devotion to one thing and therefore serious results that you admire when you look in the mirror and your clothes fit so well. 
What should a person’s relationship be with his/her personal trainer?
Tell us about Teen Bodd: It is designed to introduce the teenage athlete to a workout that is often over-looked in training or after-school programs usually because of time that is devoted to the mechanics of the sport itself. They are invited to set aside any competition so they can focus on what their specific body strengths and weaknesses are and work on them. When they do get back to practicing & training in their specialty, the edge they hold is clear.  |
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There
obviously needs to be a basic connection and a knowledge
that the person training you is qualified and can make assessments
based on your specific needs. Over time, this person knows
how/when to push you and when not to. It proves to become
a special relationship and one where both trainer and trainee
look forward to the sessions and get results from them.
