JillFit Physiques

Over the last year or so, my personal training business has grown and begun taking on more and more contest prep clients for figure, fitness, bikini and fitness model competitors. It has been such a joy to me to see newbies to the sport accomplish such a feat, get in the best shape of their lives and follow through with something not many people can do.

A lot of the prep coaching has moved online under the JillFit Physiques brand, with clients in Pennsylvania, Colorado, Ohio, Maryland and beyond. I have taken on awesome new trainers to help me, Tara Ballard and Emily Saunders. Both of whom are competitors themselves and truly live the fitness and competition lifestyle. Jillian Teta (my sister-in-law) is also helping with diet consultation (she's a Naturopathic physician), and is a competitor herself. Thus, the team is now the 4 of us, training many one-on-one and many via distance/online.

The successes of the past year include many transformations, some of which I hope to publish here over time. These ladies and gentlemen are amazing, and I am excited about the new direction that the company is going in and the potential to bring on additional JillFit clients.

Jill and her competitors at the FAME Carolinas show in May 2010

In July, JillFit Physiques will be featured as "Trainer of the Month" on the highly-visited Promoting Women in Fitness blog: http://www.promotingwomen.blogspot.com Here is what it says, and I think this is a great summary of who we are as a contest prep team and what we believe in:

JillFit Physiques is the brainchild of Jill Coleman, MS in Nutrition, ACSM-certified personal trainer, figure competitor and fitness model (www.JillFit.com), along with JillFit trainers Tara Ballard, Emily Saunders and Jillian Sarno. JillFit is an online training system that takes clients through contest prep “from stay-at-home mom to stage.” Jill shares her passion for fitness and nutrition with clients of all shapes and sizes, from a 22-year old college student to a 55-year old workingwoman to a 30-year old medical school resident. She believes competition prep is “the new 10k”—a way for anyone to get in the best shape of their lives, and self-empowerment through the trying journey and ultimate accomplishment—getting on stage!

After over 10,000 personal training workouts, Jill’s philosophy has morphed over the years and has settled on the Metabolic Effect-style of training, which is a shorter-duration, higher-intensity fat loss workout. On the nutrition front, Jill works with each client individually to create a tailored workout based on their specific sensitivities and current fitness level. There is no one-size-fits-all approach that works for everyone when it comes to contest prep. Jill has successfully facilitated body change in clients with gluten intolerances, dairy allergies, weight loss resistance, chronic fatigue and post-menopause. Anyone can compete if they have the drive, determination and the right JillFit program :)

Though much has happened since I last updated, I wanted to use this post to bring everyone up to speed on the JillFit biz and give you guys an update on the what's next. Doing a news piece for WXII News 12 in Winston-Salem, NC today, which we are super-excited about! I love when my girls get a close-up! They amaze me everyday!

For more information about contest prep with JillFit, contact Jill at jill@jillfit.com !!