I am back for another client features. Tonight I want to introduce you all to the amazing Kim Palichuk.
👉🏻Thank you for doing this feature Kim. First of all, can you tell us who you are?
Kim Palichuk
👉🏻😂 ok great ha ha!
👉🏻Why did you hire a coach?
In 2016 I was successfully treated for cancer. Prior to that, I had spent many years focusing on running as my primary form of exercise, with some weight training. I also practiced and taught Pilates for many years. After cancer, I just did not want to go back to running, with all of the back, knee and foot issues that were my "normal" when I ran. I felt like I had lost all of my fitness and I needed someone to help me find my way not only back to feeling strong again, but to find a new path that didn't beat up my body the way running did. I really wanted to get strong.
👉🏻What are your current workout goals?
My workout goals are actually pretty wholistic. As I mentioned, I wanted (and still want) to get strong, fit, and build up my conditioning. For me though, my journey with Deanna has also been an internal journey.
I've struggled with body dysmorphia for much of my adult life. I have worked hard to recognize and avoid "the comparison trap" and to embrace the fact that building muscle means getting bigger! As someone who spent so many years running towards getting smaller this is a real mind shift for me.
👉🏻Any tips to those who are struggling?
This is NOT a linear journey. There are times when I feel that I am making great progress and times where I feel I am spinning my wheels. I have made my workouts a priority- I never, ever miss a session with Deanna unless I am out of town or literally am too sick to move (which fortunately has not happened very often!) We have worked though injuries, days when I am under the weather, and now through these strange times via FaceTime.
👉🏻ahhhhh the long game. So many of my clients have come to me wanting that elusive transformation in 12 weeks like they see on Instagram. Kim has settled in for the long game and sustainable results. Body image, muscle gain and confidence do not just happen overnight.
Kim and I have gone through so many ups and downs and I am lucky and grateful to be her coach.
If this sounds like something you can resonate with, please do not hesitate to message me.
Deanna
