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Personal
Trainer
Finds Her
Groove
CONT'D...
Why so
secretive?
“You learn a
lot about
the
psychology
of obesity,”
Hale
confesses.
“What you
have to face
is that you
are not just
fat because
you ate too
much. There
is something
in your life
that you
excuse with
your
weight.”
Hale reached
her goal
last year,
just before
she turned
40. It was
an arduous
18-month
journey.
“There were
times when
the fear of
what I was
doing would
grip me. The
fear of
being thin.
The fear of
actually
overcoming
it. The
horror of
having to
maintain it
for the rest
of my life.
Sometimes I
would want
to throw
up.”
But Hale’s
perseverance
paid off and
she was
surprised at
the results,
not just how
she looked,
but how
people
reacted to
her.
“People said
silly
things,
asked me if
I was ill.
I’d tell
them it’s
the best
thing I ever
did, because
it’s brought
me so many
positive
changes, a
greater
understanding
of myself
and . . . a
job I love!”
Once Hale
reached her
goal, and
after six
months of
training and
certification,
she became a
personal
trainer and
admits now
she’s
staying fit
for the long
term.
“I have a
vested
interest in
maintaining
my shape,
because it’s
my job, and
I love
working with
other
people.”
 Hale works
as a
personal
trainer and
leads
classes in
spinning and
aerobics at
Glebe
Fitness
Centre. She
also works
with clients
in their
homes and at
other
fitness
centres in
the city.
“I am
respected
for what I
do and I
never had
that before.
I am
respected
for my work
ethic, my
dedication
and my
knowledge.
Losing
weight has
changed my
life and my
relationships.
I feel a lot
differently
about myself
and people
treat me
differently.”
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