Provo, UT; Y Be Fit - Jocelyn

For my internship I worked at Y Be Fit as a health coach.  Y Be Fit can be found on the BYU campus in the Richards Building just kitty corner from the information desk.
At Y Be Fit I had the opportunity to participate in a wide range of activities.  I got to meet with clients on a weekly basis to help them on the path to health and wellness, perform body composition tests, various fitness tests (including a treadmill test to estimate VO2 max), as well as interpret blood work results for each client.  I had the opportunity to discuss all of the test results with each client at the beginning of their journey with Y Be Fit and again at the end so they could see the progress they made.
I also had the opportunity to learn more about coaching psychology, incorporate different styles of learning into my daily work, and work with other brilliant interns who all brought different ideas and perspectives to the table that provided many insights and tools that helped everyone learn and grow as a health coach.

Provo Ut; Intermountain Healthcare Cardio Rehabilitation- Kaitlin "100 Day Heart Challenge"

For the last 100 days, I have had the opportunity of working with the 100-day heart challenge participants here at the hospital in Provo.  At the beginning of the program, I was given three participants for whom I would devise work-out routines, and essentially, oversee their physical fitness during the course of the challenge.  With my three participants this summer, I have seen struggles, disappoints, failures, heart aches, successes, and joys.  I have watched as they have motivated themselves to work through pain and trials to change their lives for the better.

I will admit, at the onset, I was skeptical.  I did not really know if 100 days could make a significant difference in the lives of these individuals.  How wrong I was!  And the benefits run deeper than I ever could have imagined.  They are physical, emotional, and spiritual.  Not only have these people learned to sweat and enjoy it (both physically as well as through emotional and spiritual trials as well) but I have gained so much from my experience with them.  Not only have I learned that I actually could love personal training (who knew?), but I've seen the examples of these individuals, and have learned greatly from their life wisdom.  Each has been a blessing to me in my life as I struggle through the many decisions I am facing.

Soon, these contestants will have their final weigh in, and one of them will be declared a winner, but to me they are all winners because of the decision they made to change their lives for the better.  At this time, our paths will part, but I know that I will forever be changed by the decision I made to do an internship this summer.