CBS: You’re certified in TRX, kickboxing and the like. How do you help your clients choose the right workout plan? Nicole: I structure a workout regimen for my clients based on their needs. For example a client that is seeking weight loss verses the client that just left physical therapy and needs to rebuild their strength require different types of workouts. Therefore, it begins with what their goals are and we work from that starting point. CBS: What are clients looking for when they secure your services? Nicole: I believe they are looking for someone who wants to see them win and give them large does of positive reinforcement. CBS: Do you have more men or women clients? Nicole: I have more women clients then men. CBS: Is there a difference with training a man verses a woman? Is our approach different?
Nicole Chaplin
Nicole: I have no difference at all. Everyone on my client roster has one goal and that is to see their goals manifest safely, in a fun environment using personal training as a major tool to get them there. CBS: Is there a celebrity that you have not worked with but would love the chance to? Nicole: There’s a few and their names are Oprah, Warren Buffet and NAS. CBS: Since diabetes, cancer and heart disease is effecting women in larger numbers, it is so important to workout. However, I find that black women in particular need a greater push to workout. Sometimes, although I understand this issue well, we don’t want to sweat out our natural hair! Have you encountered this in your career? Nicole: Of course, the hair issue. I told myself early that my hair is not going to stop me from doing what I want to do. I wear a silk flat headband when I workout and quickly after I am finished at the gym I dry my hair since I sweat a great deal. I also do deep conditioning as often as I can. I haven’t gone back to my natural hair yet, but I find what works best is wearing a headband (silk or satin wrap) to keep the hairline in tact and style in place until after the workout.
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