Personal Trainer: Joshua Cox

For years people have tried to lose weight by exercising and eating right. But there’s another way that combines both, called a personal trainer. A personal trainer is a person, male or female, who works with you to lose weight. They have exercises that they have you do, and if you ask them they’ll help you plan out things you should eat, also.
My older brother, Joshua Cox, is a personal trainer. He has been training people for over 6 years. He loves his job and with his help my mother has lost over 80 pounds. My cousin Brody Cole and I train with Josh for our athletics; mine being softball and Brody’s being football.
“I always get a good work out with him, and by the end I have more energy for the day,” said Tina Shobe, Joshua’s mother said.
“He always kicks my butt, but it just makes me want to get back the next time and try harder. I want guns like his!” said Kevin Todd, Joshua’s uncle.
Many members of our family go to him for workouts, as well as other people from Urbana. But he’s not the only trainer out there. Kinex Fitness Studio has over four trainers that are ready to help you, your friends, or an entire group of people get the results you want. There are even Fitness Classes that you can take if you want to workout in a group.
Cox is a very experienced trainer and loves his job very much. Every time I ask him if he would change it, he replies: “No, well, I would train famous people as well as my family and friends.”
“Every time I watch my brother train someone he has a look of, pride at seeing them working so hard. When our mother lost her 80 pounds he sent her flowers and a fruit salad so she would know he was proud of her. He’s very kind, and he always tries to make you do your best, every single time you train with him,” said Leah Cox, Cox’s sister.
So remember, if you want a personal trainer, they will be hard on you, but they are doing it for your own good. They want to see you succeed, it makes them proud to have you as a client.
“I always want my clients do better the next time I see them. If they fail, I feel like I failed them. So I try harder, and I learn new things that will help my clients even more,” Cox said.