Livre d'Or

Congratulations on all the progress you've made in the last twelve months. And congratulations in particular for continuing to think about creative ways to keep your running going, despite having life throw a few hurdles in your way that curtailed things for a while. Sounds like you did the sensible thing in taking a break when you noticed it was hurting your health, rest and recovery is important. Zombies app is a great idea to renew your motivation and interest in running. :)

I've recently been on the hunt for a trainer to help me out with, among other things, my lifting form. Feedback from the ones I've consulted with so far (none of whom I've been particularly keen on) is that my form is excellent and they're impressed with what I've picked up from watching YouTube videos and reading about things. My interpretation of this is that most people don't think too much about form or pay much attention to it, so if you're smart and thoughtful, watch the videos closely, listen to how things are supposed to feel, and tune in to what's going on in your body when you're lifting, then you can probably learn pretty well from online resources. I reckon that probably covers you.

It's worth a try with a trainer, but yeah, the problem I've had is that too many of them are focussed on weight loss and/or muscle gain. Body composition changes, basically. I've had to work quite hard and do fairly extensive research to find one who doesn't have that focus. I've found it so frustrating when I go into a consultation and lay out exactly what I want (nothing to do with body composition) and still get comments on weight and/or musculature from the trainer.