Why A Personal Trainers Philosophy Has An Impact On YOU
A lot of people think about using the services of a fitness trainer. But their philosophy matching yours should be the very first thing you consider before you take the plunge. It is the first step in the pre-qualifying procedure, so look up their website or go through their brochure and if their philosophy is not readily available, by all means ask for it.
Hanging out a sign and calling themselves a personal trainer, does not make them a personal trainer. You need to find out their qualifications. You need to have some proof that they are in fact more knowledgeable than you about the body and its development. You need to be sure that that person is certified and qualified to coach and train you. Most importantly, you need to find out if their personality and ideas for your health the same as yours.
Working out with a personal trainer can often be compared to working with a therapist because you may find yourself confessing embarrassing secrets that you wouldn't want anyone knowing such as stressing over fitting into a certain dress size before your high school reunion or indulging in an entire box of donuts in one sitting. The difference here is that your personal trainer is active unlike a passive therapist who will just sit there and nod in agreement! A personal trainer will do far more to help you. They will push you on and work you, stretching, pulling, exercising and advising, so they can help solve your weight issues. If you do not make the right decision, you could be putting your health at risk. That is the importance of knowing your trainer's philosophy before you begin working with them.
A personal trainers philosophy should give you several very important clues about the person you will be working with, along with their background and their approach. For instance, you will find out if the personal trainer has been educated in physical anatomy, nutrition, exercise, and other matters"and if so, by whom? Getting a certificate from a vitamin supply company is infinitely different than someone who attended college for pre-med prior to deciding to become a personal trainer. You will want to know how long the personal trainer has been physically training others, who some of those clients are (ask for references), and what their program entails.
You should find out if the training program that the personal trainer uses was based on genuine results and research or based on trial and error. You also need to find out if your program will be customized specially for you and your requirements of if they follow one basic program for all clients. Also, it is important to find out if they have a system that works good course of action in place.
If the personal trainer you consider doesn't have a personal trainers philosophy"in writing"chances are they're just winging it. And that does not bode well for their success rate or their chance of helping you meet your goals.
To be effective, a personal trainer needs to take the time to write out their personal trainers philosophy as a means of getting organized and getting serious about what they do and how they do it. It demonstrates that they have critically evaluated their methods and success rates, tracked the results of their clients, and used that information to develop a sound training system that will deliver consistent results"which is what you want.
Consider this: If someone who calls him- or herself a personal trainer hasn't even taken the time to properly prepare a personal trainers philosophy before looking for clients"in other words, he or she hasn't done the work necessary to ensure success as a personal trainer"what makes you think they have what it takes to help you work out to achieve your potential and realize success in meeting your goals? - 17269
Hanging out a sign and calling themselves a personal trainer, does not make them a personal trainer. You need to find out their qualifications. You need to have some proof that they are in fact more knowledgeable than you about the body and its development. You need to be sure that that person is certified and qualified to coach and train you. Most importantly, you need to find out if their personality and ideas for your health the same as yours.
Working out with a personal trainer can often be compared to working with a therapist because you may find yourself confessing embarrassing secrets that you wouldn't want anyone knowing such as stressing over fitting into a certain dress size before your high school reunion or indulging in an entire box of donuts in one sitting. The difference here is that your personal trainer is active unlike a passive therapist who will just sit there and nod in agreement! A personal trainer will do far more to help you. They will push you on and work you, stretching, pulling, exercising and advising, so they can help solve your weight issues. If you do not make the right decision, you could be putting your health at risk. That is the importance of knowing your trainer's philosophy before you begin working with them.
A personal trainers philosophy should give you several very important clues about the person you will be working with, along with their background and their approach. For instance, you will find out if the personal trainer has been educated in physical anatomy, nutrition, exercise, and other matters"and if so, by whom? Getting a certificate from a vitamin supply company is infinitely different than someone who attended college for pre-med prior to deciding to become a personal trainer. You will want to know how long the personal trainer has been physically training others, who some of those clients are (ask for references), and what their program entails.
You should find out if the training program that the personal trainer uses was based on genuine results and research or based on trial and error. You also need to find out if your program will be customized specially for you and your requirements of if they follow one basic program for all clients. Also, it is important to find out if they have a system that works good course of action in place.
If the personal trainer you consider doesn't have a personal trainers philosophy"in writing"chances are they're just winging it. And that does not bode well for their success rate or their chance of helping you meet your goals.
To be effective, a personal trainer needs to take the time to write out their personal trainers philosophy as a means of getting organized and getting serious about what they do and how they do it. It demonstrates that they have critically evaluated their methods and success rates, tracked the results of their clients, and used that information to develop a sound training system that will deliver consistent results"which is what you want.
Consider this: If someone who calls him- or herself a personal trainer hasn't even taken the time to properly prepare a personal trainers philosophy before looking for clients"in other words, he or she hasn't done the work necessary to ensure success as a personal trainer"what makes you think they have what it takes to help you work out to achieve your potential and realize success in meeting your goals? - 17269
About the Author:
Josef Brandenburg is a well known Washington, DC personal trainer for people on the go and has written the book - The Body You Want. To have a look at his personal training philosophy visit the link.
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