Considering hiring a personal trainer? Before you sign on the dotted line, consider his or her personal trainers philosophy to see if he or she is even a good potential match for you. If the personal trainer you're considering has a website or a brochure, look specifically for their personal trainers philosophy in their documentation. And if you don't find it, ask! Insist on seeing it as the first step in the pre-qualifying process.
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.
Knowing your personal trainers background and philosophy will give you vital tips to whether they are right for you. Ask them about their approach. Ask them where they were taught physical anatomy, nutrition, exercise and that is just a few of the questions you should get answers too. A certification from a vitamin supply company just isn't the same as someone who was pre-med in college before becoming a personal trainer. Learn what you can about how long they have be in the business of personal training, find out what is included in the program and ask for references of past and present clients.
Find out if, research is the basis for their workout programs or if they just try it and see if it works. Don't be part of a trial and error learning system. Check their record of accomplishment and see if it is just a generic regimen they use for every client or if you will get a regimen aimed specifically for your body. It is important to find out if they have a system in place or if they just make it all up as they go along.
A good way to see if your personal trainer is dedicated to helping you, is to ask them to see a copy of their philosophy and if they don't have it in writing, then they don't have one at all. It is very unlikely that that personal trainer will help you get the body you want.
Writing out a personal trainers philosophy not only shows you that your trainer is dedicated but organized and they take their job as a personal trainer seriously. They should keep track of their clients weight loss achievements and goals. This is the only way to prove and make sure that their methods are indeed effective and lead their clients to successful results. Consistent results should be on the top of the list when you choose a personal trainer.
A personal trainer is supposed to be someone that will work with you to meet your weight loss goals. If a personal trainer is not going to put in the time and effort to write out his personal philosophy on training than I cannot see how the same person would put their time and effort into helping you.
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.
Knowing your personal trainers background and philosophy will give you vital tips to whether they are right for you. Ask them about their approach. Ask them where they were taught physical anatomy, nutrition, exercise and that is just a few of the questions you should get answers too. A certification from a vitamin supply company just isn't the same as someone who was pre-med in college before becoming a personal trainer. Learn what you can about how long they have be in the business of personal training, find out what is included in the program and ask for references of past and present clients.
Find out if, research is the basis for their workout programs or if they just try it and see if it works. Don't be part of a trial and error learning system. Check their record of accomplishment and see if it is just a generic regimen they use for every client or if you will get a regimen aimed specifically for your body. It is important to find out if they have a system in place or if they just make it all up as they go along.
A good way to see if your personal trainer is dedicated to helping you, is to ask them to see a copy of their philosophy and if they don't have it in writing, then they don't have one at all. It is very unlikely that that personal trainer will help you get the body you want.
Writing out a personal trainers philosophy not only shows you that your trainer is dedicated but organized and they take their job as a personal trainer seriously. They should keep track of their clients weight loss achievements and goals. This is the only way to prove and make sure that their methods are indeed effective and lead their clients to successful results. Consistent results should be on the top of the list when you choose a personal trainer.
A personal trainer is supposed to be someone that will work with you to meet your weight loss goals. If a personal trainer is not going to put in the time and effort to write out his personal philosophy on training than I cannot see how the same person would put their time and effort into helping you.
About the Author:
Josef Brandenburg is Washington, DCs top personal trainer for people on the go and has written the book - The Body You Want. To read his personal training philosophy visit the link.
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