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What
Is A Personal Trainer |
by:
Jan
Nicholas |
Imagine
stepping into the gym for the first time
in your life. There are so many machines
and gadgets. What do you do first? Is this
one safe? Are you using it right? There
are so many questions to ask about trying
to get physically fit as well. How much
should you push yourself? How much is too
much?
A personal trainer is someone who steps
in and will coach you through your weight
loss regime. What is it that a personal
trainer does exactly?
Finding Out What A Personal Trainer Does
Is Step Number One
Whenever I want to find out what it is that
a personal trainer does, I simply visit
the website or look at an advertisement
of another personal trainer. From one location
that is located in California, I have found
the following list to be exactly what a
personal trainer does.
Coaching workouts that intensify gradually
at different stages
Working to increase improvement function
of the body from walking and running, etc.
Keeping a client up to date on nutrition
Practices safe stretching and exercise techniques
Helps to increase muscle tone and metabolism
in the body
Minimize the possibility of injury
Increase the client's self-confidence and
put good 'stress' to encourage
Eliminate laziness and excuses from stopping
the client from getting what they want
What is it that Clients Ask When Looking
for a Personal Trainer?
One that I have found says that finding
the best personal trainer is to simply ask
a lot of questions. If you ask questions
of your personal trainer and he or she does
not know the answer or doesn't give an answer
you are particularly happy with, a client
should simply walk away.
If you are looking to become a personal
trainer, expect to hear questions. What
is your background? How long have you been
doing this? How are you involved in the
industry? Do you stay competitive in the
industry? What is the education level that
you have? Did you get certified in a weekend
or are you university educated? Are you
continuing to educate yourself on the latest
health techniques? Insurance? CPR? First
Aid?
If you are able to answer these questions
to a client, you'll be much more likely
to sign a client. Above all, personal trainer
will make a customer state his or her reasonable
goals and set a plan to reach those goal
in a healthy and constructive learning environment
that will let the client keep the regime
for years to come, even if they stop using
the personal trainer.
What is it That Separates a Good Personal
Trainer from a Bad One?
Like when you shop for anything else, there
are good trainers and there are bad personal
trainers, but what is the difference?
A good personal trainer would tell you that
you should shop around and find the right
trainer for you. A lot of corporate gym
trainers have sales quotas, do you really
think they're primary interest is your health?
Most of them have minimal training and are
more of a sales person than a trainer.
If you are looking to become a personal
trainer, what is it you should do first?
Try to take course on exercise, fitness
and health. If you also stay involved personally
in the body building industry, you're also
staying on top of the competition. Commitment
is the key; you have to be committed, as
your clients certainly will not be. They
will want to quit and give excuses. You
can't let them.
Above all, a personal trainer really cares
about the client. You can't simply treat
them like another paycheck. A customer has
personal goals and needs and is asking you
to help them along a path they can't walk
on their own. What a personal trainer is,
is not a salesman or a drill sergeant, a
personal trainer is a coach, a mentor and
a partner on a road to a goal.
About
the Author: Jan Nicholas - For more
tips like these go to http://www.personaltrainingclasses.com/
where you will learn how to keep in shape
and start your very own personal training
career!
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