July 14th, 2009 
admin 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.
Anyone can call themselves a personal trainer, but hanging out a sign or just calling themselves that does not make it true. They must have the required qualifications. They should be able to give you relevant information that you need. They should have the drive and the knowledge of the body and its development. Do not just choose the first so-called personal trainer that comes along.
Personal trainers and therapists are similar in the way that you will find yourself revealing your embarrassing secretes to your personal trainer that you normally keep hidden from people. Such as your desire to get back to that old dress size so that you can show up for an upcoming high school reunion or that you couldn’t stop yourself from finishing a whole box of chocolates.
The difference would then be shown between the two when the personal trainer will not just sit there and sympathize with you but will help whip you into shape by exercising you, pulling, stretching, pushing and advising you. An active personal trainer is a good personal trainer. You could be putting your health on the line, if you do not chose the right trainer for you. Knowing their philosophy should be one of the major factors before you even think of hiring them.
Knowing your personal trainer’s 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.
You will want to know if the program this personal trainer advocates is based on research and results or hit and miss methods of trial and error. You want to know the trainers track record, so to speak, and whether they follow a generic program or a customized program for each individual client. You need to find out if they are working with a system or just winging it!
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.
The most effective personal trainers are the ones that take the time to write out their personal philosophy as a trainer. It shows they are organized and serious about what they do and it makes it evident that they are devoted to their methods with high success rates. They evaluate the clients results as a way to make sure that their methods are indeed effective. Someone that will deliver consistent results is not something that should be considered extra; it should be a top-notch priority.
Look at it this way; if someone that calls himself or herself a personal trainer has not even taken the time to do their share of the work, which it to write out their personal trainer philosophy what would make you believe that they would put in 100% of their effort to helping you get in shape?
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Hello,
I believe that philosophy and motivation are important, they could have a good philosophy but unless they can motivate you and push you – they can not do their job as effectively.
They should be motivated to push you – if they are enthusiastic about your goals, you will find them much more exciting to achieve.
I agree, but remember that motivation just like everything else, has two sides. In other words, motivation is a two way street. The best trainer in the world will fail at his job unless you yourself are motivated. Only you have the choice to succeed. Somebody else pushing you will only go so far.