7 Reasons To Work With A Personal Trainer
Whether you’re an athlete wanting to improve your performance or you are beginning your fitness journey, a personal trainer may just be the key to your success! Here are seven reasons why you should try working with a personal trainer.
1. ACCOUNTABILITY
Scheduling training sessions with your coach can help hold you accountable and keep you motivated and committed to your workout routine. It’s easy for many of us to find reasons why we can’t or shouldn’t go to the gym even when we’ve planned to do so. Cancelling an appointment with your trainer is much more difficult. They are your support system; your buddy in fitness to help you stay on track, even on the hardest days.
2. EFFICIENCY
A coach will create a personalized program with the correct exercises, training volume, and level of difficulty to help you maintain progress and ultimately reach your goals as efficiently as possible. Anyone can go to the gym and go through a random workout that they’ve seen on social media, and if that’s what you enjoy, there’s nothing wrong with that. Remember that all movement is good! But wouldn’t it be great if your time spent in the gym was getting you closer to your specific goals?
3. GOAL SETTING
Accomplishing your goals is a major confidence booster. We all know how good it feels to hit your targets at work or accomplish everything on your to-do list; it’s no different in the gym. Having fitness goals keeps you on track while giving you targets to work towards and seeing progress is what’s going to keep you motivated and coming back to the gym again and again. A coach can help you set realistic and attainable goals as well as create a plan to achieve them.
4. TECHNIQUE
Proper technique is essential, both in preventing injuries and ensuring that you are being as efficient as possible with your exercises. Many people suffer from low back pain and are hesitant to lift weights out of fear of making it worse. Proper technique in weight lifting should never ever cause pain in your lower back, but should in fact strengthen it and set you on the path to being pain-free. A coach can detect issues in movement patterns to help you move better, feel better, and ultimately get stronger.
5. KNOWLEDGE
Knowing what you’re doing and why goes a long way in building confidence and eventually leading to self-sufficiency in the gym. Whether it’s dispelling diet and exercise trends or explaining the usefulness of certain exercises and training styles, a coach can provide you with reliable information regarding exercise, nutrition, technique, and other wellness practices that will continue to benefit you in the long run.
6. RESULTS
Tired of not getting the results you’ve always wanted even though you think you’re doing the right things in and outside of the gym? I know many people who have tried implementing some sort of a workout routine, have gone on multiple diets, and have been frustrated because they didn’t seen tangible results from their efforts. Taking into account points 1-5, a coach can pinpoint what might be preventing you from achieving your goals and has the expertise to help you overcome those obstacles to get the results you’ve always wanted.
7. IT’S FUN
Working with a personal trainer can seem intimidating to some people, but have no fear! Workouts should be challenging, but they don’t have to be torture. The right coach will push you just hard enough, listen to you with an empathetic ear, and ultimately help you reach your goals in a safe and enjoyable environment.
Healthy eating and maintaining a workout routine can and should fit into your life in a way that works for you! A coach can help you figure out the how and set you on the path to success. It’s time to get the results you’ve always wanted.
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