For example, bad decisions can have far reaching consequences beyond the event. If you eat a steady supply of fat-filled fast food, you most likely will develop heart disease. When you decide to avoid exercise, your muscles and bones weaken over time creating a host of problems.
On the other hand, if you decide to adhere to an exercise program and eat lots of fruits and vegetables, you are more likely to stay healthy. When you decide to hire a personal fitness and nutrition trainer, the benefits to your health are immeasurable.
Deciding to use a personal trainer can make the difference between continuing to follow an unhealthy lifestyle and taking charge of your fitness and nutrition. A personal fitness and nutrition trainer can help you make good decisions one-by-one.
Should you change your diet to include more fruits and vegetables?
Should you lose weight?
How much weight should you lose to meet weight standards?
What kind of exercise program should you follow?
Though it seems obvious you should exercise daily and eat nutritional food, it's not always as easy as it sounds. You have full days working or caring for the kids. There are errands to run, friends to visit, volunteer activities and all the chores that consume a full day.
Deciding to Get Help
Sometimes, you just have to admit you can't do it all alone. That's where a personal fitness and nutrition trainer can help. A personal trainer becomes your fitness partner, and like any partner, is encouraging and motivating.
There's a long list of reasons why you should hire a personal fitness and nutrition trainer. A major reason is to get started on your fitness program. It's too easy to never find time to exercise. It's simpler to eat a fast food burger and fries than it is to cook a healthy meal.
A personal fitness trainer can also assist those who have been exercising and trying to eat nutritionally, but are not happy with the results. A personal trainer can evaluate your current program and determine the changes that need to be made to more it more effective.
In addition, a personal trainer can keep your fitness and nutrition program interesting. One of the major reasons people quit fitness programs is boredom. A trainer can add a variety of exercises and assist with meal planning.
When you are ready to start a fitness program, or kick your current program into high gear, a personal fitness and nutrition trainer can help. Deciding to get help means deciding to get serious about staying healthy. There's no shame in needing help, but there's plenty of shame in letting your health decline through sheer neglect.
Finding A Personal Trainer
As a personal trainer in Scottsdale, Arizona, I've spent a lot of time around personal trainers. I've watched many training sessions, many good and some not so well.
Keep these points in mind when you're deciding on a personal trainer:
# Don't strictly judge a fitness trainers ability to help you get you fit by his or her body alone. That should perhaps be qualified by mentioning that just because a trainer's body is statue-like, it doesn't necessarily mean they know how to get you there also. However, if a so-called trainer is very out-of-shape, don't think twice about walking away.
# It's difficult to know in advance, although the initial meeting should tune you in: will the trainer really listen to you? To what actually motivates your fitness goals? Are they concerned about what your preexisting injuries are? You need to know that they will respect your intensity threshold as you adjust to getting back into good shape. A trainer who really listens will probably be less likely to get you injured as well.
# Remember that all certifications are not equal. Almost all personal trainers have opinions about what certification is the top qualifier. And more often than not, it's the one they have; I chose the American College of Sports Medicine certification because it's the test that frightens would-be personal trainers the most. Since my college background is in English, I needed to make sure that I had one of the most respected certs out there. The test feels like a mid-level college physiology final. The ACSM typically requires several months of preparation. On the other hand, there are other certifications that a trainer can get in weekend. My personal top-2 most respected certifications are the ACSM and the NASM.
# Make sure that the trainer's gym is close to you. This might seem obvious but it can really make life -and results- difficult. You don't need the additional stress. Your sessions will suffer if you're consistently late.
# Personal trainers are just personal trainers. Unless they have other education, they are not expert nutritionists, qualified chiropractors, MDs or naturopaths.
# Do your personalities mesh? Make sure they do. As with people in general, some trainers are very self-absorbed. You could end up listening to your trainer rambling on and on about their personal life while you're pushing yourself to finish that last exercise. And this really can happen. Will they create personalized workouts for you? It's a good idea to take the individual up on a free session or consultation first.
# Professionalism is important. This is especially true because of the closeness that may develop between clients and their trainers. You will want to feel like your trainer is respecting the confidentiality of your relationship.
At the end of it all, keep in mind: there is no magic personal fitness workout formula, and a decent exercise routine isn't usually rocket science. It's my feeling that personal training is a little more of an art than a science. You can be mostly confident that if you've selected a personal trainer that mostly knows what they're doing, you should make much more progress than you imagine possible... that is if you show up regularly.
Article by Scottsdale Personal Trainer, Klee Young
This article was written by Scottsdale personal trainer Klee Young. Klee is an independent certified personal trainer serving the Phoenix Arizona area.
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