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What Makes a Personal Trainer Great? 7.5 Habits of the Best Personal Trainers
8 January 2009 1:13 am
Whether your trainer is experienced or a little wet behind the ears, there are some simple yet powerful habits they should have which sets them apart from the rest. Age and experience is less important than passion for what they do and compassion for you. A personal trainer is not a miracle worker, the inner desire must always come from you, but the following 7.5 habits will make your sessions more enjoyable, effective, and potentially life changing.
1. They always finish on a pampering note: It doesn’t matter what torture you’ve just been put through, if you finish with something you love, you will walk out feeling great! For most people, a partner assisted stretch does the trick, where you just lie there like a sack of potatoes and they do the stretching. Some simple massage or myofascial release can be heaven after what you just went through. Your trainer should always leave 5-10mins at the end for a little treat.
2. They listen to what you want: This can be tough because a trainer knows what you need, and may want to tell you how it is going to be. But unfortunately you know your body even better than your trainer does and they need to listen to your needs. Some women just hate lifting weights even if they know it’s good for them. Others cannot stand boxing even if they will lose weight doing it. Exercise can be fun so make sure your trainer listens to what you want and maybe it will be! Of course they may do what I call ‘mixing the peas in with the potatoes’ (the only way my mother ever got me eating peas), meaning there will be some exercises that you hate but must do. Just grin and bear those ones! But on the whole make sure you feel like your voice is heard.
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