What is a Personal Trainer?
Personal Trainers are highly trained and experienced health and fitness professionals.
There are a variety of trainers around who specialise in different areas of sport, exercise,
health and fitness. They may vary from exercise specialists, relaxation gurus, nutrition
consultants, and sport-specific coaches to name but a few.
It is important to hire a personal trainer who has expertise and qualifications in the areas
you are looking to improve.
How will personal training help you?
Personal training can be beneficial to all types of people and personalities in their quest to achieve health and fitness goals. These benefits may include the following:-
- to motivate and encourage
- to enhance knowledge and provide new skills and ideas
- to provide an enjoyable experience
- to push us to higher intensities than we could reach alone
- to provide a variety of different sessions to alleviate boredom
- to assess progression through testing and assessment
Even personal trainers should hire a personal trainer.
What do sessions consist of?
This all depends on what your goals and fitness levels are.
- They could take place indoors, or outdoors, at home or in the gym
- They may involve walking, running, cycling, boxing, stability ball training, swimming, pilates, yoga, aerobics, circuit or weight training. With access to leisure facilities the opportunities are endless.
- They may last between half an hour and two hours, and take place twice weekly or fortnightly. It all depends on your lifestyle, how motivated you are, and how quickly you want results.
People get results 50% faster
with a personal trainer than by training alone.
What else is involved with the service?
Personal training should not just be about meeting once a week/month. There should be
regular contact between a trainer and client to ensure goals and targets are being met,
that motivation levels are high, eating plans are going well etc. Your trainer should be
contactable via telephone or e-mail.
Your trainer should also offer other services including health and fitness assessments,
nutrition planning, diet analysis, regular exercise programmes, sports therapy, smoking
cessation, and information leaflets/articles.
What equipment do I need?
None. A reputable trainer should have their own fitness testing and exercise equipment. They will bring this along each time they meet you.