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How to choose a good PERSONAL TRAINER !

I’ve been getting feedback from people who have so got into the “dieting without dieting” and the “exercise without exercise” that I’ve been promoting.

Some of these people are getting such good results that they are feeling motivated to get properly into the whole gym and fitness thing, and they have asked me how to find a good Personal Trainer.  I can definitely give you some good pointers on this !

There are a lot of guys who have “done a course” and got a Certificate and then set up as a Personal Trainer.   But, in itself, a Personal Training  “certificate” is not an indication of anything.   I look at it this way…in School, I studied Maths for 5 years, and I got my Certificate OK.   But I only got 70%, which means that I was wrong on 30% of it, and by now I’ve forgotten another 50% of all that, so I certainly couldn’t set myself up as a Maths trainer !   On the other hand, I have a mate who can’t add 2 + 2, and yet he can tell you who won the AFL Grand Final every year for the past 50 years – which is going back long before he was even born.   He can tell you the teams who played each year, he can name all the players in the teams, he can even tell you the score of each game, and the names of the players who scored the goals !

This is because the AFL is his passion.   And this is what you need in a Personal Trainer – not a Certificate, but a passion.   Your Personal Trainer should have a passion for fitness, a passion for keeping his fitness knowledge up to date with all the latest research and discoveries, and a passion for passing on his knowledge and helping other people achieve their fitness goals !

And your Personal Trainer should know about diet.   Diet is the foundation of training, and without a proper diet your workout, exercise and training won’t get you anywhere.   For example, did you know that you can eat as much calcium as you want, but it won’t give you strong bones unless you also get the right proportions of Vitamin D and Magnesium, because without them your body won’t absorb the Calcium.   Your Personal Trainer should know all about diet as well as exercise.   Carbohydrates, proteins, amino acids, fats (yes – that word again !), and all the other things your body needs to fuel itself and to build itself.

Also, your Personal Trainer should look the way you want to look.   If you want to look toned and fit, you should find a Personal Trainer who looks toned, healthy and fit – because if he can’t get himself toned and fit then for sure he can’t get you looking toned, healthy and fit.  And if you’re a guy who wants to build bulk and muscle, then you should find a Personal Trainer who has bulked himself up nicely.   If he can do it for himself, then he can do it for you !

And your Personal Trainer should look smart – he should be fit, and healthy and he should be tidy.  Anyone who takes care of their health and fitness is also going to take care to get a smart hair cut and wear smart clothes.   Think of it this way, would your hire a Personal Trainer who was fat, with long greasy hair, and who was wearing the same dirty T-shirt and torn jeans every time you met him ?   You want to get fit and healthy so you can look good, right ?   So don’t rely on a guy who looks like a slob to make you look good !

Finally, find a Personal Trainer who motivates you, motivates and inspires you through his own positive and enthusiastic attitude to fitness and to life.   Depending on your Personal Trainer’s attitude, your journey to fitness can either be hard work and drudgery, or it can be full of enthusiasm, it can be rewarding, and most of all, it can be fun !

Find yourself a good Personal Trainer, and you won’t look back !

Come back soon – I’ve got lots more good stuff for you.   In the meantime, email me here if you have any questions, or any ideas for anything you’d like to see featured in a future blog.