Choosing a results driven and reliable personal trainer can
be tough.
With so many misleading and downright dishonest gimmicks,
and solutions in the dieting and weight loss industries
finding a reliable and honest trainer should be first and
foremost.
Before you even consider hiring a personal trainer consider
these 7 criteria that will help you find a solid and proven
personal training company.
1) What is their education and certification?
A quality Personal Trainer should have a national
accredited certification through a reputable agency such as
the National Strength & Conditioning Association or the
American Council on Exercise not some weekend crash course
where you pay for a certificate. Even with a certification
a trainer is only as good as the results they deliver with
their clients.
A solid academic background with a minimum of a bachelor's
in Exercise Science or related field will ensure a personal
trainer has the proper knowledge and background to produce
a results driven program that will deliver exactly what you
need - results.
2) Are you paying for sessions or results?
The standard view of a personal training is you pay for
sessions and you workout with a Personal Trainer. Are you
paying for sessions or the results from an effective and
fat burning fitness program? Any number of people can lead
you through a workout session. They need to be more than
just a rep counter at your sessions, they need to be a
coach that will show you all the critical elements to
achieve your health and fitness goals.
You should receive nutritional strategies, motivational
strategies and continuous accountability through email and
phone. You should receive continuous guidance and support
through every step of your quest for fitness. Look for a
personal trainer that will not just give you sessions, but
provide a detailed plan of action week by week to guarantee
your results and fitness success.
3) Do they have a proven system for results?
A highly successful fitness coach should do more than just
take your money - they should have a proven system for
delivering results with every single client. A system that
addresses each component of the fitness puzzle. A method
for coaching you through and ensuring you actually stick
with the program, checking up on you each week to make sure
you stick with the program for your own success.
4) What is their guarantee? (or do they even have a
guarantee)
What? A personal training guarantee? Yes! You invest into
your body with a personal trainer you better make sure you
will actually get something in return. A highly driven and
successful trainer will not blink an eye at offering a
guarantee. After all if they deliver results there should
be no worry about a guarantee.
Having a written and marketed guarantee proves you won't be
throwing away your hard earned $$ or your precious time.
Never work with a personal trainer unless they offer a !00%
Money-Back Guarantee.
5) Will they help you to make fitness a way of life for
your future?
What you need is really a fitness coach not a personal
trainer. Personal training is the service of guiding you
through a workout, fitness coaching is the service of
guiding you through getting you a fit body (more than just
a workout). Having a fitness coach with you every step of
the way will help you to avoid the confusion and misleading
info out there and find out how to maintain fitness as a
way of life not a temporary condition.
6) What experience to they have in the fitness industry?
A highly dedicated and motivated personal trainer will be
dedicated to fitness as a career. You don't want someone
who has fitness as just a hobby, who thinks hanging out at
the gym is a social event. Look for a personal trainer who
dedicates themself to continuous learning and continuous
improvement. Who has proven credibility through writing,
speaking and credentials.
Do they have published articles? Are they relied upon by
the media? Do they give presentations to public groups?
Have they been interviewed as a credible source for fitness
information? These are things to consider to help determine
if they are actually serious about fitness, which means
results for you.
7) Do they address every area needed to get you results?
(not just training sessions)
Look for a personal trainer that addresses more than just
working out. Look for someone who will show you how to
include proper eating habits, motivational strategies to
keep you going with your fitness program, and gives you a
detailed plan of action to get you to that body you desire
in the shortest amount of time possible.
If you don't address each area you going to end up sunk
with wasted time and $$.
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Zach Hunt is the owner and head fitness coach of Physzique,
a high-end personal fitness coaching service in Spokane,
WA. He helps his clients to quickly and permanently drop
unwanted fat and transform their body with a proven system
that takes less than 3 hours of exercise each week. Go now
to http://www.SpokaneFitnessCoach for immediately
usable health and fitness tips.
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