by Josef Brandenburg You may have thought about getting a personal fitness trainer. If you have, you should first consider their philosophy. It is very important to make sure he or she is a good match for you. You should look through their brochure or website, specifically for their philosophy. If you cannot seem to find it, make it a point to ask to see it; it should be your first step in the pre-qualifying process. Hanging out a sign and calling themselves a personal trainer, does not make them a personal trainer. You need to find out their qualifications. You need to have some proof that they are in fact more knowledgeable than you about the body and its development. You need to be sure that that person is certified and qualified to coach and train you. Most importantly, you need to find out if their personality and ideas for your health the same as yours. Working with a personal trainer is a little bit like working with a therapist. You’ll find yourself confiding some of your deepest secrets in your trainer (i.e., I have got to get back into this dress before my class reunion or I will be the laughing stock of my class! Or, I cannot believe it, but I ate that entire box of donuts in one sitting!). But with an additional caveat: Your personal trainer will do a lot more than sit there and nod. A personal trainer will push you, pull you, work you, stretch you, exercise you, and advise you! A good personal trainer is not passive but active, and as such, if you don’t select the right personal trainer for you, you could be putting your health in jeopardy. Therefore, it is critical that you understanding that personal trainers philosophy before you start working together”or even consider that person for the job. The important things you should know about a personal trainer before you hire them is their background and their approach which you would get from their philosophy. It would include details about their knowledge in the field of nutrition, exercise, fitness, physical anatomy etc. If they have been educated in those fields, you would be a good idea to find out by whom. Getting certificates from companies that supply

vitamins is entirely different from credentials of someone who was pre-med in college prior to becoming a personal trainer. Find out how much experience they have in the personal training business, get some references from past or current clients and find out just what the program involves. Find out if, research is the basis for their workout programs or if they just try it and see if it works. Don’t be part of a trial and error learning system. Check their record of accomplishment and see if it is just a generic regimen they use for every client or if you will get a regimen aimed specifically for your body. It is important to find out if they have a system in place or if they just make it all up as they go along. A good way to see if your personal trainer is dedicated to helping you, is to ask them to see a copy of their philosophy and if they don’t have it in writing, then they don’t have one at all. It is very unlikely that that personal trainer will help you get the body you want. The most effective personal trainers are the ones that take the time to write out their personal philosophy as a trainer. It shows they are organized and serious about what they do and it makes it evident that they are devoted to their methods with high success rates. They evaluate the clients results as a way to make sure that their methods are indeed effective. Someone that will deliver consistent results is not something that should be considered extra; it should be a top-notch priority. A personal trainer is supposed to be someone that will work with you to meet your weight loss goals. If a personal trainer is not going to put in the time and effort to write out his personal philosophy on training than I cannot see how the same person would put their time and effort into helping you. About the Author: Josef Brandenburg is a well known Washington, DC personal trainer for busy people and author of The Body You Want. To read his personal training philosophy click the link.

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Why A Personal Trainers Philosophy Matters to YOU