Questions to Ask a Personal Trainer
12 June 2009Hiring a personal trainer is a great way to benefit from exercising out in the briefest amount of time. A personal trainer will make a program that is made for your fitness level and goals. But discovering a personal trainer that is qualified, and that can motivate you in the way that you need, can be problematic. Here are five subjects to cover with prospective trainers, and yourself, so you can find the right trainer for you.
A Book Cover Doesn’t Lie
Hiring a personal trainer is the one time you should start judging the book by its cover. If a potential trainer can’t keep themselves in good shape, chances are, it’s doubtful they can motivate you. Your trainer dooesn’t have to be an olympiad, but, they should be in good physical shape and have lots of energy.
Training
Anyone can call themselves a personal trainer, there are no licensing programs, but plenty of certification options. Ask for a copy of your trainers certification or diploma, and find out what type of training they did to become a trainer. Every trainer should definitely also have CPR and first aid training.
References
Talk to past and current clients to hear their experiences. See if they lost the weight they needed to, if they could count on the trainer, any issues they may have had, if they ever hit weight loss plateaus and how they were handled. Any references you get will likely only be positive, so ask the trainer what problems they have had with clients, and how they handled them. Every business has problem clients, so they should be able to answer.
Training Philosophy
Do you want a more relaxed trainer? A drill sergeant? Are you self motivated? Getting along with your personal trainer is essential, so your personalities have to be compatible.
Pricing and Policies
Pricing is often thought to be the most important question, but go deeper and find out cancellation policies, payment types accepted, and what happens in case of injury or sickness. The most expensive trainer isn’t necessarily the greatest, and the cheapest may be cheap for a reason, so consider the fees beside the other responses you’ve obtained.
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