Personal
Trainer; it’s not about you
Personal
Training has exploded over the last 15 years, and I think it’s fantastic (not
just because I’m a PT but because I really think we are a great asset to people’s
healthy lifestyles).
It makes me
very sad though when I hear people telling me their stories about how some PT’s
behave. Our job as a PT is to help people get in shape and stay in shape, and
we do this through training and wellness coaching. When we are with our clients
we need to focus on them (not texting, facebooking, checking out our own
bodies, flirting with other clients, having our coffee- believe me it happens),
this is not just due to the fact that they have paid for the session but also
and most importantly for safety reasons.
Regardless
of what is going on in my personal life, whether I am having a bad day,
stressed or haven’t gotten enough sleep the night before I always ensure that I
look energetic, well dressed and full of life and happiness, because this is
what being a PT is all about.
As a PT we
need to read our clients as soon as they walk through the door, to be able to
make that particular session just what they need on that day. If they have had
a tough day at work or a bad night sleep we might have to adjust the program to
suit them for that training session.
We need to
know our exercises so well, how it feels to do them and how to execute them, so
you can read your clients bodies and see that they are using the right muscles
and having the right body aliment.
If they need
to talk, we will listen and we will remember the conversation so we can relate
back to it later on if your client needs to.
We need to
be the best possible role models we can be for our clients, so that they see
just how attainable a healthy lifestyle is, helping them on their own journey
to health and fitness.
Yours in health and fitness,
Birgitta
Birgitta
