Personal
Training
Individuals or small groups
The personal training
relationship begins, even before
the first workout, when the
client in pursuit of a healthier
life-style and the body to go
with it
(hopefully, in that
order) confides in the trainer
their goals, weight, physical
limitations, and possibly other
personal information, like their
past exercise successes and
failures. Because of the
sensitive, private nature of
these confidences, it is of
utmost importance that the
trainer create a safe,
supportive and absolutely
confidential environment for the
client, in our studio that
includes a confidentiality
agreement that is signed by my
partner, Tanya Loken, and
myself, at the client’s
complimentary consultation. The
next step is after considering
their aforementioned
information, in addition to
their health history, the
trainer in response tailors a
program specifically to their
wants and needs, that will not
only culminate in the
realization of their goals, but
better educate them on the
correct form and technique
needed to exercise safely and
effectively.
Every personal trainer has
their own unique style and
approach, and what they enjoy
most about the profession, for
me it’s the creative element of
training and incorporating all
the modes of exercise I know,
while developing new ones. I
often combine circuit, interval
and cross training, with yoga
and conditioning exercises, for
sports, such as golf, sometimes
even in the same session. I feel
my twenty years of experience in
the field make it easier for me
to give my clients not only the
kind of workout that will keep
it fresh, but that make them
more fit and apt to be ready and
able to accept any physical
challenge. For an older client
that might be finally becoming
strong enough to be able to lift
himself/herself off the floor
unassisted, or for an overweight
client it could be for the first
time being able to do fifty
crunches.
It’s witnessing and
celebrating the progress of my
clients, big and small, that
makes my profession so
fulfilling to me; I cheer for
them, and am as happy and
excited as they are when they
reach their goals. Because, to
me, for a long lasting,
successful training journey to
take place clients and trainers
should feel like working
together has been a positive,
mutually gratifying experience.
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