Do you consider health important? Do you want to feel better in your own skin? Do you want more energy and better fitness, but lack the motivation? You want to eat healthier, but don’t know what or how? You’re not mentally strong enough to achieve your goals. You always have those weird pains. You work out three times a week at the gym but it doesn’t seem to help? Then Personal Training is for you.
What can a personal trainer do for me?
Your personal trainer creates a customized ‘training plan’. So, not just a fitness schedule but much more. Isn’t it great to have someone who really listens to you? Someone who understands you, lends a sympathetic ear, knows what you need, pats you on the back, compliments you, and occasionally gives you a kick in the butt. This is exactly what a personal trainer can do for you.
Most personal trainers can also greatly assist you in creating a dietary plan. ‘What exactly should I eat and what should I eat less of.’
Maybe you’re thinking like many others: ‘I can never afford a personal trainer, that’s way too expensive.’
That was indeed the case.
Nowadays, many people have experienced personal training or coaching. Hourly rates vary between €15 and €100. Price differences have multiple causes. For instance, novice personal trainers, freelancers, or personal trainers on payroll often have lower rates than highly experienced personal trainers. A personal trainer with a lot of knowledge, skill, and experience will charge higher prices. But achieving results and reaching your goals, becoming a happier person, is worth something to you, isn’t it?
What areas can you receive personal guidance in?
Weight management, lifestyle change, rehabilitation. Improving strength, fitness, and flexibility. Mental coaching, quitting smoking, overcoming eating disorders.
Sports-specific goals such as preparing for a marathon or tennis competition, and much more.
How does personal training work exactly?
Based on an extensive intake interview, the following aspects are examined:
- Goals
- Health (issues)
- Injuries (conditions)
- Sporting history
- Living situation
- Dietary habits
- Needs
- Testing and measurements
- Training plan (including dietary plan)
- Price agreement
- Appointment for the 1st Personal Training session
The benefits of personal training
Benefits of Personal Training
1. Expertise
2. Personal attention
3. Customized program
4. Challenging
5. Varied
6. Helps you achieve your goal(s)
7. Assists you in choosing the right nutrition
8. Helps you mentally
9. Yields faster results
10. A good feeling
Disadvantages of personal training
In my opinion, the only disadvantage is that anyone can call themselves a personal trainer. The quality and reliability of a personal trainer are not always clear beforehand. Find a personal trainer who suits you by requesting references, among other things. If strength, muscle mass, and endurance are your goals, don’t stick with a personal trainer who puts you on a Bosu ball because supposedly you need to work on your core stability first. Use your common sense and rely on your intuition. There are very good personal trainers, but there are also charlatans.
The costs are often seen as a disadvantage. When results are achieved, it is priceless. Think of diabetic patients who can lower their medication and even stop it. Think of people with obesity who are limited in various ways by their condition. Discrimination in job applications, cardiovascular diseases, shortness of breath, etc.
Think of meeting the strict physical admission requirements for the police, navy, etc.
Fashion models who are just not slim enough to break through internationally. How do I achieve a healthy hip circumference of 92 cm?
You must realize that a Personal Trainer is a specialist in their field. An expert. If your car breaks down, you go to the garage; if you want to do something about your hair, you go to the hairdresser. To paint your house, seek legal advice, etc., you go to the respective specialists.
So if you want to improve your figure or your health, get fit or fitter, or change your lifestyle, opt for personal training.
