When buying guidance in the fitness industry, ensure any monetary investment is carefully considered. Marketers scheme to convince potential customers to buy programs, subscriptions, supplements, and gimmicks that won’t lead to lasting changes. Conversely, hiring an experienced personal trainer holds immense value. Some perks of hiring a quality coach include tested experience, proven results, ongoing education, support, guidance, and accountability.
Quality trainers know the human body, why specific training methods work, and can even use exercise to address chronic pain or mobility issues. Popular and social media can be a good place to learn training advice- but are you sure you are executing this information properly? A knowledgeable trainer can spot issues with technique performance, apply appropriate exercises and programming, and decipher flimsy fitness trends versus researched and tested training methods.
Trainers and coaches provide the support, guidance, and accountability necessary for clients struggling during workouts or with training consistency. Do you work out hard for a few weeks, only to fall off and have to start all over? Do you get easily discouraged when you don’t immediately notice fat loss or muscle gain? Do you constantly try out new programs but can’t figure out why you aren’t making progress? A coach or trainer is there to guide and support a person through these and other pitfalls.
Properly learning how to strength train and improve cardiovascular fitness levels also has far reaching implications for preventing disease and future healthcare costs. Investing money and time into a trainer will set you up to live more years at a healthy body weight and activity level, decreasing the likelihood of experiencing chronic disease. Mcleod, Stokes, & Phillips (2019) found that strength training reduces the risk of chronic diseases like diabetes, cardiovascular disease, cancer, and mobility disability. Research by Mcleod et al. (2019) and others has shown that regularly engaging in strength training can have direct effects on preventing chronic diseases as people age. Less disease means lower healthcare costs and better quality of life, as people age.
The top two objections I hear from people who are interested in joining a gym or hiring a personal trainer are: “It’s too expensive” and, “I don’t have time”. People spend money on and allocate time for people, experiences, and things that are important to them. A person willing to take responsibility for their health and fitness level will spend both money and time to realize necessary improvements.
Hiring a professional outsources pain points around bad exercise technique, improper programming, and uncertainty. Even a short time spent with a coach will result in more efficient goal acquisition and provide solutions to stalled fitness progress. Put some skin in the game of fitness and see for yourself how much more committed you become after working with me!
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References
Mcleod, J. C., Stokes, T., & Phillips, S. M. (2019). Resistance Exercise Training as a Primary Countermeasure to Age-Related Chronic Disease. Frontiers in physiology, 10, 645. doi:10.3389/fphys.2019.00645
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