Personal Trainers - should we walk the walk?

27/04/2009 by admin.

My own view on personal trainers is “yes” we should walk the walk and not just talk the talk. 

When I was undertaking my PT course, one of the students (soon to be personal trainer) drew my attention.  This is because she ate a load of rubbish - cakes, chocolate, crisps.  Interestingly her energy levels were all over the place; one minute she’s be buzzing and fidgety, the next slumped in her chair falling asleep.  Also, she stood out for me (and the lecturer) as the only one on the course that had no interest in participating in what we were doing.

Before you ask…”no” she did not epitomise health and fitness - she didn’t look fit or lean.  Why would anyone go to this woman for personal training?  She appeared to have no motivational skills, couldn’t imagine her being encouraging to anyone.  If I were the lecturer, I would not have passed her.

Surely personal trainers have to believe in the concept of a healthy lifestyle and live it too.  We should be fit, we should eat healthily, we should lead by example.    Otherwise, why would you believe a word we say or why would we motivate you to improve your lifestyle?

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