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One of the major benefits of the YourBestBodyNOW
Program and several other programs like it is that you can
lose weight and meet your fitness and weight loss goals even if
you have neither the time nor money to get a personal trainer.
At the same time, if you do ultimately decide to hire trainer at
some point, I want to make sure that you are going about it in a
way that will bring you the absolute maximum benefit. I wouldn't
be a good fitness coach if I did anything less.
There's no doubt that getting a good personal trainer has many
benefits, including but no limited to:
- Speeding up the learning curve - Great source of motivation -
Getting increased results - Having a training partner to hold
you accountable
At the same time, it is a HUGE mistake to simply rely on any old
trainer to help you to consistently get the results that you
desire. I can't tell you how many people pay tons of money for
expensive personal trainers and get little to no results after
months and months of working with these people.
To keep as many people as possible from this horrific fate, I've
put together a little check list to help you in choosing a
trainer that is worth your money, time, and efforts.
1. All trainers are not created equal, so you do the
picking
There are a lot of gyms and health clubs who will literally
assign you a trainer when you sign up for the 1 on 1 option.
Don't fall for this. With the time, effort, and discipline that
it takes to get great results for your body---even with a
trainer---you want to make sure that you are getting someone
that you are going to be both happy and comfortable with.
You will want to meet several trainers, and may even want to ask
a couple of them for a trial session to get a feel for their
coaching style, depth of knowledge, and motivational skills. It
also would not be a bad idea to talk to some of the members of
the gym who are already in great shape and ask them which
trainer or trainers they think knows what he or she is doing.
You'll be surprised at the quality of information that you will
get.
2. Don't Listen to a trainer who does not look any better
than you do
I literally gasp for air everytime I walk into a gym and see a
trainer with a client and noticing that the trainer is in no
better---if not worse shape than the person who is paying
them to improve their health and physique.
I mean really, do the math on this one. How can someone who has
not achieved what you want to accomplish possibly help you how
to get there?
You wouldn't take investment advice from someone who was broke;
you wouldn't pay for piano lessons from somoene who's tone def;
and you certainly wouldn't ask for tutoring from the class dunce
and then pay him to do it. So why in the world would you pay
someone to help you have the body you want who has not already
accomplished it for themself?
3. One Size Does Not Fit All
Just like you tend to wear clothes that compliment your
particular body composition, there are numerous aspects of
working out and dieting that will cater to making the best out
of your very unique body type and its characteristics.
Make sure that whatever trainer you use is not only
knowledgeable of this fact but makes it a part of your program
to evaluate specifically what should be done to best enhance
your body type, not someone else's.
4. Expect the Unmagical
Rome was not built in a day, and neither will your best physique
be. It is not what you do in spurts, but what you do
consistently or a long period of time that determines what your
body will look like and how well it will function.
Hiring a personal trainer may slightly accelerate your results,
and will most definitely focus them. Nevertheless, a trainer is
not the end-all to your development, and getting what you want
out of this will take just as much if not more work than you
would have to put out anyway.
Think of your trainer as a guide and a coach---not the silver
bullet to Your Best Body in 30 days or less. Just know
that as long as you are consistent, your results will
gradually take care of themselves.
5. Be a Good Student
Once you've picked a good personal trainer who you feel
comfortable with and confident in, LISTEN to them! Make sure to
really take advantage of not only the precious time that you
have with them during your workouts but also to their wealth of
knowledge regarding your health and fitness that you can apply
to your life outside of the gym.
Many of the information and techniques that you learn from a
good trainer can serve you well for much of your life as you
constantly improve your overall health and well being.
Whether you are a fitness newbie, or a seasoned exercise buff
looking to take your workout program to the next level, a well
selected personal trainer can be a HUGE benefit to the
attainment of your fitness goals. Just make sure that you are
shrewd in your selection of them and that you sponge all of the
good information that you can for yourself. If you truly take on
the task of doing it right, I assure you that you won't regret
it.
To YourBestBody,
Lawrence Cole
Your Lifestyle and Fitness Coach
YourBestBodyNOW.com
About the author:
Lawrence Cole is a Lifestyle and Fitness Consultant based out of
Los Angeles, CA. He has over 10 years of health and fitness
experience and designing simple, effective nutritional
strategies to help individuals achieve their personal best
internal health and physical conditioning.
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