A recent industry survey showed that the number one deciding factor in choosing a personal trainer is cost. Not experience. Not credentials. Cost. Choosing a personal trainer can be a big decision. You are placing your health and well being in the hands of another person. What that person does with it can affect every aspect of your life.
Think I’m exaggerating ?
Fifty
percent of inquiries I get come from people who have worked with a personal
trainer in the past and have either been injured or become ill. The injuries
are typically from doing exercises incorrectly, out of sequence or they
shouldn’t be doing them at all. Exercise injuries occur over time. Take a
credit card and slowly bend it back and forth. Notice how in the beginning it
holds up ok. But then gradually it gets weaker and weaker until it finally
snaps. There you have it . A back problem. Maybe its your hip,your knee or a
shoulder hurts. Training illnesses are usually from doing too much, being
malnourished or taking certain supplements
that aren’t necessary or may conflict with medications you may be on.
My point is…
Don’t
let a few pounds be the deciding factor when choosing a personal trainer. There
is a lot at stake. You wouldn’t choose a dentist or an orthopaedic consultant
based solely on cost would you? Invest in yourself the same way you would your
children or your partner. Don’t risk it all for the sake of a couple of pounds
a week. like everything in life you get what you pay for. Its just not worth it
or smart !
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