|
Professionalism
The term "professionalism" should cover our prospective
trainer's skills, as well as his/her ability to act in a
professional manner. Both are critical to the training
process, and if a trainer is lacking in either department,
it will spell doom for your program eventually, either in
the short term, or later on down the road. The days of
personal trainers just being "jocks with a certification"
are (thankfully!) coming to a close. Today's personal
trainer needs to be a consummate professional with regard
to his/her actual skills, as well as ability to treat
their clients in a professional and business-like manner.
For now let's just agree that if your trainer doesn't have
a clue about how to get you in shape, you probably don't
want to hire that trainer!
|
 |
What about their level of professionalism? A good personal
trainer will always maintain their professional bearing.
They don't need to be some stick in the mud with no
personality, but there are several things that a trainer
should NOT be doing during a training session. These
include things like staring at themselves in the mirror,
daydreaming, hands in the pocket, excessively talking to
other people, talking on their cell phone, checking out
members of the opposite sex, and just generally not
focusing on you during the workout. Your trainer should
look professional as well. Although the actual clothing
standards vary widely, some things that you should not see
are excessive body jewelry, the "latest" fashions such as
arm bands, beanie caps, combat boots, etc., or any
clothing or accessories that are worn simply as decoration
or because the style is "in". The latest styles have
absolutely nothing to do with your training program!
Your program should have lots of varieties in training,
power, speed, resistance and loads of motivation and
rewards from your trainers last but not the least you
should enjoy your program |
