Trainer Tuesdays
Welcome back to the weekly edition on Trainer Tuesdays. Make sure to check in at our blog every Tuesday evening to learn the expertise of our great staff. Aside from being fantastic exercise coaches, they are also extremely knowledgeable in many aspects of health and fitness; so, it's time that you get to know them a little better! Each week, we will post a frequently asked, or sometimes just a fun fitness related question followed by the answers of each of the trainers at Fitness Together Brecksville.
Aren’t
Personal Trainer Just For Beginners?
Steven Madden: Personal trainers are a great place to start
if you are a beginner. If you don't know where to start and need help
focusing, they can help you lay the foundation. However, personal
trainers are not only for beginners. In fact, when you look at it,
trainers exist for every level of physical activity. Many professional
athletes and movie stars have trainers, some have more than one.
So
what about you, the intermediate exerciser? Why do you still need a
personal trainer? It's not enough to know a lot of exercises. A
good trainer understands not only how and which muscles work during an
exercise, but how to pair those exercises together for the most effective
results. Many people who spend enough time working out may plateau in
their results, and a trainer can help prevent this by constantly varying your
routine every 4-6 weeks.
Even more so, what ever your
level, a trainer is someone who will help hold you accountable. Not just
for the time you spend with them in the gym. I ask most of my clients
when I see them if they are doing cardio between sessions. A trainer is
also willing to challenge you more than most people are willing to do on their own.
I tell clients all the time, "I'm going to be honest with you, I'm
going to lie to you." I'll increase the weight a little on an
exercise without telling them, to prove that they are capable, or I'll make
them do an isometric hold a little longer than I said we would do it for.
I don't do this because I enjoy seeing people struggle, but because I can
see that the only thing preventing them from progressing is the belief that
they cannot. I want to push you, safely.
Kelly Bailey: When I tell friends and family that
I'm a certified personal trainer (CPT), they often believe that I only work
with beginners. While this is partly true because most personal trainers do
work with a lot of beginner exercisers, hiring a CPT can be beneficial for
intermediate or advanced exercisers as well. Here's why:
1. Accountability. Maybe you know how to exercise, but will
you actually get out of bed early in the morning or after a hard day at work
and do it? If you know your personal trainer is waiting for you (and got up at 4 AM to
work with you), odds are that you are much more likely to show up.
2. Form check. One of the main reasons people don't see
results from exercise (especially resistance training) is poor form. Proper
movement during an exercise is extremely important for safety and to make sure
you're hitting the correct muscle groups. A personal trainer will keep you safe
by monitoring your form, and you will benefit because the proper muscle groups
are being worked during a given exercise.
3. The lone wanderer. Have you ever been at the gym or
rec center and noticed people wandering around, looking lost and/or confused.
Maybe that person is you! Most people do not understand the how and why of
exercise programming, which leaves them choosing exercises at random. A
personal trainer creates programs tailored to your goals, so there's no
guesswork on what exercise you should do next!
Taynee Pearson: The reason why people think that personal
trainers are for beginners is because the majority of people who start working
out, don't have proper form or technique. Personal trainers are also there for
people who lack motivation to workout and to hold their clients accountable to
a training session. Personal trainers are there to motivate, listen, and help
clients. Getting fit or losing weight is a long process in which some people
need help with. Personal trainers are also important to add variety to workouts
and push clients to their full potential in what they are trying to achieve.
Bronson Rotaru: Personal trainers are not just for
beginners. Sure a beginner can greatly benefit from having a personal trainer
but someone who is advanced can reap the same rewards too. With everyone
having different goals, a program design is very important. Your trainer is
there to not only show you how to perform the exercises but to keep you
accountable too. No matter what experience level you are, everyone benefits
from working with a personal trainer.
Lisa Clark: As todays society is leaning towards a
healthier, more active lifestyle, the question often comes up whether or
not to hire a personal trainer. Aren’t personal trainers just for
beginners? Personal trainers are a wonderful resource for people beginning
fitness journey, however they play many roles that can also be beneficial to
even the most experienced athlete. Personal trainers can help maximize your
time by creating workouts designed to meet your goals quickly and efficiently.
They also provide accountability, motivation, consistency, supervision and
ensuring proper form and technique.
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