Picking The Right PT
Posted by admin on November 19th, 2008
The are a lot of personal trainers out there, some very good, some not so good. So how do you pick the right one for you? Here are a couple of things to keep in mind.
- personality – ideally your PT should be friendly, honest and willing to listen. Discuss your goals with them and they should tell you if your goals are achieveable in the timeframe that you set. Further do not expect them to design a program based on your favourite exercises.
- competence – your PT should be able to test your current fitness, design a program based on your goals and current “fitness” level and demonstrate and correct your performance of any exercise in your program. To ascertain this talk to some of their clients (referals are often the way to go) and if you have a chance watch them in action. Do they have the training style that is appropriate for you?
- certification – there are a wide variety of certificates and levels of education within the PT field, however this should be one of your lesser criteria. As long as your PT is certified and insured, their other attributes are generally more important.
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Wayne
