Five reasons why a personal trainer needs a personal trainer

 

Why do you need a trainer? I hear this a lot when I tell friends that I have a personal trainer, even though I am a certified personal trainer myself. Those who know I’m a bit of a cheapskate are even more surprised: I know what I’m doing so why not save the dough, right? The truth is, many of us trainers also need a professional to kick our butts from time to time, and it’s one expense I always feel is good value. Here are the top five reasons why I have a personal trainer:

1: Motivation

I like to think I’m already self-motivated, but I never push myself as hard as my trainer does. After all, it’s human nature to try to avoid pain so inflicting it on ourselves is always going to be met with some mental resistance. A good trainer knows how hard you can work and will motivate you to get there, even when your brain is saying: “um, no we’re done here.”

2: Accountability

Yes, there are days when I’d rather stay in bed than do rep out 100 lunges. Luckily sometimes those days happen to be when I have a training session scheduled. There’s no way I’m going to waste the money I’ve invested in that appointment, so not only do I go when I really don’t want to, I’m guaranteed to put in a full hour of effort. How often have you missed a planned workout, just because?

3: Education

Exercise science is always evolving and even the most qualified trainers can benefit from learning from others. Whether you’re a skilled professional or a gym newby, you can always discover new and better ways to do things. And more importantly, things to stop doing! (Remember when everyone was wearing those “butt toning” sneakers?)

4: Safety

One of the best ways to get stronger is lifting to failure (i.e. doing reps until your legs turn in to wobbly blobs of jelly). For obvious reasons, developing said jelly legs with a loaded bar on your back all by your lonesome is an easy way to have a gym accident. I enjoy being able to attempt one last squat without worrying if my legs being up to the task because I know my trusty trainer has my back (literally).

5: Encouragement

You’re more likely to stick with a training program when people notice your progress and no one is paying more attention than your trainer. A good trainer will get excited about your progress, since it’s a sign they’re doing their job well. Some days I may feel like I’m not developing as fast as I want to, but when my trainer points out improvements either in my physique or strength, it really helps keep me going.

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