Excuses can become stronger
than effort, and enjoyment from
exercise may diminish.
to reduce impact and load during exercise as pregnancy progresses,
as well as the modifications needed when resuming training. This
may see you participate in a different group fitness class such as
water fitness, adopting an amended lower-impact training style like
Pilates, or using equipment that you would not usually use, such as
resistance bands and cardio equipment.
The benefit of this is that you have the first-hand experience to
recommend other forms of exercise to compliment and vary your
client’s programming and help them maximise their results.
BENEFIT 3: You build relationships with other health
professionals
Depending on your reason for having time away from work, your
period of downtime may involve seeing other health and wellness
professionals such as physiotherapists, psychologists, naturopaths,
nutritionists or others.
The benefit of this is that you can
expand your professional network and lay
the foundations for future collaboration
with individuals that you have gained trust
in through first-hand experience of their
services. This enables you to confidently
refer clients to them when necessary – and
vice versa. For example, if you are a trainer
working with pre- and post-natal women,
having an established relationship with
a women’s health physiotherapist (what
all post-natal women should see prior to
returning to exercise) or a nutritionist can
benefit all parties.
BENEFIT 4: You strengthen your
mental grit
The more days you have off from training,
the harder it is to get back into your routine.
Excuses can become stronger than effort
and enjoyment from exercise may diminish.
COVID-19, injury or reduced fitness levels
following pregnancy challenge you to not
only adapt to your environment, but also
strengthen your mental grit and mindset
and find how moving helps to manage and
improve your mental health.
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