you need to know that their current fitness level and goals should be first and foremost
in your thought. While you may see a client has potential to do a marathon, they may
have no interest in that and would rather stick to their goal of losing a few pounds.
When creating a program you need to be aware of their immediate goals and try not to
stray onto your own agenda for them. Similarly, your client may not see their full
potential. As a professional Personal Trainer, you should be encouraging your clients to
go farther and faster than they think they can. Know what they can do and get them
there. Their own mental limitations may far exceed what they actually can do physically.
Your number one concern when creating programs for your clients should be safety.
The desire to create effective and engaging programs that will keep your clients happy
and purchasing more training packages should be coupled with your goal of ensuring
the program is safe. The key to balancing these factors is through the initial fitness
evaluation. You will want to re-evaluate your client every few months to keep their
progress in check and discuss new goals.
Every exercise you include in your programs need to serve a unique and specific
purpose. You should always be able to explain to your clients in layman’s terms the
reason for each activity. This is not the time to use the large vocabulary and extreme
knowledge you learned at Wexford University. Although there is certainly a time for that,
you need to speak using vocabulary your client can understand. Millions of years of
evolution means that various components of our bodies work in tandem with each other.
Although certain exercises exist to target particular areas of the human body, you
should have a deep understanding of how they all work together. Your clients will judge
and gauge your skill as a trainer not only by the program you provide but also in your
ability to explain what is happening to their bodies.
Whether you decide to work at a gym, studio or spa first, or have a personal training
business of your own, always be honest with your clients about how long it will take for
them to reach their fitness goals. Most people have no idea that there a ɔ