Saturday, January 17, 2015

Finding A Personal Trainer MD

By Enid Hinton


When it comes to getting in shape, there is no one better to work with than a professional coach. You will need the help of a personal trainer MD for you to be able to regain your shape or lose the excess body fat. In your search for a coach to work with, you will find that he is in a position to play various roles.

The coach can help tailor a workout program that will meet all your needs. He may also take up a role in ensuring that your form and the techniques being practiced during workouts are good. Accountability is however one of the biggest roles undertaken by any trainer.

Locating, or finding the perfect coach is a process. There are several things that you should consider. For instance, you will want to look at the kind of education he has had in order to become the coach he is.

Four year training by itself is not enough to hire any professional. You still need to be able to whether he has had any success with other clients before you. For this particular information, you will need to request him to provide you with referrals.

During short listing, spare a moment to think about the coach you would like to work with. An ideal coach is one trains in the same field you are deeply interested in. It could be in weight loss, shaping up or tweaking your performance, for the case of performance athletes.

For any interview you hold with the short listed candidates, it will be important to gauge the kind of curiosity they have towards you. For instance, candidates should not expect you to ask all the questions. In fact, a candidate should be more interested in knowing about you than the other way round.

Apart from curiosity, it will also be important to consider whether he is committed in helping you achieve your fitness goals or not. Commitment can be determined by looking at the schedule that he is proposing you follow. For clients who may have experienced problems with being motivated, he will require someone who can train for more than one session each week.

Establish whether this coach has a good network of professionals that he works with. They do not necessarily have to be other trainers, but they should either be nutritionist or people who are also in the fitness industry. You will find that from time to time you will need to work with another professional.

It is important that you look at how much you will be charged for each session. A trainer will in many cases charge between sixty to sixty five dollars for each hour spent training. Avoid any coach who will request you to make a long term commitment with him.

Flexibility is a very important factor when it comes to the hiring process. Not all trainees will require someone to train with them three or two times a week. Some just require guidance and they can train on their own during the days when they are not meeting.




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