Patient Personal Trainers

Personal Trainers

Not all, but most people who engage a personal trainer are out of shape. These people are looking for a path to optimal fitness. Good personal trainers are savvy about dealing with clients who have bad habits that led to the loss of fitness in the first place.

Even with a strong commitment to getting in shape, bad habits take time and repetition to break. The trainer needs to be patient while the client goes through the process of adapting to a healthier lifestyle. Being able to guide clients to proper execution of the movements involved in a particular exercise requires patience. This is the teaching component of personal training; it takes tolerance and persistence to give them the freedom to improve and self-correct at their own pace.

Every Client is Different Some gym members have reached their goal. All they want is someone to stand by and encourage them. Essentially, the trainer becomes a spotter for the person doing the workout. But most people won't fit into that category.

Realizing the connection to good health and long life, baby boomers are turning up in gyms in droves. Many of them eagerly enlist the help of fitness trainers. In some cases, the trainers can be as much as 50 years younger than their elderly clients. The generation gap, handled with care can pay off in the end – for both parties. The client walks away with improved health and the trainer gets positive feedback and valuable referrals.

Why be Patient Trainers who lack patience have a more difficult time developing a strong and loyal clientele. Few people who need to get into shape want to pay a trainer who seems irritated and annoyed. So even when it's difficult to be patient, remember that the client's taking a major step in investing time and money in their health. They're unlearning bad habits and developing new ones. Treat them the way you want a teacher to treat you.

Don't be a Pushover Know that it's a balancing act. Show patience but don't be passive. Customers want an assertive, confident trainer.

Ultimately, developing patience will help cultivate enduring client/trainer relationships based on trust and good health.

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