As a personal trainer, it is my responsibility to increase my client's body confidence, maintain proper form to ensure safety and educate each person on the benefits of strength training. Every time a client makes the commitment to arrive at our facility for their workout, they are placing their trust in our facility and our abilities to guide them through a challenging and safe session. Each person arrives with different abilities and experiences; a personal trainer needs to be able to adjust to the age and stage of the individual. A personal trainer will demonstrate discipline and motivate you to treat your body, the one and only one you have, with respect.
As you begin to train on a regular basis with a personal trainer, each session will build upon the previous session. The trainer will teach you how to mentally prepare for the workout. When beginning work with a personal trainer after being away from training, there are natural fears and insecurities that can arise. It is natural to feel unsure or intimidated by the gym environment. Each week, as strength increases and clients develop a "can do" attitude, confidence will increase. In addition, if there is a weakness due to injury, a client may become more aware and do proper stretches or exercises on a daily basis as needed to help work through the injury.
Proper form is important, especially when working at an intense level. It is recommended to use machines that movements regarded as compound movement exercises. Compound movements recruit from many muscle groups at the same time. The primary benefits of properly working multiple muscle groups are maximizing the calories being used and the creating lean muscle tissue. The more muscle in our bodies, the more oxygen-rich blood will be created. It is easy to speed up or make adjustments in your body to get through a rep, especially when training on your own. If you work with a personal trainer who is dedicated to a specific protocol, the risk of injury will be diminished as you train slow and use proper form. You will learn to want to do the workout the proper way, in order to achieve your health goals.
Everyone knows that they "should" workout to maintain health and well-being, mentally and physically as we age. It is never too late to start strength training; the older we are, the more we gain from maintaining and increasing lean muscle tissue. Mentally, it is a proven fact that exercise reduces stress levels and is an important component of health and vitality. Wherever you put your attention, will result in a positive outcome; if you focus your mental strength on getting stronger muscles and work with a personal trainer to get that needed intensity... you will get stronger.
Working with a personal trainer taught me that I will always strength train. I knew early on that I would always want to "feel" strong... physically, mentally and emotionally. The positive benefits that I have received over the years continue to renew my commitment to strength training. I am amazed at the human body and how it "wants" the right stuff... so I treat every day as the new day that it is and make it the best it can be.
