Friday, August 28, 2009

Methods Towards Having A Successful Personal Training

By Gregory Moore

The job of personal trainers is to provide the help for attaining fitness goals. When you first meet with a personal trainer, you probably undergo an evaluation of your current fitness level as well as complete a written questionnaire. This questionnaire is a good screening tool to assess your current level of activity, past experience with exercise, and your current measures of success. If a client does not pass the preliminary assessment, they must be evaluated by a physician prior to starting a fitness program.

Next, you will need to perform a series of exercises for the establishment of your current weaknesses and strengths in a fitness assessment. Having done that, your fitness professional will devise a custom workout plan using this knowledge together with what you wish to achieve and the period within which you wish to achieve it. This assessment is usually done along with a survey of your body composition, where details of skin fold and girths are taken, weight, height, age, flexibility and posture are noted, all with an eye toward being able to measure your progress and see how effective the exercise program is for you.

Keeping a detailed food diary throughout the program is necessary so the trainer can analyse your diet. Because trainers have expertise in nutrition and diet, you will learn from them if your diet is not healthy, and they can provide information on healthy choices for you.

You should be certain that any fitness trainer you employ is both certified and covered by insurance. The ideal method for doing this is asking them to give you the number and expiration date for their fitness association membership, and if it is current they probably are insured and have the standard First Aid Level 2 certification. If you want to verify their credentials then you can contact the fitness association they are registered with.

With luck, this article has been of help to you, and meanwhile I hope you will be able to find the ideal personal trainer to assist you.

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