My name is Chris Hines and I have been helping get people in shape for over 20 years. With that amount of experience there’s very few problems I haven’t solved. After moving away from London I am now based in Caversham, Reading. If you would like a free consultation to find out how I can help you achieve your fitness goals then reach out to me on 07879 646969 or chris@peakxvfitness.com and we can schedule a time to talk.
In the meantime carry on reading to find out the strategies and tactics I use to help my clients. Many people refrain from hiring the services of an experienced and result oriented fitness professional as they are afraid of the yelling and pushing often used by my fellow trainers to help their clients achieve their health goals. However, the benefits of hiring a fitness trainer completely outweigh the minor issues such as being yelled at by them.
Most of the trainers use a variety of methods to motivate their clients to help them achieve their fitness goals. There are many benefits of hiring a personal fitness instructor. Here are a few of those benefits:
Setting Personal and Achievable Exercise Goals
It is a fact that most of the people set up unachievable goals when it comes to their health. Most of the people are overenthusiastic and plan to lose 20 pounds of weight in a month. However, when they fail miserably (completely natural) they just stopped caring and stop working on their health. This is where a personal trainer comes in. A fitness coach can help you in setting up realistic goals that are also achievable.
They will sit with you and help you set up a complete plan that will help you in losing weight as well as in keeping fit. They will also help you in breaking down your long-term goals in to smaller sets of manageable and realistic goals. Also, they will play the role of a motivational coach as far as your health goals are concerned.
Specially Designed Fitness Workout Plan
As mentioned above, a fitness trainer will help you in creating a complete training plan that is tailored to your needs. It is true that there are many products available in the market that can help you in making your own fitness plan. However, the truth is that every individual is different and one cannot expect similar results from a program that has been designed for others.
In other words, you are more likely to achieve your health goals when you follow a fitness plan that has been designed keeping you in mind. Also, your trainer will know a lot more about you in terms of your health and physical condition. The fitness plan will take into account all of these factors and is much more likely to succeed as compared to general fitness plans. It will also include diet and will take into account specific foods that are more likely to agree with your palette.
Right Instructions
It is common to read news about injuries suffered by people due to the incorrect way of performing various exercises. An exercise specialist will help you in performing the exercises in the perfect manner. Personal trainers will show you the routine to be performed in the right manner. Also, the trainer will keep a watch on you while you perform the routine to ensure that you are doing it in the right manner.
Needless to say, the trainer will also keep making corrections till you learn to perform various exercises in the correct manner. It is important to keep in mind that performing exercises in improper manner can lead to serious injuries. Also, you’ll be easily able to perform those exercises in the correct manner at home even without the instructor once you are completely trained.
Accountability Partner
It is an established fact that the gym memberships register their highest numbers in the month of January. Lots of people join gyms each year in the month of January as part of their New Year resolutions. However, it is also a known fact that most of those people do not set foot inside the gym after buying membership. One of the reasons is that they are not accountable to anyone to keep their resolution.
The truth is that doing exercise on a daily basis requires a lot of discipline. Exercises hurts and puts a lot of strain on the body during the initial days. Therefore, it is not an easy job and we subconsciously try to protect our body from the strains of the body. This is where personal fitness trainers can play a huge role.
They also acts as an accountability partner that can keep you on track to help you achieve your fitness training goals. The trainer will wait for you each day at the gym and when you do not show up, may also give you a call to ask about your well-being. In other words, you may be unconsciously willing to go to a gym regularly due to the reminders by your accountability coach.
Access to Fresh Information
One of the biggest benefits of Internet has been that it has provided us a lot of information on almost every subject matter. However, this has also turned out to be one of its disadvantages as people suffer from information overload. This is also true in the case of fitness enthusiasts as they have a lot of information and do not know what to make of that information.
Also, there are times when health experts present contrasting views on the subject. A trained fitness expert can help you in making sense of the information related to your health. They will also keep you aware of the latest advances made in the field of health. Overall, you are going to benefit from the knowledge of the expert you hire.
High-Efficiency
When you train with a personal fitness instructor you are going to work at your efficient best to achieve your health goals. You are more likely to follow the right diet and perform the right kind of exercises to keep fit and lose weight. In other words, it can be said that a personal trainer will help you in increasing your efficiency in terms of achieving your health goals.
Result Oriented Training
It has been seen that most of the people who work out do so without any specific goals and results in mind. An exercise coach will help you in setting up specific goals and will also help you in working towards those goals. We may measure your body fat, or test your cardiovascular endurance to have benchmarks to compare to and measure improvements. Overall, you are more likely to see some tangible results if you follow the plan laid out by your fitness coach. If you would like a free consultation to find out how I can help you achieve your fitness goals then reach out to me on 07879 646969 or chris@peakxvfitness.com and we can schedule a time to talk.