Top Ten Reasons to Hire a Certified Trainer

1) You have tried everything and after years of working out, you have hit the "brick wall" in your training.
Everyone has heard of it. Most trainees have experienced it. A training plateau hits when the body is over trained or your training is too familiar to your body to provide enough external stimulation. An experienced personal trainer/ strength coach can show you new exercises or training guidelines to break through the ruts.

2) You want to get fit, you just don't know the best way to go about it.
A personal trainer/ strength coach should be able to show you what types of exercises to do, how many reps and sets you show perform, what progression there should be, as well as provide you with a wealth of health and nutritional knowledge.

3) You need extra motivation and support.
A trainer can provide you with the support and motivation you need by being an educational tool. They are not interested in your life problems but they can help you work through lifestyle issues. They can help you set goals and then achieve them.

4) You don't have access to weights or travel a lot and need to know what to do with what you have.
Many people travel or stay at home and don’t have access to weights or exercise equipment. A trainer can show you fun ways to get in shape without expensive training equipment. A good trainer will help your fitness no matter what, if a health club trainer won’t show you because he wants to sell you a membership, ditch’em.

5) You are training for a sport or event.
This is a no brainer. If you are training for a sport or event you need to be pushed to your limit to increase performance. To perform at your best you must train at your best. Technique, intensity, and consistency are important here. A certified trainer can help you get there.

6) You have a condition or disability that you need to improve.
Diabetes, muscular injuries, etc., a certified trainer can teach you how to train to either rehabilitate these health issues or at the very least to work around them.

7) Your current workout needs some extra difficulty.
A trainer can add some “spice” to a boring repetitive workout for both mental and physical stimulation.

8) You need nutritional consultation.
A good trainer can help you with nutritional strategy and implementation. Diets are over-rated, but good nutrition is very under-rated. Get advice from a certified trainer and follow that advice 90% of the time and you WILL see results.

9) You need to make a commitment to stay motivated.
Some people need to have something invested in a project to make it happen. Buy a couple of personal training sessions so that you have some extra incentive to go work out. Hopefully it will stick!

10) You have limited time and want to make the best of your training.
Fitness does not have to take 2 hours in a crowded health club. In fact it shouldn’t. Especially if you’re in a gym get in and out within an hour, don’t let yourself get distracted. The more you can get into a shorter amount of time, the more intense your workout usually is. A trainer can help take the worry away from figuring out what to do, how many times to do it, and how much rest time should there be.