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I have now been in the Personal Training business for about 1.5 years. I have had very successful clients who have followed everything I have asked them to do but I have also unfortunately had less successful clients. So what happened to these less successful clients?? Well, when they came to me they obviously had some kind of goals or else I wouldn’t have taken them on, So down the line what happened to the passion and want to reach these goals???
As mentioned above we do need Clients to follow ALL our guidelines to have a successful result of our training. Quite easy really if these guidelines aren’t followed then the results will be less or none at all.
First off a Main Goal needs to be determined. If you don’t have a goal it would be like sewing without thread. What is the goal: weight loss, fat loss, more muscle mass, functional abilities, confidence? Why is this goal so important? And when should it be reached? And HOW will you feel when you have reached it? Write all this down and you have won half the battle. To win the whole battle make sure do READ your Goal EVERY day and FEEL Passionate about it.
NutritionJ, Interesting subject. To make it easy: There is no possible way to OUT TRAIN a BAD DIET!!! So if fat loss is wanted you have to eat regularly and Make GOOD choices. Put diesel in a Petrol tank and see what happens. How is the body supposed to function in the best possible way if it doesn’t get the best possible fuel??
So eat Often, Eat Clean and Drink lot’s of water and you are closer to the body you dream of.
First, second, third and fourth week goes by and all Training sessions asked where done but unfortunately not much happened in these 4 weeks so client gets pissed off, lose motivation and lack of faith and training goes downhill. For some people the metabolism takes longer to kick in. It is something that doesn’t happen over night. For people with a lot of extra weight it is obviously easier to start losing. Think like this: It probably took a while to put the weight on so let it take some time to get it off. That way it will be so much easier to maintain. Keep Training Smart and the Results will come.
It’s busy at work. Your husband needs his shirts ironed. Kids need to be driven here, there and everywhere. Food shopping needs to be done. Cooking needs to be done. Cleaning needs to be done and on top of that you are asked to do several tasks and workouts and eat healthy and stretching and you just wonder how you are going to get through it all.
It all comes down to the Magic word of Planning and to have a Strong Support Network around you. Think of ways to make things easier for you. Tell people that you are starting a new health regime and that you need their help to not fall back into old habits. Maybe your husband can iron his own shirts. Maybe you can start sharing driving with someone. Have a cooking day where you prepare for the week and freeze or just have ready chopped up vegetable and fruits etc. Have snacks ready at all times in your bag and in your car. Be Prepared!
Jess
