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Question #9: Is the boot camp trainer in great shape?
This may seem like a shallow question to ask or observation to make. After all no one likes to be scrutinized or discriminated against but if you are paying someone to guide you to greater health and fitness, shouldn’t they at least be fit? Don’t get me wrong. I’m not suggesting that a boot camp coach should be mean, lean, and ripped to shreds year round but their body and performance should be evidence of their fitness lifestyle. If your potential coach is chunky more often than not, gets winded while giving exercise instructions or demos, and routinely avoids extra movement or activity, you should question their ability to inspire and educate you on what it takes to achieve a body transformation and get in great shape. Conversely, I’m not suggesting that any buff guy or lean lady is a qualified coach. Remember our discussions on training certifications and training philosophy. I realize also that some coaches may have great bodies that are due largely to awesome genetics and not fitness education, fitness discipline, or good nutrition. You can observe visually the type of shape your potential coach is in. Take advantage of a free trial class and observe their energy levels and performance during class. If they are stick thin but can’t remain energetic for a complete class then maybe low calorie dieting or excessive partying have produced what appears to be a great shape. Finally casually ask your trainer what types of training or sports they personally enjoy best and whether or not they compete in any sport. The observations you make and the answers to the preferred activities question can give you immediate insight into the coach’s true dedication to the fitness lifestyle required to produce a lasting body transformation.
As a boot camp trainer and fitness coach, I take my roll as a fitness mentor extremely seriously. Although I have experienced being overweight and can identify closely with my weight loss clients, I keep a close watch on my own physique and level of conditioning. I believe it’s important for the trainer to walk the walk and not just talk the talk. I’ve found that leading people to fitness by example is way more powerful than pointing the way while standing on the sidelines. My clients love it when I share a new, great tasting, healthy concoction that I’ve created to overcome a junk food craving. I share my own personal motivation tricks and tips with my clients and even admit moments of weakness so that they can see first hand that it is possible to overcome the bondage of food confusion and exercise gimmicks to live in a lean, energetic body year round. My personal training preferences are various methods of extreme training. I love an adrenaline rush so my workouts mainly consist of high intesity resistance training, running and cycling sprints, plyometrics (jump training), stadium workouts, and outdoor obstacle course work. Lately, I’ve incorporated more yoga to improve balance in my program between high rush adrenaline activity and activity that increases my sense of calm and awareness. I follow a sensible clean eating nutrition program that consists of lean proteins, whole grains, produce, lean dairy, healthy fats, and occassional “planned indulgences”. In addition, I drink about 1 gallon of water per day to battle the “false hunger signals” and to maintain high energy levels, and healthy skin. Don’t get me wrong, I like pizza, cake, and brownies just like the next woman but I know that I feel my best when I save those foods for my “planned indulgences” and teach my clients to do the same to successfully lose fat and transform their bodies without feeling deprived.
This may seem like a shallow question to ask or observation to make. After all no one likes to be scrutinized or discriminated against but if you are paying someone to guide you to greater health and fitness, shouldn’t they at least be fit? Don’t get me wrong. I’m not suggesting that a boot camp coach should be mean, lean, and ripped to shreds year round but their body and performance should be evidence of their fitness lifestyle. If your potential coach is chunky more often than not, gets winded while giving exercise instructions or demos, and routinely avoids extra movement or activity, you should question their ability to inspire and educate you on what it takes to achieve a body transformation and get in great shape. Conversely, I’m not suggesting that any buff guy or lean lady is a qualified coach. Remember our discussions on training certifications and training philosophy. I realize also that some coaches may have great bodies that are due largely to awesome genetics and not fitness education, fitness discipline, or good nutrition. You can observe visually the type of shape your potential coach is in. Take advantage of a free trial class and observe their energy levels and performance during class. If they are stick thin but can’t remain energetic for a complete class then maybe low calorie dieting or excessive partying have produced what appears to be a great shape. Finally casually ask your trainer what types of training or sports they personally enjoy best and whether or not they compete in any sport. The observations you make and the answers to the preferred activities question can give you immediate insight into the coach’s true dedication to the fitness lifestyle required to produce a lasting body transformation.
As a boot camp trainer and fitness coach, I take my roll as a fitness mentor extremely seriously. Although I have experienced being overweight and can identify closely with my weight loss clients, I keep a close watch on my own physique and level of conditioning. I believe it’s important for the trainer to walk the walk and not just talk the talk. I’ve found that leading people to fitness by example is way more powerful than pointing the way while standing on the sidelines. My clients love it when I share a new, great tasting, healthy concoction that I’ve created to overcome a junk food craving. I share my own personal motivation tricks and tips with my clients and even admit moments of weakness so that they can see first hand that it is possible to overcome the bondage of food confusion and exercise gimmicks to live in a lean, energetic body year round. My personal training preferences are various methods of extreme training. I love an adrenaline rush so my workouts mainly consist of high intesity resistance training, running and cycling sprints, plyometrics (jump training), stadium workouts, and outdoor obstacle course work. Lately, I’ve incorporated more yoga to improve balance in my program between high rush adrenaline activity and activity that increases my sense of calm and awareness. I follow a sensible clean eating nutrition program that consists of lean proteins, whole grains, produce, lean dairy, healthy fats, and occassional “planned indulgences”. In addition, I drink about 1 gallon of water per day to battle the “false hunger signals” and to maintain high energy levels, and healthy skin. Don’t get me wrong, I like pizza, cake, and brownies just like the next woman but I know that I feel my best when I save those foods for my “planned indulgences” and teach my clients to do the same to successfully lose fat and transform their bodies without feeling deprived.
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