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I am writing this blog post to motivate as much as I am to educate. I consider motivating people to be my primary responsibility as a personal trainer. A trainer teaches people how to exercise properly, helps people to recover, work around and prevent injuries and gives the client a reason to be at the gym at 6:30am Mondays and Wednesdays, or whatever time.
A really good trainer though is able to build up internal motivation in a client, which enables the client to make other positive lifestyle changes on there own, workout on their own time, eat smarter etc... Not by choosing appropriate exercises or conducting workouts, but by changing the person’s mindset and mentally pushing them to take more control of their life.
Positive Thinking
“When you think you can or you think you can’t, that’s when your right.”
I heard this quote about 10 years ago and I still like the message. If you think you can’t walk up 15 flights of stairs everyday rather then taking the elevator because you think it’s too much effort, or your not fit enough, then chances are your not going to try. If on the other hand you set a reasonably attainable goal and set your mind to it, then think positively towards achieving that goal you are much more likely at least to give it a try. Goal setting is very important, but to reach that goal takes hard work, a lot of positive thinking and a strong mindset along the way. And that is what a personal trainer can help you with.
During the Workout
As a trainer my job is motivating people. Everyday I conduct workouts and have clients look at me like “I can’t possible finish this exercise” and usually all it takes from me is a “come on, you can do it, get moving” and the person completes the exercise just fine. It just took one simple sentence from my mouth to push a person to complete a task just moments ago they were ready to give up on.
I’m happy to do that, I like my job and it’s how I make a living. The goal, however, is for that little bit of external motivation from me to be transferred into internal motivation coming from inside the exerciser. So next time, instead of negative thoughts stopping you from completing the task, your positive mindset automatically kicks in and gives you the motivation to finish the set.
In the future when I’m not there, that positive thought will come form inside you (not from me) and spur you on. As this motivation grows trainer and client can push the workouts to new levels and see more results.
That’s one of the big differences between people who workout and people who don’t, people who achieve and people who don’t. It’s not easy by any means.
The Message - An Oldie but a Goodie
Positive thoughts good, negative thoughts bad. This is what a good trainer brings to the table.
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