#360fit: Personal Training: How much should you be paying?

FitnessLink 17:18 01/06/2016
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  • Bahraini female bodybuilder and personal trainer Haifa al-Musawi.

    This is one of the biggest questions on most peoples mind when they looking for a fitness trainer, crossfit coach, yoga instructor or specialist for guidance and advice. We recommend you consider the following when finding the right professional for you and how much you should be paying.

    Which Education/Qualifications do they hold?

    It’s really important to know how educated your prospective employee is. First let’s consider how much you pay for a consultation with a doctor or dentist, someone that has spent a minimum of 5 years learning the body and specifics required for positive outcomes. For this you pay around AED500 or more for a 15-30 minutes consultation. Now ask yourself how well does your potential trainer know the body and skills you require? How many years has this person

    What experience do they have?

    Reading from a book or learning in a controlled environment is not the same as the real world. It’s extremely important for a trainer to have practical experience so that they are able to identify the common faults or issues when people are exercising. Real world experience is invaluable to a trainers ability to be able to help you achieve your results.

    Can they communication with you?

    It’s great when a teacher has the knowledge and personal experience to share with others, but being a good athlete does not automatically make someone a good coach. You can usually tell what kind of connection you are going to have with someone from the first meeting. You should feel comfortable and confident in their ability to get you the results.

    Where will the training take place?

    Location is important as it determines what equipment is available and how convenient is it for you?

    Are you seeing results?

    When push comes to shove, and all things come to and end, you the client are ultimately paying to see the results that YOU requested. The results one achieves is the number one factor that should be considered, just like the only statistic that really matters in a football match is the final score.

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