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I work at a very busy gym here in Douglasville as well as seeing clients in their homes and I rarely have cancellations or late clients or no shows on my home clients. Not the same for the gym. One of the incentives of personal training is knowing that you HAVE to show up.

Personally, I am always surprised when people are late. Not because things don’t happen and not because people are not busy. I am surprised because when people first start their personal training program, I tell them to come in early and do their cardio first. So, if you came to the gym 30-45 minutes early to do your cardio, being a few minutes late would not affect the time that you spend with me. You would still be to me on time.

Not trying to be harsh, but I like – no LOVE – to see my clients happy and successful. And you shortchange yourself when you do not work hard with me and take advantage of every single second that you pay for.

So for my personal training tips, let me put them here so that you get everything you can from your personal training.

1. Show up 30-45 minutes in advance. This allows you to do your cardio. It is also your buffer for traffic, people wanting to talk to you, etc. It is easy to add more cardio to the back of your personal training session, but you can’t add more personal training.

2. If you need to cancel, call 24 hours in advance so you are not charged for your session.

3. On days when you don’t “feel” like it, push through it. Unless you are terribly ill, there is really no good excuse. It is being consistent that gets the results.

4. Do what your trainer suggests or at least be honest that you are not going to. If your trainer tells you the best way to get results for your goal is cardio of 45 minutes, 5 days a week. And you can’t or won’t do that, then your goal is too lofty or the time frame is too short. You would do better to adjust your goals and expectations with your trainer than you are to not tell your personal trainer and then not get the results you want.

5. Examine your diet. Working out, even hard, does not give you a free pass when it comes to your food choices. Making healthy food choices is a major key in weight loss and weight control, it is also a major key in giving you enough energy to live a full life. So get honest about your diet. Keep a diary if you have to.

Tags: Douglasville, Fitness, Personal Training, Sports Fitness by David Hansey, Personal Trainer
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