Creative
Ways to Train Clients
Doing the same exercises time
and again gets boring. As you train your clients
over long periods of time, you may encounter this
phenomenon in the form of no-shows or yawns. A good
rule of thumb is: if you’re bored, your client
probably is too.
If your client is no longer
committed to the program you have developed, the
burden falls on you to find a program they can commit
to.
For beginners, it’s
sometimes necessary to do the same workouts over
and over until they build strength and endurance.
But once they get strong and can do more, you can
be creative and do fun things with your client.
Get outside
Go for a walk or
run with your client and make it interesting. Sprint
to objects in the distance or race each other. Every
five minutes stop and do pushups or jumping jacks.
Go to the park and toss a football or volleyball.
Make the workout a game.
Join a fitness
club
You and your client
could join a fitness club such as a walking or running
club that meets regularly.
Circuit training
Set up different stations
where your client will go from exercise to exercise
with no rest. Have them do a different exercise
every two minutes without stopping (i.e., two minutes
of push ups followed by two minutes of jump roping,
etc.). Use your imagination and make it fun by turning
on some music.
Obstacle
courses
Set up obstacle courses in
the back yard. Use anything you can find... playground
equipment, old tires, ladders, etc.
Put your
client in charge
Once a month, designate a
day in which the client decides what kind of workout
they’ll do. Have them pick a specific muscle
group to focus on, or an activity they’ve
always wanted to try.
The point is to make your
sessions interesting and try to associate exercise
with fun. This will keep your clients coming back
for more sessions while teaching them that exercise
doesn’t have to be boring.
Here are some more
ways to keep your clients coming back for more...
The above
is only a small sample of the valuable information
in the FabJob
Guide to Become a Personal Trainer. The complete
guide offers detailed information on how to become
a personal fitness trainer, how to get hired by
health clubs, corporate fitness centers, resorts
and other employers, and how to start your own personal
training business.
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