Exercise & Your Personal Trainer
One of the most important aspects of having a personal trainer is to be able to move pain free, especially when loading the body with weights. Moving pain free typically involves movement assessments, to make sure things move properly, along with identifying areas of interest, usually involving pain or discomfort. Some examples are being able to notice a transverse rotation in the hips. This rotation might lead to some pain in the joint right below the hip when squatting or bending at the knee. An elevated trap muscle may be from the shoulder being rounded and slightly elevated. This may occur from sitting at a desk for prolonged periods of time. Although very technical, a personal trainer who has the ability to form such assessments can identify and question an individual to dig deeper into habits and patterns. Moving with pain is not a good feeling. Being able to help with correcting movement to relieve pain is a definite must.
Nutrition Accountability & Your Personal Trainer
Nutrition is one of, if not, the most important aspects of any fitness related goal. Whether starting from the beginning with a food log to following a planned meal prep, food is what makes us physiologically get bigger or smaller, including our muscle too. Your personal trainer should strive to be with you every step of the way. An example is accountability follow ups via text messages or phone calls. By having someone with you along the journey, the process becomes even more important and less of a homework assignment. The experience becomes more meaningful.
Wellness & Your Personal Trainer
Have you ever felt negative about you or had times of not appreciating what you have accomplished? Perhaps you ridicule yourself or shine a spotlight on areas you are displeased with? Movement and nutrition are important however wellness is just as important. One example of wellness would be stress relief. Stress is a normal part of life and happens. However, prolonged stress has negative side effects like increased appetite, decreased movement, and desire to eat more comfort foods. Food gives us a feeling of relaxation and happiness (helps regulate hormone imbalance from stress), especially sugars. A simple 2-minute breathing exercise, specifically heart focused breathing, can lower cortisol levels and turn on our prefrontal cortex (executive thinking) of the brain. Another example is your personal trainer sending you a daily gratitude list. At SoFit SoCal we send a list of three things we are grateful for daily. Research has shown practicing daily gratitude can improve your exercise frequency and have less visits to the doctor. This all ties in to getting you to change your lifestyle for long term success.
A Mix of Fun & Fitness
So, you spent money, your muscle burns now a few days per week, maybe it's hard to sit down on the toilet now too. You began to make some nutrition changes and are really investing your time and energy and effort. Is there anything else that could help ease the burden you may be feeling? YES!!! This is the importance of finding a personal trainer that you can connect with, feel comfortable talking with, and someone that can make the time spent fun.
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