What does a personal trainer do?

Guamybear

And should I have one..

Right now I Zumba ALOT and lift weights 4-5 days a weeks.. I use the machines mostly.. I still weigh over 200lb and am slowly losing it.. My people at the gym said let me know when I am ready to up my weights and they will work with me but I am wondering if I should start a weight lifting program now or just do what I am doing until I lost more weight.

My weight is coming off steady now..personally I think I should wait until I am down more in weight but would like to hear other opinions...

schmenge55

Enitrely up to you of course. And congratulations on losing weight and it sounds like be very disciplined about it. I work with a trainer once per week. For me I find he pushes me harder than I would push myself and mixes things up a lot. And he makes sure I am doing the exercise correctly and not "cheating" it or doing something that could screw something else up. SOunds like you have a good things going so you can stay the course or start doing something a bit different. Either should be fine

Katiean30

I am training to be a pt and have pt sessions myself, have been having it for almost a year and must say he has changed my body massively, mixture of cardio and weight training, when I first started I couldt do even 1 press up now I can do them, not only do they work you out they can give nutritional advise and support and of course push you to the limits. I have had beach workouts and cross fit sessions and I would highly recommend a pt. more expensive then a class but well worth it, u will 100% see results, he is my inspiration to become a pt.

Peaches516

I have no clue. Have never worked with a personal trainer before, but I assume that person would push you to work harder and longer than you normally would. I just wanted to say good job for keeping up with your zumba and weight lifting!

vadarvs

Getting a personal trainer depends on many factors. If you are happy with your current workout schedule and feel you are doing good training and losing the weight you want, then you should be fine. If you want some variety and more motivation and can afford a personal trainer, then talk to some people at your gym to see what they can offer. Sometimes you can do a trial workout with a trainer to see if you would like working out with them. You don't want to pay for 8 weeks of training to find out you don't even like the person. I've worked out with a few trainers and have seen different results (became a faster runner, became stronger, became leaner). Make sure you tell them what your goal is and find out how knowledgeable they are in the areas you are concerned with.

My issues with personal trainers - I want them to be concerned about what I'm doing and eating outside of the 1 hour I train with them. I want to be held accountable for what I'm eating and what exercise I'm doing outside of my training session. For example, my personal trainer now had me complete a food log each and submit to her each week. I would also add my workouts on the log so she would see what I was doing outside of our sessions.

Cyclink

A good one will inspire you to push yourself physically and mentally.

A bad one stands there and pretends to watch you while you exercise (but is probably watching someone else or playing with their phone).

rubysphoto

A good CPT will set up a program for you that will get you to reach your goals in a safe and effective manner. This is done with the start of a health and fitness eval to make sure they are no health problems they may be an issue and to find out if you have any muscle imbalances that needs to be corrected. A periodization training plan is key here to continue your progress. Even if you only do once a week or even every other week this will help and the following month he/she should take you in to the next phase of training.

Steve, NASM-CPT

astrampe

A good one will inspire you to push yourself physically and mentally.

A bad one stands there and pretends to watch you while you exercise (but is probably watching someone else or playing with their phone).

This...And an even worse one would tell you (thankfully at the orientation session, no expensive contract yet) that women of "your age" should stick the the elliptical, stationary bike and weight machines...With low weights and lots of reps....While struggling to get a stray false eyelash out of her eye and chewing gum with an open mounth...:sad:

When asked about free weights, she gave a huge eyeroll and a "honey, not for somebody of your built and age...." I was 38, weighed 198lbs at 5'8.....:noway:

Got pee...d of and left - spend my hard earned money on a 10 week running clinic and a set of dumbells and a book on how to use it.... 50 lbs later, with a bunch of 5 and 10kms under my belt and loving Chalean Xtreme and kettlebells (my 25lbs kettlebell on its way in Santa''s sleigh) I would love to see the little airhead again....