Does a personal trainer have to look in absolute top-shape?

I thought I was done with this, but you know what - I'm not.



OP - I would NEVER, EVER, EVER hire a trainer who tried to push what THEY thought was the ideal figure. Which you very obviously would, since you think my ideal is unfeminine.


Grow up.

Someone once thought I was a personal trainer, so I'll go with no.

Let's not get carried away

How fit you look should have nothing to do with it, as "looking fit" comes down to diet, which is not what a trainer is paid to do. essentially what you should look for would be knowledge, referrals, qualifications, personality, etc.

I think the key is to practice what you preach. If what you preach has them enjoying their workout and leaving with a sense of satisfaction and accomplishment... then you've nailed it.

Let's not get carried away

Well....

Still, look what "body" the ad puts in the middle.

I thought I was done with this, but you know what - I'm not.



OP - I would NEVER, EVER, EVER hire a trainer who tried to push what THEY thought was the ideal figure. Which you very obviously would, since you think my ideal is unfeminine.


Grow up.

Or a trainer that would body-shame another woman's physical shape.

Ugh...

Honestly it wouldn't bother me to have a trainer who didn't look like my ideal as long as he or she knows good form and how to teach it. What would bother me is to have a trainer who doesn't like muscles on women, since I'm aspiring to have muscles.

Now if it's just that YOU don't want to have visible muscle, that's fine. Personal preference. But you need to understand that many of the women who come to you are going to want muscle. And they are not going to respond well to any indication from you that you don't think muscles are feminine. So if you do think that, keep it to yourself.

Does this question make sense?

No.

Honestly, I wouldn't want an out of shape trainer, but tbh I don't expect 6-pack, fantastic muscle definition or anything like that.

The main thing I care about is that he/she knows their stuff and are able to help me reach my own goals.

Lets give an example: I want to be a personal trainer at some point. I like to lift heavy and I want to have substantial muscle, more than Jillian Michaels. I would like a 6-pack (or as close as I can get) and all over definition. Would I expect, or try to get my clients to want/achieve the same look? No way! I want them to achieve their personal goals. Fitness and health is so varied in all the things you can do. Being a trainer would mean I'm qualified enough (or at least I should be!) to help someone reach their own goals, not push a one-size-fits-all.

A person's body is shaped based on several things. Genetics, their personal goals/preferences, the type of workouts they do, and how their diet is. Nobody gets to that level of muscle/definition by accident, certainly not just through working out. They work for a specific look or performance. By the way you describe "feminine" I'm going to assume you mean, not loads of muscle, and a high enough body fat so that you're slim but not really going beyond light definition (a softer look?) That is mostly down to diet. Exercise all you want, if you don't eat in a surplus to bulk up, you're not going to have that much muscle mass. If you don't diet down to a really low body fat, you won't have much definition. Simple.

1) if they didn't would you buy their product/service?
2) to see the aftermath if hard work is motivatating!
3) if it makes ya angry .. you'll get there!!

My top 2 criteria for a trainer/coach:

1. strong as fuark
2. interested in helping me achieve MY goals

It's a personal preference....i do not want someone shaped like mine pushing me inn the gym so it's important to me they look fit

I think a personal trainer should be able to teach you correct form, and motivate you to push yourself. If you get caught up on an ideal body type that's your issue not on the personal trainer.