if i was a personal trainer...

would you find me approachable?

Sure, why not?
Part of selling our service is selling ourselves first.

You'll do fine.

ahem....yep, I'd approach you. :happy:

No seriously, you sound like you have the right approach.....one or two of my trainers in my gym are lovely and always approachable but there are lots more that I wouldn'd dare go near as they seem to be too busy or not interested. I feel because I am a newbie in the gym and have weight to lose that they are not bothered with me. they seem to gravitate more towards the girls that are obviously working out a while. My thoughts only.....maybe I'm a little paranoid and overthinking things.

Best of luck with it though.

no i don't lift weights, although i do do some resistance work. I work more on circuits, cardio and boxing.

I would hope as a personal trainer you would know more than just circuits, cardio and boxing. Unless you plan on working at a fighting dojo.

From a woman's perspective, you appear approachable. Sometimes an overly muscular trainer seems to intimidate someone who is overweight and lacks confidence, just want to lose weight or keep fit. For some reason when the trainer is overly muscular, you feel an uncertainty that you might end up looking like him, when you don't want that.

sure!

i think you would be fine and approachable as a trainer. I work out with the trainers at the gym and have worked out with almost all of them. I make them push me and I have a reputation there now because i'll laugh at them if they try and give me light weights. My trainer knows my goals and pushes me towards them. He knows my limits and while it may not seem right, he's the only one of the crew that has made me cry.

Crying isn't a bad thing, it's more of a realization of my abilities and he won't let me quit. If you can get certified and get started, just remember, they aren't your friends, they are your reputation.

One day I'll tell you a story about my trainer and his incredible challenge. ME!

Not intimidating, and that would probably work for some people.

But you look small to me, so I wouldn't approach you looking for training tips.

(No offense meant btw, just pointing out facts)

Maybe if you were wearing different shorts.

Not intimidating, and that would probably work for some people.

But you look small to me, so I wouldn't approach you looking for training tips.

(No offense meant btw, just pointing out facts)

Thats cool mate.

People in general will judge by how you look, but when they here me talk sense then they will think yes this guy knows his stuff.

For me,it's kind of a catch 22-I want a trainer who appears kind and approachable at first, but also is hard enough to really kick my butt and tell me like it is. I'm also kind of fussy-I wouldn't approach a trainer who appears soft or not in very good shape (and there are actually some trainers at my gym that don't appear very fit.) I feel that a trainer's body is a walking example of what they can do for me, and if they don't have the self-discipline to follow a good plan then how will they be a good role model or support for me?

Your face seems kind and not intimidating, which is something I would look for if I were first starting out and scared of being judged.

I think that really the only things that would make someone unapproachable as a trainer is to be too far on either extreme, obviously overweight/out of shape or extremely muscled (for people that might be timid).

That being said, my lifting coach in college had a massive beer gut and was a chain smoker. He got me to work harder in the gym than I ever have in my entire life. My high school rugby coach was an old guy in his 60s that was like 140 and maybe 5'5. To this day I think he could lay me out in a ruck if he had to (I have well over 100 lbs on him and nearly half a foot).

Be good at what you do, word of mouth will trump any physical appearance disadvantage you may have over the next guy.