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Writer's pictureLinda Timmons

The Benefits Of A Personal Trainer

No matter what part of the country, including Mt. Pleasant, SC, some people vowed to start a workout program and a healthy diet, but within weeks and sometimes days, the determination waned, and all efforts ceased. You may be one of those people. It's far more common than you'd expect. Life is complicated. People get busy and forget the importance of a healthy lifestyle and its benefits unless they are motivated. A personal trainer provides that motivation and offers so much more.


Trainers provide a guided route to fitness.

Everyone is different. People begin and end their journey to fitness for many reasons. Some have excellent intentions but lack the knowledge and experience to achieve their goals. They work hard, but no matter how smart they are, they don't have all the latest scientific information to create a program toward improved health. They don't make the progress they want and become discouraged. Personal trainers offer that knowledge and create a program based on each person's needs, goals, and fitness level. They provide a guided journey to reach goals faster and easier.


A personal trainer keeps you motivated.

An appointment with a personal trainer increases the likelihood you'll show up at the gym. You're more likely to go because you've already filled that time on your schedule. They hold you accountable, not just for showing up, but also for your success. Studies show many factors lead to completing a goal successfully. Planning on how to do it increased the probability of it coming to fruition by 50%, but meeting with someone that holds you accountable increased the probability by 95%. The trainer holds you accountable.


Trainers create programs for people with special needs.

Special needs can include physical limitations, but they also can include time restraints, dietary needs, and fitness levels. If you've lived a sedentary lifestyle, pushing yourself too hard, or too fast can be a problem. Food preferences and intolerances require modifying diet to specific needs. People with physical limitations, such as back problems or knee injuries, require exercise modifications. People with a busy lifestyle or who travel frequently, require programs that fit their schedule and ones they can do while traveling. Trainers create those.

  • To achieve anything of importance, having a goal and specific steps to achieve that goal is important. Trainers help you identify a specific goal and create the path to reach it.

  • Personal trainers don't provide a restrictive diet, but help you learn how to eat healthier. It's all about making the smartest choices when selecting food. You'll love how delicious healthy food can be.

  • Trainers track your progress and modify the program as you go to help you reach your fitness goal quickly. Tracking can show the progress you've made and be quite motivating. Winners keep score.

  • Plateauing can occur if you repeatedly do the same exercises. The body becomes efficient, so it doesn't burn fat. Personal trainers vary your program, which also helps eliminate boredom.

For more information, contact us today at Sweet Strength!

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