Why I love (and hate!) my personal trainer

I’ve hired a few personal trainers,  some good….some pretty awful.

The one I have right now?
ROCKS.

Here are 5 reasons why I love to hate her::)

1. She LISTENS to my goals. I cannot tell you how many times I have told a trainer that I had no real interest in doing cardio and then found myself doing just that for most of the hour.   Yes, it’s super easy (as a trainer) to drop someone at the treadmill and come back in 30 minutes.   That however is not what I am paying for!
2. She won’t let me slack. Even though I am a trainer myself and know all the tricks  (shoe tying, extra drinks of water, etc.)  —she is right there encouraging me to keep on whining going.
3. She has a PLAN in place. This is KEY.  Too many trainers just “dial it in” and come up with something on the fly.  If you have a specific goal, make sure your trainer is helping you get there with a solid training program.
4. Feeling successful. There are exercise that I just plain SUCK at  (ahem….these) so my self esteem takes a huge hit each time I attempt them.   It’s nice to have an exercise or 2 built in that makes me feel like a rock star.
5. She is flexible. As a mom herself, she gets that I get very little sleep or that I might have an “off” morning.   She can empathize with my situation.

and yet why do I say I hate her at the same time?
Because two times a week,  I get my butt handed to me in the form of a challenging (yet awesome!) workout! 🙂
As I have said before,  even though I am still a personal trainer,  I have found that hiring one for myself is worth every penny.  There are mornings where I have a zillion things to get done and I would very easily skip my workout if I didn’t have my training time scheduled.

We set appointments for hair, dentist, nails,  etc.   —so why not set an appointment for your health and fitness!?