Today's post comes from a colleague and friend Amanda Jean Fledderjohann.
Logical Training
“I just need a month or two to get in shape, then I’ll hire
a trainer.”
Since becoming a personal trainer 2 years ago, I have heard
this from potential clients, family members, and friends, and I don’t think it
makes a lot of sense. You go to a trainer to get into shape. If you are
equipped to lose the weight or rehabilitate after injury or disease without the
assistance of a qualified personal trainer, you probably don’t need one. Why
would you consider paying someone to tell you what you already know?
Before I go to the dentist to get my teeth cleaned I’m
tempted to brush vigorously. The thought that these professional hygienists
will be seeing bits of breakfast food stuck in my molars and smell my coffee
breath is embarrassing. But from what I’ve been told, dentists
will get my teeth cleaned no matter when I last brushed and they don’t seem to
mind just how gross mouths can be. If flossing and brushing alone sufficed then
we wouldn’t need to get our teethed cleaned by the dentist anyway. We know professions
will get better results.
Similarly, people don’t go to the doctor when their illness
has passed. They make an appointment when they are weak. The concept of getting
better before seeking help isn’t logical.
Is it pride that keeps us from getting help? Are we
unwilling to admit we don’t know what we’re doing? Or do we honestly believe we
know how to exercise effectively and safely? We just haven’t done it yet. Maybe
we’re afraid of something. Afraid of not being able to do a proper squat or not
being strong enough to dead lift 100 lbs or of looking silly doing a lateral
lunge.
When I was in high school I took piano lessons from a gracious
and talented teacher. I wanted to please this woman so badly that when a song
wasn’t up to performance standards I would hesitate to play it for her in our
lessons. She would urge me to play with the simple phrase “Show me how bad it
is.” With this statement she freed me to make mistakes, so I could learn from
them and move forward.
That’s what training should be. You come to a trainer with
your weakness, and together you work towards improvement.
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