Fitness instruction needs these three things

There are two factors which determine the success of your fitness instruction: you and your instructor. Personal trainers are dedicated to providing balance, variety and challenge to your workout. There are lots of amazing ways to work your muscles however make sure you balance the major muscle groups. It’s also vital to keep adjusting your effort to push yourself. Here are three things your fitness instruction needs:

1. Proper technique

The difference between an effective injury and an injury is often technique. Often there are subtle ways you need to engage your shoulders or engage your core to protect your back. Pushing through a heavy set using poor technique can even create distinctive postural defects such as “poke neck”- a jutting chicken style head alignment. Don’t waste your precious time, use a personal trainer to keep your form perfect and embed great habits!

2. Ambition

Without clear goals you may find yourself watching the clock and waiting to leave. Use your fitness instruction to set goals and use them to hone your effort in each exercise. Doing this will yield better results physically and mentally. Your goals need to be SMART: specific, measurable, achievable, realistic and time-bound. An example would be moving from a 61cm box jump to a 76cm box jump. You may work up to 76cm by using ankle weights at 61cm so that when you remove them you fly up to 76cm! Think about your goals so you are ready to share them with your personal trainer.

3. Variety

Boredom leads to sloppy technique which leads to injury. When you are trying something new your attention naturally finds focus in technique. Good fitness instruction will balance new exercises with areas of focus so you can see gains in familiar exercises and develop strength and stamina through fresh exercises. Fitness instruction keeps you balanced in the basics while making incremental gains through targeted, novel routines.

Outsource your planning and guard against injury with a personal trainer! For as little as $25 a session (3-to-1) you could be hitting your potential next week!

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