Why are so many personal trainers out of shape?
Have you noticed lately that many personal trainers are actually out of shape? Shocking but true. Within the last few years of my travels to numerous gyms across the country, I cannot help but notice this new trend that seem to be catching on. Trainer who are out of shape, overweight, sporting a beautiful “pot belly”, yet they are still charging $75-$100 per hours. The funny thing is lots of people are still paying for their service! Now that is shocking too. Not only are these trainers out of shape, I suspect that many were never actually in shape. Added to this new phenomenon, many of these trainer are teaching terrible biomechanics and nutrition to their clients with the added expectation to do as I say, not as I do. By “do” I mean, drinking a case of beer and eating bon bons on the weekend. If you do not have the discipline to take care of your own health, and/or you lack the knowledge to get yourself in shape, how can you morally justify charging people for something that you have either never achieved or do not practice? Shame! Shame! Shame on you for disrespecting our industry. Shame on the school that are focusing on just the intellectual pursuit of fitness and not the practical application of fitness. Unlike professions such as Psychology, Accounting, Engineering, when it comes to fitness it’s not just about the knowledge, it also about living the lifestyle of a trainer. Taking care of your billboard. Your billboard that shows that you know what you are doing. Your billboard that communicate to your clients that when you say you are going to get them a flat stomach you are actually sporting your own flat stomach!
At first, I thought it was just trainers being lazy alone. However, the more I investigate the more I remained puzzled. Why was this happening? What was I missing. Overweight, out of shape trainers, lacking the necessary knowledge to actually provide you with the tools necessary to get in shape. Wow there are so many of you! Then it hit me. The problem runs deeper than just the trainers, it about the schools that are acting like diploma mills. Hiring overweight, out of shape, unqualified instructors, eating a donut while teaching classes, passing on this philosophy to the next generation of students. Oh da shame!
So the next time you think of hiring a trainer, think Armageddon instead. Ditch your trainer, use Armageddon to become educated and save yourself the thousands of dollars you would pay your overweight, out of shape trainer. With Armageddon you will learn from fitness instructors who are not just in great shape, your instructors will also be highly qualified and very experienced.
Today your old world ends. Welcome to your new world… BruceWayne