Top 4 reasons for not hiring a fitness trainer this January.
” I am planning on hiring a trainer in January”.
” I am going to be too busy during the holidays to workout. I will start January 1″.
” I need to budget for the holidays.”
You can wait and make a New Year’s resolution but let me give you an opinion from a personal trainer’s perspective. I want to do this because I have seen the same thing happen every year for ten years and hopefully I can give you a couple solid reasons why you need to to start your new years resolutions today.
1. Limited time slots- Good trainers stay busy all year.
Right now I only have two slots available for training. Most of us will only have a few training times open and they will be filled up quickly. So you may not be able to find times that fit your schedule.
The other thing to consider is the quality of trainer that will be available. Most fitness trainers just starting out will have times available and that can be a mixed bag.
I would use the analogy of shopping Christmas eve. You can find a present but the great presents are probably already taken.
2. The average person will gain 5-10 pounds over the holidays.
Why not avoid that by starting now? if you are overweight already what will another 5-10 pounds look like? Get a good fitness program together and get ahead of the curve.
Get into the habit of regular exercise so you can burn up the holiday calories not store them. Learn how to eat better and maybe add a couple healthier recipes to holiday meals.
By building discipline and limiting overindulging you will be much happier with yourself!
Do this and you can participate in the holidays instead of falling victim to them.
3. Time is Tight: Consider In Home Training.
This can be a legitimate reason for not training during the holidays. If your gym is 15 to 30 minutes away you can be looking at up to two hours of your day being tied up with your workout. Add in bad weather and that can be a sizable chunk of your free time.
This is where in home personal training can be a godsend. How cool would it be if all you had to do is open the front door to get a workout? I do all the workout planning and I bring all the equipment. In home training has always been a great way to go because it is convenient.
Not having to drive to a gym can save you hours each week. You train in the comfort and privacy of your own home and you save time. The added benefit here is that the hour of working out will make you more productive the rest of the day so you end up getting more done!
4. Money is tight: consider training online.
One of the things I want to do with my training is make it available to the public. My goal this year is to make my workouts and nutrition advice available to anybody who wants it. Below this post you will hopefully see a green box. Sign up and you can get my “workout of the week challenge” delivered to your inbox every week. These workouts are designed to be done in home with a minimum of equipment.
In addition I offer telephone and Skype consulting on a 30 minute or full hour basis. This works great if you are starting a program and have specific questions or even if you are experienced and want to fine tune your workouts.
Lastly, you can always get workout DVD’s such as P90x or the Insanity dvd’s. Dvd’s are a great way to workout if you do them. But you have to be disciplined enough to put the disc in the DVD player.
So please don’t be left behind come January. Get started now and have a great, healthy and happy holiday season.
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Michael Medvig is a personal trainer and owner of M Factor Fitness Inc., an in home personal training company in Parker Colorado. This blog represents opinions on fitness. Do your own research and draw your own conclusions. All information and materials on this site are provided as is and without warranty of any kind. These materials (including all text, images, logos, compilation, and design, unless otherwise noted) are copyright 2001-2010 M Factor Fitness Inc. All rights reserved. Copyright 2001-2010 M Factor Fitness Inc. All rights reserved. |
