Personal trainer nightmares

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txsqlchick

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YIKES.

At the gym I go to, the personal trainers sometimes prowl the floor, starting up conversations with people who are exercising. Speaking personally, I do not like to be interrupted when I'm exercising. Unless you MUST interrupt me for the sake of my own safety or that of someone else, please leave me alone!

The personal trainers kind of chat you up, being all friendly and stuff...I'm sure in the hopes that you will decide to purchase their services. Trust me, dude...the thought of using a PT has occurred to me, and I have not yet done so. Also, if I do decide to use a PT, it will be someone whom I have researched and interviewed and whose credentials I have verified...not some random person in a red shirt who interrupts me while I'm trying to get my workout on.

Gaw.
 
that article just shows the difference between the US and other countries, here in Australia you have to have the Nationally recognised qualifications and so does the UK i believe. If you wan't to work in the industry you Must be qualified.
 
Trusylver said:
that article just shows the difference between the US and other countries, here in Australia you have to have the Nationally recognised qualifications and so does the UK i believe. If you wan't to work in the industry you Must be qualified.
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Yes, it's odd the professions that are licensed there and not licensed here and vice versa. Real estate agents here have to pass an exam, whereas in the UK they don't.

Qualifications and certifications are available for personal trainers here, and they are probably only slightly less mentally taxing than your average NVQ.
 
so true

i've been in and out of 7 different gyms in the last 13 years or so (ever since i was in high school). And i definitely met some questionable trainers out there. There was one in particular who was just pure rubbish, she believed that the bigger you are, the harder you've got to work, i mean if she had it her way she would have made me go to the gym for like 8hours everyday....pardon my french but she was one crazy b*tch. the only problem was she would harrass us 'fatties' and we were all too self-concious to speak up about it, needless to say i quit that gym.
 
cherrygarcia said:
i've been in and out of 7 different gyms in the last 13 years or so (ever since i was in high school). And i definitely met some questionable trainers out there. There was one in particular who was just pure rubbish, she believed that the bigger you are, the harder you've got to work, i mean if she had it her way she would have made me go to the gym for like 8hours everyday....pardon my french but she was one crazy b*tch. the only problem was she would harrass us 'fatties' and we were all too self-concious to speak up about it, needless to say i quit that gym.
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She definitely sounds like one of the bad ones; I think a personal trainer should encourage you and, to an extent, push you...but they should always do it in a supportive way.
 
i totally agree with you, they should be there more for encouragement and only push you to limits they know your body can handle and that you're comfortable with.

txsqlchick said:
She definitely sounds like one of the bad ones; I think a personal trainer should encourage you and, to an extent, push you...but they should always do it in a supportive way.
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I agree, it sounds like she was a shocker, a trainer should be able to educate, motivate and at times push to help the client achieve their goals. Not everybody has the same goals and you can't always use the same methods for everybody.
 
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