Exercise Motivation: The Importance of Personal Trainers

Can personal trainers motivate you to exercise?

The answer may surprise you - some people think that by paying for personal training sessions they will turn up and do the exercise, will still find excuses as to why they couldn't make it at a certain time / date.  The attrition rate for people paying for personal training sessions is almost as high as people who pay for gym memberships for the entire year and then give up around February.

And the reason is simple - If you are not motivated to do something, you will not give "it" the attention it deserves, no matter what it has cost you.

Personal trainers can push you, they can give you new techniques and correct bad ones, but you have to be willing to be pushed and be willing to try new things - even if they do make your muscles scream with indignation afterwards. And you have to be willing to do this on a regular basis - or have the willpower, strength and stamina to learn what you can from them and then go it alone.

Personal trainers are not cheap - but they can be worth their weight in gold if you are willing to challenge yourself and your behaviours.

Some gyms offer personal training one-on-one sessions as part of their gym memberships, whilst others provide personal training classes in group structure. The only way to discover which one works best for you is to try all the variations. But a word of caution - like all exercise - you have to be willing and motivated to:

a) turn up

b) turn up on a regular basis over a significant period of time

Remember - getting fit and staying fit are two entirely different things.