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5 Reasons Why You Should Not Hire A Personal Trainer (you know where this is going…)
If you’re thinking about hiring a personal trainer, let me save you some time—don’t do it. It’s a waste of money, right? You can just watch YouTube videos, download an app, and figure it all out on your own. After all, how hard can it be?
As a personal trainer I’m here to say you CAN train yourself. Don’t be afraid. But when you do run into problems. I’m here for you.
Let’s break it down reasons why you may or may not want a Personal Trainer.
Bad Advice: Final Installment
hanks for your consideration this week of my #badadvice posts.
I’m going to cram several different sayings into this last post. I’ll just give you my “hot take” on each one.
These first two were sent to me as a joke, but jokes are often funny because they’re partially true. They reveal a somewhat ridiculous side of reality that we can relate to, but that also doesn’t quite sit right.
“We don’t do it because it’s easy. We do it because we THINK it will be easy!” …
BAD ADVICE: Weigh loss edition
Shed pounds, gain confidence.
Slimmer bodies, brighter lives.
Get lean, be seen.
Sculpt your body, sculpt your life.
Burn calories, ignite confidence.
Shape up, stand out.
Oooo! Inspiring, right? These sayings sound good and they’re not exactly false. Feeling like you look good is a confidence booster. Carrying less weight is energizing. Society does seem to reward people who fit a certain image.
So, what’s the problem …
BAD ADVICE: “Hustle to Gain More Muscle”
The fitness world is full of motivational slogans that double as bad advice; one of which is “Hustle to gain more muscle.” While the phrase does sound inspiring, it promotes an unhealthy mindset and ignores fundamental principles of exercise science and recovery.
Let’s talk about what’s TRUE about this saying before we dive into why it made its way into the “Bad Advice” series.
BAD ADVICE: “No Pain, No Gain, No Shame”
Anytime you shame someone, it’s bad advice. Sure, criminals and mean people could probably use a little shame. But are we really shaming a mostly sedentary person for being cautious about their sore back? What about a former athlete with knee injuries? Or even a current pro athlete managing chronic pain?
Is the real message here “To get fit, you must be willing to get injured—with possibly life-altering consequences. Or ‘shame on you’”?
Let’s rethink that.
BAD ADVICE WEEK
So many mainstream fitness slogans sound “motivating” on the surface but are actually rooted in fatphobia, low self-esteem, and toxic or non-proven ideas about health. Let’s talk about #badadvice
