At the beginning only for VIPs, yesterday for everyone in fitness centers, today for everyone, everywhere.
Many Italians have decided to entrust their well-being to a personal trainer. The places where the personal trainer operates are many: home, gym, hotel, office or workplace, swimming pool, park, sea-lake, mountains and sports clubs.
Relying on a qualified personal trainer means guaranteeing yourself a professional in physical education able to advise the most suitable physical activity for your needs.
The training program is designed based on your specific morphological characteristics, your requests and your lifestyle, every single aspect is carefully studied to help you achieve your goals. The sessions will then be adapted from time to time according to your energetic and emotional state.
A personal trainer at home allows you to optimize the time dedicated to your physical form: no buses or exhausting queues in the car, your personal trainer will arrive on time at your home at the time you have set.
WHO IS THE PERSONAL TRAINER?
The personal trainer is the professional of the physical sciences and of all the aspects related to them. We can divide its qualities into technical aspects and social and psychological aspects.
From a technical point of view the personal trainer must have the necessary skills to guarantee the client a high level of professionalism. He must therefore be in possession of a degree in physical education, an ISEF diploma or recognized professional certifications and certifications. It is also important that this figure has a proven track record in the industry.
From a social and psychological point of view the personal trainer must have a good communication skills, correctly interpreting the client's wishes and needs.
HOW TO CHOOSE YOUR OWN PERSONAL TRAINER?
TECHNICAL BAGGAGE: if you have decided to contact a personal trainer, always ask for a suitable curriculum and check that he is really qualified. The most important educational qualification in Italy is a degree in physical education, while certifications and diplomas do not always guarantee the necessary skills. In any case, consider the experience of those who are in front of you, there are non-graduated personal trainers who have a higher technical and relational background than their multi-graduated colleagues.
EXPERIENCE IN THE SECTOR: make sure that your personal trainer has a good experience in your sector of interest, there are so many aspects of physical activity that it is difficult to know them all in detail.
PHYSICAL APPEARANCE AND PRESENCE: if on the one hand you do not have to be impressed by imposing muscular masses, perhaps obtained using more or less legitimate shortcuts, on the other be wary of a personal trainer who is obviously overweight and out of shape. The personal trainer must reflect the general concept of health and well-being, if you do not pay attention to your body, let alone that of your customers!
SERIOUSNESS AND DISCRETION: do not be fooled or impressed by a thousand promises, beware of those who speak ill of colleagues or excessively confirm their qualities without providing concrete data (professional experience, curriculum, etc.).
HOW MUCH?
Do not believe that it is a luxury reserved only for the characters of the show! Today having your own personal trainer is a luxury that many can afford.
The cost of a single home session is generally between 40 and 80 euros excluding VAT (while in a fitness center the figure drops to around 25-50 euros + VAT). The figure itself can be frightening, but discounts must be taken into account. For example, many personal trainers are used to apply benefits for those who purchase a package of lessons (for example 10) by offering a few free ones. Another important aspect to consider is that if you train in pairs the individual cost is generally reduced by 30-40%. Furthermore, after an initial period in which the basics of training are learned, the presence of the personal trainer can be reduced to a few monthly meetings and be supported by weekly telephone interviews, certainly less onerous.
It is a wise behavior rule to be wary of those who apply tariffs that are too low and ask for concrete reasons for those who apply too high.
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