Hey Guys,
I have officially started my placement and it has been a lot of fun! I am learning lots and I have been kept very busy. I had to come up with placement goals and I found this very difficult since my placement is a little bit different and I couldn't use the standard goals that I'm sure a lot of people are using. One of the goals I set for myself is to increase my own physical strength. A lot of the work I have been doing at placement has been quite physical. I do ALOT of walking. I easily get over 20,000 and sometimes 30,000 steps on my fitbit at the end of the day. Along with that there is a bit of heavy lifting involved. I would like to get in better shape and work on my fitness for placement and for my future career in the fitness industry. I feel as though it is important to be in good shape if you are going to try and help other people get into shape in the future. Does everyone agree with this, do you think personal trainers need to be physically fit in order to do a good job?
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I have officially started my placement and it has been a lot of fun! I am learning lots and I have been kept very busy. I had to come up with placement goals and I found this very difficult since my placement is a little bit different and I couldn't use the standard goals that I'm sure a lot of people are using. One of the goals I set for myself is to increase my own physical strength. A lot of the work I have been doing at placement has been quite physical. I do ALOT of walking. I easily get over 20,000 and sometimes 30,000 steps on my fitbit at the end of the day. Along with that there is a bit of heavy lifting involved. I would like to get in better shape and work on my fitness for placement and for my future career in the fitness industry. I feel as though it is important to be in good shape if you are going to try and help other people get into shape in the future. Does everyone agree with this, do you think personal trainers need to be physically fit in order to do a good job?
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Hi Josie!
ReplyDeleteFirst of all, I can’t imagine getting 20,000 to 30,000 steps in an average day! Do you find it exhausting to exercise on top of all the physical activity you get at work? I hope you are able to get some serious rest time after work to recover!
I definitely do feel that I need to be physically fit for clients to take me seriously. It may have to do with my age and experience level however. I know and respect a lot of older “less fit” coaches, but they were once very fit AND now have a wealth of experience to share. Maybe once I have that level of experience under my belt I will feel less pressure to be in peak shape!
Thanks for your post! :)
Julia
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