What Should Your Relationship With Your Personal Trainer Be?What should your relationship with your personal trainer be? Your personal trainer is a professional. Though they may not have taken an oath of confidentiality, the relationship between you and the personal trainer should be as confidential as the one you share with your doctor or lawyer. The trust level in the relationship should be high and any thing spoken of during the session should be left in the gym and not spoken of in public. Why such the professionalism? What you tell your personal trainer are details that you might not even share with your family or friends. You and your trainer are taking a detailed look at your body and your psyche in regards of how you look at your body. Most personal trainers will know your weight, your diet, your exercise habits and how you feel about your weight. They will even know how you feel about yourself and what you want to accomplish during your training. Most people are uncomfortable talking about these subjects, so for you to open up to your personal trainer is almost a soul cleansing experience. The personal trainer also will see you in your most vulnerable times. He or she will witness you wanting to give up. Your weaknesses are displayed publicly probably for the first time in your life. It is a very humbling experience as you display your emotions and lack of confidence in front of a personal stranger. Once you get through the embarrassment of failing, the trust level should go up with your personal trainer as you realize that your words and actions are being kept confidential. The level of trust is up to you. The personal trainer will hold in their part of the contract. You are not the only client in their day and they see many people struggle as they try to meet the physical goals. The happiness that you feel with success will be shared with your personal trainer because they will see and recognize the results before even your family or friends recognize them. With success, both you and your trainer will have accomplished something that will help you stay fit and live a longer, healthier life. |