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Why hire a Personal Fitness Trainer? A good personal fitness trainer provides motivation, personalized attention, and a program customized to make you achieve your health and fitness goals. The right personal trainer can help you: improve your overall fitness, reach or maintain a healthy weight, learn to stick with an exercise program, focus on your unique health concerns, work out correctly, maximize your workout time, take charge of your fitness program, learn new skills, and enhance your mind, body, and spirit. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ How do I select a Good Personal Fitness Trainer? Hiring a personal trainer is not a decision to make lightly. You likely will be working with your trainer frequently and for an extended period of time, so it is important that you choose a trainer who is qualified to help you reach your goals and whom you can work well with. The most knowledgeable trainers often also have a college degree in life sciences or related field of study. Finally, the trainer must be a good communicator, motivator, and have the right personality which fits with you, the client. It is also a good idea to ask the trainer for references or previous clients you can contact. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ What kind of people use Hammertyme Personal Training Services ? Hammertyme has successfully helped people to lose weight, improve sports performance, build muscle, gain strength & flexibility as well as rehab from a nagging injury. Most individuals use our personal trainers to develop new strategies to improve their eating habits, loose excess body fat and create a new healthy lifestyle they can stick to. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ What can I expect from personal training? Session One: Assessment. We always begin with an assessment of your goals, as well as your fitness. Our initial assessment data is meticulously recorded for future analysis. Session Two: We get you started on your individualized exercise program carefully designed to improve integration and synchronization of the whole body. Our programs are carefully designed to help you reach your goals in the most time effective way. Subsequent Sessions: You get personalized attention at each session to make sure you're on track with your goals, exercise and diet. All workout sessions are carefully charted for future reference. Periodically we repeat biometric testing to assess changes in body composition and shape. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ How long until I see results? This varies depending on several factors. The intensity and frequency of your workouts, genetics, nutritional habits, and age can all play a role in the results you see and feel. Many clients notice a change for the better in their energy level very shortly after beginning to work with a trainer. Your body will begin to benefit from regular exercise immediately. As far as physical results, you should not expect noticeable changes in your appearance immediately. Of course there are exceptions to this, especially if you are training intensely, but immediate physical changes are not realistic for most individuals. The mass media markets a lot of quick fixes, but most people that have lost weight and kept it off long term do not resort to these gimmicks. You will begin to change your body composition within the first several weeks, but consistency is the key. Slow and steady weight loss is preferable to losing a lot of weight really quickly. Studies show that individuals who make consistent lifestyle changes and stick with them lose weight slowly and steadily, and as a result, they keep it off. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ How often should I work out? The frequency of your workouts will depend on your specific training goals as well as the intensity and length of each workout and your current fitness level. However, there are some general guidelines for individuals starting an exercise program. If you are trying to lose body fat, you should probably do more than 30 minutes a day of cardio, with 1 or 2 days off each week. Resistance or weight training is also key for losing body fat and should be incorporated into a balanced fitness program. Again, the length of your workout will also depend on the intensity of the activity you participate in. If you are beginning a resistance training program, you should plan to lift weights around 2-3 days per week to start. Allowing your muscles time to rest and repair between workouts is critical when following a resistance training program. Always take at least one day of rest between resistance training sessions (or more if you are sore), or exercise different muscle groups on different days to give each muscle group adequate rest. |
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