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Who is a Certified Fitness Trainer, Why Should Hire a Certified Fitness Trainer?
All these fitness, videos/articles guide us on how to lose body weight, how to lose belly fat, how to get a fitness body, How to get an athletic body at home? daily home workouts, get gym body at home, and so on.
Does any of these fitness tips or workout training videos help to reach everyone's goals?
Unfortunately, the answer is No !!
In such a situation, one must need the help of a certified fitness trainer.
The Fitness Trainer ranks next to Allied Healthcare Continuum after Doctor / Nurse, Physical Therapist, Athletic Trainer, and Dietitian. One becomes a certified fitness trainer by studying Basic Human Anatomy, Physiology, Energy System, Endocrine System, Nutrition Fundamentals, Various Exercises, Exercise Program Designing, Implementation, and Progress.
Not all patients who come to a doctor are given the same treatment and the same medication. Similarly, not everyone who comes to a fitness trainer should be given the same exercise program. This is where people need the services of a certified fitness trainer.
What are the criteria for finding the right exercise for a person?
- Age
- Goal
- Exercise History
- Medical Condition / Injury
- Physical Activity Limitations
- Family Health History
What are the jobs of a fitness trainer?
1. Design an exercise program that is appropriate for one by understanding his/her age, physical goal, medical condition, past activity history, and physical limitations motivating and guiding.
2. Train people with cardiovascular & pulmonary (heart& lungs related) diseases, family health-related problems, metabolic conditions/injury/surgery, or any other medical condition only after making sure that they have a clearance certificate from a registered medical physician.
3. Understand the limitations and design the program accordingly for the client who received exercise clearance after physical therapy from their physician. Some exercises may adversely affect their medical condition, so, a fitness trainer should be aware of this and reschedule their workout plan with alternate exercises accordingly.
4. Some people, those who are not physically active because of not having any physical activity for a long time, are overweight, or who sit and work overtime are incapable to do workouts. Giving early over-training or high-intensity exercises such as running, speed walking, climbing stairs, jump roping, cross-country skiing to such people can lead to injury and delay in muscle recovery. So a trainer should prepare the client's body for various exercises.
5. The trainer should monitor the client throughout the exercise. If the posture or form is incorrect, it must be corrected. Bad posture may be the cause of the injury in muscles or joints. Similarly, proper breathing methods and muscle engagement should be taught and reminded from time to time.
6. If a person has any difficulty in doing an exercise, the trainer should understand them and give another easy exercise instead. As such, modifications should be made to the workout program as the client's workout progresses.
The health and physical conditions of each individual are different. It is the responsibility of a trainer to understand the physical abilities and illness of the clients to plan a workout accordingly, motivating, guiding and make them fit for a workout if needed.
