There are several reasons as to why you may be considering hiring an in-home personal trainer including a busy schedule, childcare and work responsibilities or even just comfort from exercising in your own space. Before you go ahead with choosing a fitness trainer, you may want to begin an initial search to consider several factors that will help you make an informed decision. When looking deeper into the fitness company you wish to hire, you should factor in their credentials or qualifications, all rounded fitness expertise, and compatibility with your lifestyle requirements.
Research The Company You Want To Work With
Almost every fitness company or personal trainer will have an existing and active website with a social media presence where you can find out more about their company philosophy and fitness expertise. The immediate first impression when you’ve clicked on their site or scrolled through their Instagram will give you an idea as to whether or not this company is right for you. You should be able to identify how long they have been in business, the type of individuals they work with and the training styles they offer as well as their fitness approach. You should also assess how they work with clients in home versus the gym as well as the results achieved from their clients over time.
With this information, you could compare them to their competitors to see how great of an influence they have in the industry and what drives them as a company. A great personal training company will be consistently engaging with their audience by delivering relevant and educational content such as free nutritional and fitness advice on their platform.
Credentials
When you are looking into the right in home personal training company, you should always consider their credentials. Credentials can include any qualifications they may have completed, competitions they have competed or assisted training in, testimonials from their existing clients, and even their own body can be used as a credential.
Although a fitness trainer may have the right qualifications, you want to ensure this is fully supported through their work. When reviewing the credentials of any in home fitness training company, you should always analyze the individuals they have worked with and the variety of exercises they offer as this will directly reflect into your results. To genuinely achieve your desired goals, you should bear in mind that it would be in your best interest to seek experts who can deliver the results you are looking for within your body type and lifestyle as every individual requires different special attention. Assessing the credentials of your fitness trainer allows you to see whether they can meet your needs and expectations accordingly.
Meeting your needs
Ultimately, your personal fitness trainer should work for you and around your schedule, which means it is important that they are fully invested in your fitness journey and take the time to cater to your needs. They should always work with you to devise a fitness and nutrition programe as well as plan any one-to-one sessions to complement your lifestyle needs.
Before signing up to any service provided by an at home personal training company, you will be offered a consultation where you can discuss your lifestyle needs, any health issues, your fitness goals and nutritional concerns in detail. This provides an ample opportunity to raise any questions that will help you to better understand how the fitness trainer can meet your needs and how they will work with you to achieve your desired results.
Your fitness trainer should discuss your goals within a structured timeline to work toward as well as any dietary needs and current or past injuries for health and safety measures. They should educate you on the best workout regimes for your goals along with perfecting your form and technique when performing these exercises.
This is also a great time to explore the flexibility of their schedule, such as offering evening or night sessions, in addition to the most cost-effective options to work within your budget and lifestyle, which will help to determine whether they are the right in home personal trainer for you.
Compatibility
Even though you may have found an amazing personal trainer who is fully qualified with the respected credentials and work profile, you want to make sure that they are perfectly compatible with your personality and lifestyle. A consultation will give you further insight into how the trainer works and what a tailored fitness plan could look like for you; however, you should always opt for a one-off session to explore your compatibility.
A one-off session with a fitness trainer could mean the world of a difference to your fitness investment, where you will not feel as though your time or money is being wasted, as you can fully explore the compatibility amongst you both. The session will allow you to observe how the fitness trainer motivates and works with you in your home as well as their attitude toward you and whether they will genuinely support your journey.
The investment of your fitness progress should be valued and respected by every fitness trainer. You should not feel rushed into making the best decision for you and when you finally go ahead with choosing a personal trainer, you should continue to bear in mind that your tailored regimes should be goal focused to see results over time. For the time that your trainer is with you, they should be completely dedicated to your needs and deliver plans that will achieve results. If you can visibly see and feel as though little to no progression has been over time, you should not hesitate to pursue another trainer.
Gera is the Founder and Head Trainer of First Class Personal Training with over 20 years of professional experience, not only as a personal trainer but also as a nutrition and wellness counselor and a post rehabilitation specialist.
