Why have you become a trainer:The joy of helping people achieve their fitness/health goals is the impetus for being a trainer. If I can help a person become more healthy or help achieve their fitness goals, I have done my job. Ever since I can remember, I always wanted to use my fitness knowledge to help people. My career as a trainer has been a rewarding one and if I had to do it all over again, I wouldn't change a thing. I was born to do this.
What in your opinion is the biggest mistake people make while working out:The biggest mistake is doing too much too soon. There should be a theoretical approach to implementing a fitness program. Taking the time to make progress is essential. I make sure that the person is realistic in setting his or her fitness/health goals. Otherwise that person is setting himself up for failure. Taking baby-steps is the key element to realizing ones potential because it gives one the ability to carefully think out the steps necessary to get to that goal.
Do you think a personal trainer should be also a good salesman:I feel that a personal trainer should be able to sell his or her services. This should not be very hard if the person believes in what he or she is selling. One can have a large knowledge of fitness, biomechanics, etc. But, if that person doesn't know how to convey that knowledge to another person, success will not be in reach. Selling is not hard to do if it comes from a strong internal belief system.
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