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Read this first before hiring a personal trainer…..
In this explosive report, fitness industry insider, Babe Mooney, pulls the curtain back on personal trainers, and reveals what you probably suspected and what you should know before you hire a personal trainer.

Sad to say but, not all trainers are qualified to train and be called a professional personal trainers. Some are just individuals who like to work out and decided they could make money at it. They may know how to work out to make themselves look good, but do they know how to help you reach your goals?

When choosing a trainer you want a professional, and just like you would any other professional you should know that they are qualified to get you results. Of course, if they don’t get you results you will stop working with them, but many times you will not know that it wasn’t your fault for the lack of results.

I have hired and trained a multitude of trainers over the years. The bottom line is that my standard for trainers was so high that I offered a money back guarantee for my clients. My clients always get dramatic results. I have put together the following list of questions that you should ask before hiring a personal trainer in your area. All of our qualified trainers will ace these questions.

1. Ask the personal trainer about their education and certification.

A personal trainer should be certified through a reputable fitness organization such as NASM, ISSA, ACSM, ACE or NSCA). An exercise science or other related college degree isn’t necessary, but the more education your trainer has, the more tools he or she has in their tool box to help you.

Some personal training studios have their own certification program and these can be an excellent form of education for the novice trainer.

2. What kind of programs does the personal trainer offer?

Ask the trainer what specific programs they offer. These programs might include:
Fat Loss
Muscle Gain
Strength Gain
Increased Endurance
Increased Energy
Increased Metabolism
Stability and Balance
Nutritional Consulting
Increased Motivation
Goal Setting

3. Make sure the personal trainer asks you specific questions.

Your trainer should be asking you a lot of questions regarding such things as:
Your overall health condition
Your fitness goals
Your background or health history
If you have any medical issues

4. Do they offer a before assessment with periodical assessments?
You need to know where you are at when you start so you will know if you have made progress or not. A qualified trainer will take your measurement, your body fat, take your weight and they should take before pictures so you will be able to see your result up close and personal in the after picture. As a side note; the before and after pictures are a very valuable tool to keep you from ever slipping back into bad behavior.

5. How do you interact with the personal trainer?

Ask yourself if you are getting along nicely with the trainer as you sit there and chat with them. Remember, you will be spending some serious gut busting, sweaty and intense time with this person, so make sure you get along with them. The last thing you want is to walk out of a session because you simply can’t stand the trainer. You are not hiring a ‘friend’ but you need to like and respect them.

6. Ask the personal trainer for references from other clients.

Get references (phone numbers, names) of past and current clients. A great trainer will be excited to give you references of clients who will provide positive feedback about them. If the trainer has an issue providing these details, this is a red flag! If the trainer works for a club or studio, they should have lots of before and after pictures to show you.

7. What is their nutritional knowledge?
Our qualified trainers will tell you that more than half of your results are dependent upon your nutritional diet. They should ask some if not all of the following questions:
When do you eat your first meal? How often do you eat?
Which meals do you skip?
What do you eat?
How much do you eat?
What do you drink?
How much do you drink?
Do you diet?

8. Do they talk to you about the difference and benefit of WEIGHTS?

This is the number one question among women:
“Do I have to lift weights or can I just do the treadmill?”

Most women believe that lifting weights will make them look masculine. Used correctly, weight lifting can and will cause you to lose more weight, faster than any form of cardio. Your qualified trainer will explain why.

9. Do they teach the importance of cardio?

Many unqualified trainers see no value in cardio (since many of them are young and do not do it). They will put all the emphasis on weight training, because that is what they do and love.

10. Do they care?
This may be hard one to assess during the initial interview, but you will know soon enough as you start working with them. Do they remember your goals and your challenges? As you share with them are they listening or are they talking with their buddies? Are they on time for your appointment?

Bonus Question. Do they keep notes and a file of your work outs so they will know when to change your workout? If you do the same workout for too long you will plateau so a qualified trainer will have a planed work out program for you and it will progress.

If a trainer is in tune with his client and getting results, that will speak volumes. Who would you rather have train you, someone scraping for business or someone who is in high demand because they are a professional who gets results? I’ll take door number two!