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10 Reasons to Get A Personal Trainer

Woo hoo, another top ten on the 10th list for your edification. I talked about the top ten reasons to work out at home earlier, now let’s talk about the top ten reasons to work with a personal trainer. While a personal trainer is not always an ideal choice for some, there are plenty of reasons why a personal trainer may be exactly what you need.

So without further ado – here are your top ten reasons to get a personal trainer:

  • Individualizing your work out is one of the biggest proponents behind a personal trainer – they can work with you to meet your needs whether you want lose weight, train for a marathon or just improve your heart rate and lung function
  • Personal trainers provide you with a personal motivator and cheerleader – they are right there with you cheering you past your limits and encouraging you to reach further. They can commiserate, celebrate and in general relate to where you are
  • A personal trainer can help you make your workout more efficient and provide you with the guidance to concentrate your efforts in the correct manner as well as utilizing the correct form to get more bang for your buck as it were
  • A personal trainer can help you build the right techniques for improving your activities – whether it’s your golf game, your endurance swimming or your equestrian skills
  • If you are just getting started on an exercise program and your new to the wide world of fitness, a personal trainer is your personal coach to starting out on the right foot and getting on the fast track to hitting your goals
  • Already on an exercise program, but seemingly stuck? A personal trainer is the best avenue towards breaking out of the plateau and improving your routine
  • A personal trainer is also a teacher, they can give you the right tools to maintain your routine after your personal training sessions
  • A personal trainer can teach you fitness safety and how to perform your workout in a safe manner that not only protects your muscles and internal organs
  • Personal trainers make house calls, so you can workout at home and have the trainer design your workout specifically to the equipment you have available
  • A personal trainer can help you stick to your program and stay on track – even on the days when you just want to give it all up and quit

Have you ever worked with a personal trainer? What was your experience?

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About Heather Long

Heather Long is 35 years old and currently lives in Wylie, Texas. She has been a freelance writer for six years. Her husband and she met while working together at America Online over ten years ago. They have a beautiful daughter who just turned five years old. She is learning to read and preparing for kindergarten in the fall. An author of more than 300 articles and 500+ web copy pieces, Heather has also written three books as a ghostwriter. Empty Canoe Publishing accepted a novel of her own. A former horse breeder, Heather used to get most of her exercise outside. In late 2004, early 2005 Heather started studying fitness full time in order to get herself back into shape. Heather worked with a personal trainer for six months and works out regularly. She enjoys shaking up her routine and checking out new exercises. Her current favorites are the treadmill (she walks up to 90 minutes daily) and doing yoga for stretching. She also performs strength training two to three times a week. Her goals include performing in a marathon such as the Walk for Breast Cancer Awareness or Team in Training for Lymphoma research. She enjoys sharing her knowledge and experience through the fitness and marriage blogs.