First workout with client
I just got my certification to be a personal trainer. My question to you is, what do YOU like to do with the first session with a client? I have heard that some trainers like to get to know their clients during that first session, but I feel if they are paying for that hour they need to walk out of the gym feeling like they got something done.
I’m with you. Get to know them sufficiently — basic exercise and nutritional background, general health, goals, available workout time — and introduce them to the gym floor ASAP. Make the training meaningful and playful and irresistible, packed with all the wonderful incentives. Persuade, encourage, inspire…
Check out Gray Cook’s new book, Movement, for a simple pre-exercise screening for your new clients. Very useful to get a baseline before you start, and only takes about 10 minutes.
Go… Godspeed… Dave
Posted on October 20th, 2010 in Workout Routines by Dave Draper