"But I'm not fit enough for a Personal Trainer, you will kill me!"

I hear these all the time:

• I'm going to get fit first and then have some Personal Training
• I'm not fit enough for a Personal Trainer
• You're going to kill me, aren't you?

Hopefully, people are talking in the context of training in the last of those bullet points...

A common misconception of Personal Trainers is that we are here to just make you a sweating, puking and bleeding mess on the floor....and yes, when it becomes appropriate, or if it applies to your exercise goals, then we will train you this hard.

But only when it is appropriate!

As fitness professionals we design workouts appropriate for you and your goals, we don't plan a workout a think HAHAHA ALL WILL DIE WITH THIS ONE WORKOUT!!! (a Personal Trainer such as this would not be allowed into our company).

It is our job to build and progress you towards your goals, to set goals, to monitor your progress, to train you appropriately for your fitness level, age and ability.

fit·ness

   /ˈfɪtnɪs/ Show Spelled[fit-nis] Show IPA

noun

1.Health.

2. Capability of the body of distributing inhaled oxygen to muscle tissue during increased physical effort.

3. Also called Darwinian fitness. Biology .

a. The genetic contribution of an individual to the next generation's gene pool relative to the average for the population, usually measured by the number of offspring or close kin that survive to reproductive age.

b. The ability of a population to maintain or increase its numbers in succeeding generations.

If you have never stuck to a fitness plan before, it is highly unlikely you will stick with a plan just in order to hire a Personal Trainer, we know how to build your fitness up to levels to where you never thought was possible. Hire a Personal Trainer TO GET YOU FIT in the most efficient, most effective and enjoyable way, this is what we are here to do, rather than WHEN you are fit.

Once you are fit enough through our training you can stick with us for that extra push, that extra 10% and to help keep you motivated, or should you decide to then "go it alone" you'll have all the tools in your armoury to stay in shape, to eat well and to stay as healthy as possible.

Personal Trainers want to get you fit and build you into an athlete that CAN train hard, not just ruin you for our own enjoyment.

Although, when you ARE ready...ITS ON, AND WE WILL NOT HOLD BACK! And once you have reached the other side of a workout where your body is pushed to the absolute limit, you will be empowered, stronger for it, and closer to your exercise goals.

Don't be afraid, we are here to help.

CJK

Chris Kershaw
Personal Trainer
Kettlebell Instructor
Circuit Trainer
Co-founder of C and J Fitness