Confessions of a Personal Trainer
1. I ate two brownies in my car before walking into the gym to check your food journal.
2. If you come to your appointment with your hair and makeup perfectly done, I make it my mission to have you sweat off the makeup and leave with crazy gym hair.
3. During my own workouts, it’s hard to not go up to other gym-goers and give them tips on form or ways to switch up what they’re doing.
4. It’s also hard not to run through the gym high-fiving everyone and letting them know I’m proud of them for taking care of their health. That would make me weird, so I just picture it in my head.
5. I add at least 10 seconds to your plank time and then tell you afterwards.
6. On the same note, if I forget how many reps you have left, I just make up a higher number.
7. I wore the same shirt to train clients yesterday. I didn’t work out in it, so I figured it was ok.
8. I’ll always ask you what you had for breakfast that day.
9. Some clients want to chat, others want to work. A lovely mix are the ones who are friendly, but work really hard. I know you’re not supposed to mix friends with business, but some of my clients have become very good friends.
10. I don’t care how old you are, how long you’ve been working out, or how much weight you want to lose. If you made the investment to hire a trainer and are putting in the effort, I tip my hat to you, and will make it worth your while 😉
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So funny! I would love to have the opportunity to train with you! You’re blog is such an inspiration! Thank you from a follower in CT!
Amy, I’m in CT too…roadtrip to AZ for some Fitnessista training?? 😉
dooooooo it
Another follower from CT!! I’m down for a road trip to get Fitnessistasized 😉
I would love and do hope to come and workout with you eventually, Gina! You’ve helped me so much by reinventing my workouts and inspiring me to be a more well rounded eater! 🙂 For the longest time my food mindset was “LOSE WEIGHT. CUT OUT EVERYTHING. LOSE WEIGHT,” but now my fridge is stocked with such a healthier mix of foods.
…but i’ll only come when your weather turns into what we’re having on the east coast! lol.
Any interest in moving the fam out to FL for about 3 months??? My wedding’s around the corner, and I could really use a PT! 😉
how about you come to tucson? 🙂
Haha I love it! These are all things I suspected about my trainer, but now am certain are true! Especially the extra ten seconds to my planks…. 🙂
Haha, love this post! Number 1 cracked me up, and number 6 is evil 🙂 Number 2 reminded me of a woman who has been in a lot of group exercise classes with me, and she always has big, perfectly curled hair and a full face of makeup – I have NO idea how she can work out with her hair down, let alone styled. I always think that she must not be working hard enough 🙂
umm you are hilarious. will you be my personal trainer?!!? too bad you don’t live in mass.
Is this from your perspective as a trainer? Or someone else?
these are all true stories from myself
Hahah Love it!
I always wish I could get into trainers heads to see what they really think! If MA wasn’t so far away from AZ I’d sign up for your sessions any day!
Haha love this…I always suspected the plank one! So tricky…
LOVE this post. I wish I were somewhere close so I could come workout with you. I would so fist pump and high 5 with you. Did your St Paddys day love handle workout on Monday and am still sore. Thanks heaps for being so encouraging!!!
This post made me laugh 🙂 Love it!!!
LOVE IT!! 🙂
Love this 🙂 When I coached figure skating, it was safe to assume that I was always going to ask for “one more.”
Wow.. Lots of Amy’s commenting. 🙂 I love number 4! I feel like doing that to people all the time!
This was hilarious!
…and I will never let you time my plank!
I so wish you could be my trainer! 🙂
Seriously wished you lived in Atlanta! I would love to work out with you! 🙂
Haha, I LOVE this! So funny, and so true. Especially the plank hold one…
I totally forget plank times and I always want to fix form!
Ditto to wishing you were my trainer. You rock.
om these are perfect!!!! Especially 3-6! LOL I loveddddd this! I am a personal trainer at the Y in Daytona Fl 🙂
Love this! Thanks for doing what you do girl!
You’re so cute! I would love to have you as a trainer : )
Im not even a trainer but there are times when i do want to go around to people and say how happy i am they’re taking care of their health!
I love your style for making up numbers or adding 10 more seconds. Though im always counting myself!
*heh heh* those made me laugh! – I am PT in Toronto,ON Canada and am totally guilty of most of those! 🙂
I would love to work with someone like you!
Haha! I always suspected my trainer pulled the plank trick, too. Those “trainer seconds” are so much longer than normal ones. 😉
Love #4! Awesome visual. 🙂
I would LOVE it if someone ran through the gym offering high-fives while I worked out!!
i LOVE this!! as a personal trainer myself, i can completely relate to every “confession” you’re saying! 🙂
Love this post too!! I would love to have a pt to help me along, motivate my workout and make me sweat!
And I am one of the ones who like to chat but love working hard as well 🙂
Ana
love this! but as i was reading i looked to the side – you have to add new mommy to your ‘about’ section! 🙂
Love it! Especially the one about women who wear makeup and you make it your mission for them to sweat it off!
I love this post! So cute!
Love, love, love this post! So true and very funny 😉 This made my night!
Cute article! The only thing I sort of don’t agree with is your stance on makeup. I’ll never understand people who get disgruntled at women who wear makeup to the gym. I always wear at least some makeup wherever I go, and while it’s not a full-on face, mascara is still pretty noticeable. I don’t do it for attention, but because it’s what makes me feel comfortable. Also, not everyone sweats profusely. When I lift weights, I get slightly clammy but barely break a sweat! Even in my band camp days as a teenager, I’d be sweating in the 105 degree sun for hours and never have my mascara melt down my face.
Oh I’m not talking about everyday makeup- I always wear that too. I’m talking pageant face 🙂
Oh, so the full on lipstick and everything? Yeah, okay, I’m with you there. That just seems downright uncomfortable.
yes, and the caked on foundation and powder.
I really like this post, thanks for your honesty and encouragement. It’s easy to think that trainers are not as invested during sessions. Thanks for showing me another side. 🙂
I knew my personal trainer was tricking me 😛
haha love it!
I’m not a personal trainer, but i am guilty of #4, on my 10K run Sunday I wanted to high-five all sorts of people running just for getting out there and taking a healthy step! I didn’t high-five anyone though because i didn’t want to be a creeper. I mentally high-fived them though!
That is too funny. I’m guessing it’s the same with physical therapists, because I showed up to a session , looking cute with eyeliner and straightened hair. I hurt more leaving there that day that any other. lol In my defense, my physical therapist is one hawt man. 🙂
too funny Christie – I was just going to post the same thing. My trainer is HOT…several years younger than me but I don’t care – he is HOT! I always go to the gym looking my best. I leave looking like a drowned raccoon…but with a smile on my face!
Love this! Especially the brownie part 🙂
This post cracks me up! Especially the brownie comment haha.
such a funny post!
I love this 🙂
Also, as a gym-goer, I would love it if you interrupted my workout to correct my form. Just sayin!
That’s the most truth I’ve ever heard! I’m a personal trainer and I’m guilty of all of it!!
Omg #4 I high five EVERYONE hahaah. People think I’m weird. Even the little 10 year olds I coach say, “Why do you high five so much?!”
Ok, along the same vein as everyone else – I am coming to Arizona and you are whipping my back side into shape. I have tried 2 different trainers and both just had me doing isolation exercises, I never worked up a sweat and hence gave up. I want to work!!
I can’t STAND when people go to the gym with perfect hair and make up all done.. I go to the gym to WORK… and I don’t look pretty when I sweat. It is what it is!
you’re awesome, hilarious, and hardcore! i would love to get my booty whooped by you!
I’m digging the dog toy on your yoga mat. :p
Oh! I’ve been meaning to ask – do you own any Lulu CRBs? I’m thiiiiis close to ordering one for yoga teacher training, but I want more opinions.
I have at least 10- wearing one right now! My all time fave tank 🙂
Haha! I totally am guilty of 3,5, & 6!
I love your #10. I know how much pride you take in your job and I know your clients are lucky to have you working hard for them, being there, and helping them workout effectively and stay motivated.
And brownies are always a good thing 🙂