| A basic personal training program should contain at | | | | personal trainer of 13 years wholeheartedly agree that |
| least 5 essential components: | | | | no matter what your fitness goal or ability is you must |
| 1. Corrective Exercises: Basically this component of a | | | | incorporate the time for aerobic training. That time can |
| fitness program addresses your posture and how | | | | consist of anywhere from 30-60 minutes of some |
| your body moves. I have helped many people look | | | | type of aerobic activity (running, swimming, boxing, |
| taller, leaner, and healthier by merely helping them to | | | | cycling, etc.) |
| improve their posture and how they hold/move their | | | | 4. Stretching/Flexibility Training: This component is |
| body. By not focusing on the muscles commonly called | | | | crucial to not only prevent injury but also this will help to |
| your "Mirror Muscles", the muscles like the Pectorals, | | | | give your body the "Shape" you want. During most of |
| Abdominals, Biceps, and giving some attention to | | | | my personal training sessions I will put a client through a |
| strengthen and move the muscles of the Spine, Hips, | | | | dynamic and/or a functional stretching routine at the |
| Neck, and Hamstrings. This shift in training focus can | | | | beginning then an assisted stretching program at the |
| help resolve many postural issues. Better posture will | | | | end. |
| lead to better function. | | | | 5. Nutrition and Water Intake: (How Much are you |
| 2. Resistance Training: This component of a personal | | | | eating/drinking, How well is your eating, when do you |
| training program may include traditional strength training | | | | eat, etc.) Your personal trainer and you should address |
| techniques to specific functional training techniques. | | | | the areas with your eating that need improvement. |
| The Goal is to increase lean muscle tissue. Your body | | | | We,as personal trainers, will figure out what food you |
| burns more calories with more lean muscle tissue, | | | | currently have (if any) that is good and what is not, |
| period. So we need to put stress on your muscles to | | | | then what to shop for to compliment the other |
| stimulate the muscle growth and tone. Unfortunately, | | | | components of your fitness program. |
| many personal trainers, good and bad, focus way too | | | | These 5 components are Essential to any fitness |
| much time traditional strength training techniques. Which | | | | program and they are even more effective with the |
| will truly limit the effectiveness and quality of results. | | | | addition of a 6th component. |
| Though an individual may get stronger, they may not | | | | 6. Professional Assistance from a Personal Trainer: |
| lose weight, improve flexibility, and/ or improve | | | | The fitness program must evolve as your body |
| cardio-respiratory health. Be sure that your fitness | | | | changes and adapt to the other 5 components of our |
| program is not focusing solely on ONLY resistance | | | | personal training program. We will not let our workout |
| training. | | | | sessions with me or on your own get "easy" or |
| 3. Aerobic Training: "Cardio", this component you, as | | | | "boring". We will always modify the various |
| the personal training client, should do daily. Many | | | | components to give you the best workouts and eating |
| sources recommend at least 30 minutes daily. I as a | | | | plan possible. |