Choosing the Right Alameda Personal Trainer

The right fitness regime starts with the hunt for the right Alameda personal trainer. The right person can

give you motivation to perform well and exceed your expectations. But given the number of self-

proclaimed fitness freaks claiming to be experts, it’s indeed difficult to find the right person. Here are a

few tips that’ll help you find the right expert.

The first and foremost thing to look for in a fitness expert is to look for the trainer’s credentials. The

fitness expert should be affiliated to an association that requires members to pass a series of tests in

order to claim certification and should periodically educate himself on the changes to be able to apply

for recertification. Some well-known associations include NCEP (National College of Exercise

Professionals), AMFPT (American Muscle and Fitness Personal Trainers), NCCPT (National Council for

Certified Personal Trainers), AFPA (American Fitness Professionals and Associates), etc. A quick search

on the internet should help you with the right certifying agencies.

The Alameda fitness trainer that you choose from should be knowledgeable and experienced enough to

understand your body. To use jargons, the trainer should understand your RPE or your Rate of Perceived

Exertion. This rate focuses on you and the trainer to understand the limit to which the body can be

stretched. Every human body is different and hence there has to be program that is different. The fitness

expert should give you a program that is changed frequently and if he doesn’t do so, maybe it’s time to

change the trainer.

Another hard to believe but true fact is; just as different shapes and sizes of people join a gym, trainers

too come in a variety of sizes and shapes. Choose a trainer who reflects the changes that you want to

see in yourself. For example, if leaner muscles are what you’re looking for a trainer who is specializes in

it.

How dedicated is the trainer? Does he get distracted when he gets a call? Can you discuss you’re woes

and worries (related to exercise) openly? Are they accessible enough? Answers to some of these

questions might lead to the perfect trainer.

It’s alright to speak and arrange a get together with your prospective trainer. Use this opportunity to

know your trainer well and get to know details about his preferred choice of training, and experience.

Thanks to the internet finding the right Alameda personal fitness trainer isn’t challenging. There are

several web directories that list out fitness professionals. But make sure you’ve enquired the references

provided by them. Your friends and family members are also the right resource to help you find the right

fitness trainer.

The author is an Alameda personal trainer who has helped several people, find the right Alameda

personal fitness trainer through his articles on personal training.