Why should you work with a trainer?

True, it is or can be a little costly to hire a personal trainer. However, your results will come faster and more dramatic when you work with a trainer. Even, a sub-standard trainer can help. But with the right trainer, one who is energetic, motivational, and educated; your results will be amazing. Mainly because most people will not push themselves hard enough on their own. You also might not know what exercises/movements to do or how to put things together for an effective workout. If you doubt for a second that movement choice and order of your exercises is not important, consider this; the most ELITE athletes in the world all have coaches and trainers and the bulk of their job is program design.

There is a also the safety factor, two-fold actually. You will lower your risk  of any injuries when you have good form (which a trainer can teach you) and while you work out you will have the support of a spotter to push you past your limits slightly.

A quality trainer also tracks your progress. Not just strength increases but flexibility and stabilization and more importantly Body fat and measurements.

Lastly, the stuff you learn you can take with you always. It is not like getting a skin treatment and when you leave you immediately start losing what you have paid for. Training pays off, it teaches you lessons you will always have with you in life and in the gym!

to recap:

1. Safety (less injury and a good spotter)

2. Motivation

3. Program design

    a. quicker results

    b. more effective workouts

4. tracking of progress

5. pushing yourself harder

6. Educating you (knowledge that goes anywhere)