Plight of a Fitness Trainer

Being a fitness trainer is not an easy job at hand. People usually think it’s the easiest thing to do but they don’t  ever realize that they have a lot to deal with, besides giving usual instructions, diet planning and motivating people they have to deal with people coming to them with their unrealistic demands , some like “ I am getting married next month and I want to lose 15 kgs “ or “ I want  abs like Salman Khan in two months duration” . Some come and say they want a chiseled face like Saif Ali Khan or flat stomach like Katrina kaif etc. These are such unrealistic demands made by some of the people. Fitness trainers are neither Gods nor magicians, but people don’t understand this fact and make fitness trainer’s job tougher. It gets really difficult at times explaining people all the reasons why modifications in their body types in not that easy as they feel. But a fitness trainer can guide them how to achieve their goals. But for that one needs to have patience. Patience & preserverence are the key to success. Moreover trust on a professional fitness trainer. He knows his job and will help you to achieve your goals in a right way. Because if you try things on your own chances are there that you may hurt yourself.

Another impractical demand made is that of Spot reduction. Firstly, people should know that one doesn’t lose weight from a particular body part but entire body. Women have tendency to accumulate weight in the lower abdomen area, whereas men have tendency to accumulate fats in the lower back area. Consistent workout can tone up the whole body.

Mostly people perceive fitness as fashion statement. Nobody wants to push them hard and wants extra-ordinary results by such minimal efforts. So they should understand that fitness is just not a fad it is actually the way of life. It’s a good method to do regular exercise 3-5 times per week to reduce fat, lose weight, increase muscle and make energetic, for example, running, swimming and cycling. If you haven’t carried out regular exercise, you should prevent physical injury. Excessive exercise will increase appetite, and thus you cannot lose weight. So moderation is the way how to move.

The most common demand that people come up with is losing weight just before marriage. It’s hard to understand how just marriage sets the deadline to lose weight. It takes a minimum of month’s time for the body to get adapted to the workout. After a month, one begins to lose weight in grams and then gradually to kilos per month. As everybody knows there is no shortcut to success so there is no shortcut to weight loss too. Losing weight is a gradual process and shouldn't be forced. Human body isn't a machine it takes its own time to adapt to changes made on it. At times people put a lot of pressure on their body which is not adapted to strenuous work out leading to muscle injuries. One should keep this thing in mind that if he/she is going for weight loss programme one should take it as a long term goal like for instance 4-5 kgs a month and approximately 20 kgs in 4-5 months duration and not like 20 kilos in one month. Remember this will be unhealthy and risky practice. Medical practitioners also recommend losing weight at moderate and gradual pace.

Many people stop eating food to reduce their weight. Beware of such practices if you don’t eat sufficient food (which involves calories, vitamins, minerals and fibers) your immune system will become weak. Your body relies on vitamins and minerals to perform a number of essential functions. If you become deficient in any of the thirteen vitamins you may not be able to perform some of these functions properly which can have a negative impact on your BMR. There are lots of vitamin rich foods including fruits, vegetables, eggs, liver and nuts. To maximize your metabolism you need to make sure you are getting the recommended daily allowance (RDA) for all your vitamins from the foods you eat. It will keep your BMR at its optimal level and also promote good overall health. However, like with fibre you need to make sure you don’t overdose. Getting too many vitamins has a number of adverse effects including cell and organ damage.
Your weight loss programme should focus on reducing the intake of calories and not stopping the intake of calories. Further you should also increase the daily expense of calories by regular exercise.

Stay Fit :)