Why I love my job

As a personal trainer, not only do I love seeing my clients getting the results they want, but also how the process can change their lives.

I don't believe I have ever had a client that has come to me 100%happy with their bodies and also their minds. 

As previously discussed in the goal setting blog, I bring you back to the importance of WHY.

When I sit down with a client to talk about their goals, I will ask them why at least 3 times. It is usually by the third why, the real reason behind their goal is revealed.

Many of these reasons can be because the client has lost confidence in themselves, maybe they've been through a bad break up and are trying to get themselves back on track to feeling happier, It can be because of stress, maybe they have issues at home or work that they are trying to escape from for a couple of hours a week and channel their stress into something that is going to ultimately improve them as a person.

Clients can often view their trainer as somebody they can open up to and get things off their chest. This client may not have anybody they feel they can trust with the information they give to you. Sometimes a client can be totally knowledgeable when it comes to exercise and just wants someone neutral to talk to things about whilst being made to do the exercise they may not want to do on their own as often stress and anxiety can make you not want to do anything active.

I myself have had clients with many different kinds of things going on in their lives. I will never ever give them advice or tell them what to do with a situation that I feel is out of my scope of practice. But my job is to make that client feel happy and safe in the gym environment and help them to forget the outside issues going on in their lives.

With the 12 week transformation programme, the difference I have seen in my clients from start to finish, not just physically, but mentally, has been amazing and it is the joy of knowing that I have played a small part in making that person feel better about themselves that makes being a personal trainer so rewarding. 

You have the opportunity to improve a persons life and give someone an escape from the struggles of their everyday lives and it is for this reason above all why being a personal trainer is an amazing job. And if you're not making someones life better than you are wasting your time.

A client of mine recently wrote me a testimonial for my new website, which I have shared below.

And before they sent it to me, I had no idea of what an impact I had on them as a person and when I have days where maybe I don't feel i'm good at my job, I just give it a read through and see the difference I made and can make to others.

'Phil is a wonderful personal trainer. He pushes you hard but always in the best way! He takes his time getting to know you, what your goals are and how you are going to achieve them. Phil is kind and considerate and a really good laugh. I lost inches and toned up. He also helped me to regain confidence in myself. He made it all so easy. I wouldn't hesitate to recommend him for excellent results'.