Know This When Bringing a Personal Trainer Into Your Apartment Building Gym

Fitness is an enormous industry. Many unscrupulous people aim to take a piece of the industry by holding back essential information or flat out dispensing bad information. On occasion, these untruthful “fitness” businesses will get in trouble because of their actions, but more often than not, there are no consequences. It’s the consumer’s responsibility to be informed so they may keep themselves from harm. This report was made so that those seeking to get in shape may learn the usual tactics employed by less than reputable fitness companies and thereby avoid them. Investigate the personal training Mosman fitness programs you find interesting, and be aware of these red flags.

1. The personal trainer is giving you exercises that recruit the largest muscles of the body. While you may need to strengthen your core and do some ab-crunches you should still be spending most of your time on dynamic movements that recruit your legs, back and chest.
2. The personal trainer gives you compound movements not isolated. Compound movements use multiple large muscles at once meaning you are recruiting more muscle fibers. Each movement will fall into one of three categories, Pushing movements, Pulling movements or Compound Leg movements. Compound movements are a squat rather than a leg extension, a deadlift rather than a leg curl or a push press rather than a shoulder lateral raise.
3. The personal trainer will have you perform each movement at least once per week.

In these cases, should a resident wish to bring in a personal training Mosman trainer, it is best to check with the building management or a board member on procedures. Often, all that is required is proof that the personal trainer is certified and insured. Copies of both documents will most likely need to be submitted to the building management company to be kept on file. They want to make sure that the resident, trainer, and the building’s assets are legally protected in case of any accidental injury. While most building do not charge to allow a trainer on premises, keep in mind that other buildings may have a fee in place for personal trainers nyc training clients in the building. This fee can be as much as $15 per session or a flat annual membership fee to train in the building. This can be a better deal for the personal trainer if they have multiple clients in that building, as well as a good source of revenue for the building.

They Claim to Have the Best Ab Equipment
This is nonsense. A solid six-pack can be achieved with regular abs exercises in conjunction with a resistance training regimen, a healthy diet, and consistent cardio. Equipment isn’t necessary to transform your abs into a solid six-pack.
In the 90’s, Fitness Quest Inc. was in considerable trouble for their baseless claims about the ab machines they produced. Their claims included that their machine was two times more effective than sit ups, as well as that their other machines were capable of burning “1,000 calories an hour.” Consequently, they were instructed to cease making these claims, or else incur $11,000 penalties for each violation. The reality is that equipment that works your abs may actually result in it taking longer to reach a six-pack.
The American Council on Exercise did a study in 2001 to find the ab exercises that were most effective. The study set TV infomercial ab machines against equipment-less exercises. With EMG equipment (used to evaluate and record electrical activity produced by skeletal muscles) they discovered astonishing things. Most ab exercises which use equipment are not as effective as equipment-less exercises and the most highly effective ab exercises found used no equipment whatsoever. The study found that the “bicycle” is one of the top, most effective exercises. It uses not only the muscle responsible for the six-pack (your rectus abdomonis), but it strengthens your whole core as well. To do the Bicycle correctly, take your fingers and interlace them behind your head while lying on your back. Move your knees in toward your chest and then lift your shoulders off the floor. Straighten your right leg and turn your body left, while moving your right elbow closer
toward your left knee. Then switch sides, taking your left elbow toward your right knee while you extend your left leg. Repeat 12 times.
The FTC does prosecute some fitness scams, but this is not always the case. Often these scamming companies never receive any penalties. File your report with the FTC and BBB in a timely manner if you feel you’re the victim of one of these scams. The sad state of affairs is that too often this will not lead to action by these bureaus, however with enough complaints they may take notice.
So how do you reach the body you desire?
Fitness is a complicated enterprise, but it comes down to the basics- eat well, exercise right, and get sufficient rest. An exercise program should balance cardio and resistance training. Cardiovascular exercise burns more calories a minute, however resistance training, like weight lifting, will increase your metabolism and lead to increased weight burning over the entire day.
Include variety in your diet so you don’t become bored with eating the same things. Make sure your diet contains mostly vegetables, whole grains, fruits, and a lot of lean proteins. Give yourself leniency to indulge in your favorite fatty or sugary foods, so you won’t feel like you’re being deprived. It isn’t sustainable to have a diet that makes you always hungry or stressed out. Your diet should allow enough of a caloric deficit to burn fat and enough proteins to build muscle. It should also include enough fun foods that you can lead a normal life.

Another benefit from designing a workout like this is you do more work in less time, because you exercise more muscle in the same amount of time. You wont be doing tricep kickbacks or bicep curls, both inefficient at engaging large muscle groups in compound movements. Rather trainers will use clean and jerks to exercise the legs, shoulders and triceps or pull ups to exercise the biceps, lats and back muscles all at the same time; you get more out of the workout and they can do more with you in the time they have.
If your personal trainer does not incorporate all three of these principles in your workouts ask them to give you a new program that does. A good trainer should use an infinite combination of the push/pull/leg workout to keep you interested in every session.

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