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percentageofcarbstofats,”saysClark.“But Trainerswithaccreditedcertificationsare
theycan’tsay,‘Ifyoueatlentils,yourarthritis taughttorecognizesignsthattheirclientis
willgoaway.’Tellingsomeonewhatasupple- beingovertrained:dizziness,heart-rateeleva-
mentdoesorwhatfunctionitservesisone tion,nausea.Unfortunately,thesesymptoms
thing,butyoucan’ttellsomeonetotakea needtobecommunicatedtothem,andit’s
particularsupplementtogetaspecificresult.” sometimesdifficultforapersontoadmit
they’refailingphysically.
“Iftheexerciseistoo
intense,theclientneedstotell
thetrainer,”cautionsComana.
“They’repayingforaservice.
Aclienthasarighttogoto
atrainerandsay,‘Thisistoo
much,it’stoohard.’Ifthey
don’t,thetrainerisgoingto
assumeeverythingisgood.”
Butdon’tbetooforthcoming
whenitcomestononfitness
woes.Unlessyou’vehadyour
trainersignaconfidentiality
agreement,there’salwaysa
chanceyourpersonalhardships
couldbecomegymgossip.
“Iwouldstayawayfromthe
personaldetails,ifyou’renot
comfortablewiththemgetting
“Thegood
out,”saysAndersen.“Anything
personaltrainers
thatdoesnotaffectyourwork-
out,keeptoyourself.” willsetupa
Separation Anxiety
plantomake
Rarely,atrainermaywithhold
youindependent
informationinordertokeepa
clientonthevineindefinitely,
ofthem,to
Tohelpoffsetconcerns,askyourclubif but“thegoodpersonaltrainerswillsetup
theyhaveanon-sitenutritionexpert,orlook aplantomakeyouindependentofthem,to whereyoudon’t
foratrainerwho’salsoaregistereddietitian whereyoudon’tneedtheirhelpanymore,”
(RD)orregistereddietetictechnician(RDT). saysAndersen.“Theyteachyoutheskills.”
needtheirhelp
“Youshouldputyourselfoutofbusiness,”
Honest to Bod
anymore,”says
saysChek.“It’sveryimportanttoteachpeople
Havinganopendialoguewithyourtrainer tobeself-sufficient.”
CharlotteHilton
extendstomorethanjusttheweather—you Askatrainerforawrittendescriptionof
wantthemawareofanymedicalissues,espe- routines.Ifhewaffles,he’sprobablylooking
Andersenof
ciallyifyoufeelyou’rebeingpushedtoohard. tokeepyoudependent.Onceyou’recomfort-
“Ifsomeonehashighbloodpressure, ableworkingoutonyourown,considermak-
GreatFitness
they’dbettertelltheirtrainer,”advisesClark. ingmonthlyappointmentssoyourtrainer
Experiment.com.
“Thetrainerneedstoknowsotheycanget canmakesureyou’reretainingproperform
t
o
theappropriatehealth-careprofessional andadding—orsubtracting—exercisesfor
involvedinthatconsultation.”(Don’tbe variety’ssake.Youcanalwaysreturntoyour
ockpho
surprisedifthetrainerasksyoutosignan trainerperiodicallyforatuneupifnecessary.
w
/iSt
informedconsentwaivertodiscloseanyrele- “Atsomepoint,it’sthetrainer’sethical
Sno
vantmedicalissues.Mostliabilityinsurance responsibilitytoweantheclientoffthem,”
Eliza companiesrequireit,especiallyifyou’re concludesComana.“Ultimately,theclient
t
o:
beingtrainedathome.) hastodoitontheirown.”a73
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