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Unless you've got a recommendation from a friend, finding and deciding on a personal trainer takes a great deal of time and energy. Even if you have the best referral from someone you trust, you-still might not be as compatible with the trainer as your friend is for a range of reasons.

As a personal trainer in Scottsdale, Arizona, I have spent a great deal of time around personal trainers. I have watched many training sessions, many good and some not so well.

Keep these points in your mind when you are deciding on a personal trainer:

Do not strictly judge a fitness trainers ability to help you to get you fit by his or her body alone. That should perhaps be qualified by mentioning that simply because a trainer's body is statue-like, it does not necessarily mean they know-how to get you there also. In contrast, if a so-called trainer is very out-of-shape, do not think two times about walking away.

It's difficult to know in advance, however the initial meeting should tune you in: will the trainer really listen to you? To what actually motivates your fitness goals? Are they concerned about what your preexisting injuries are? You will need to know that they're going to respect your intensity threshold while you adjust to getting back into good shape. A trainer who really listens will probably be less likely to get you injured as well.

Take into account that all certifications are not equal. Just about all personal trainers have opinions about what certification will be the top qualifier. And even more often than not, it's the one they have; I chose the American College of Sports Medicine certification because it's the test that frightens would-be personal trainers the most. Since my college background is in English, I needed to make sure that I had one of the most respected certs available. The test feels like a mid-level college physiology final. The ACSM typically requires a few months of preparation. Then again, there are other certifications that a trainer can usually get in weekend. My certified personal trainer top-2 most respected certifications will be the ACSM and also the NASM.

Make sure that the trainer's gym is close to you. This might seem obvious but it can really make life -and results- difficult. You don't need the added stress. Your sessions will suffer if you are consistently late.

Personal trainers are just personal trainers. Unless they have other education, they're not expert nutritionists, qualified chiropractors, MDs or naturopaths.

Do your personalities mesh? Make certain they do. As with people in general, some trainers are extremely self-absorbed. You may find yourself listening to your trainer rambling on and on about their personal life while you're pushing yourself to finish that last exercise. Which really can happen. Will they make personalized workouts for you? It's really a good idea to take the individual up on a cost-free session or consultation first.

Professionalism is very important. This is especially true due to the closeness that will develop between clients and their trainers. You will need to feel like your trainer is respecting the confidentiality of your relationship.

At the end of everything, bear in mind: there is no magic personal fitness workout formula, as well as a decent exercise routine is not usually rocket science. It's my feeling that personal training is a little more of an art than a science. You can be mostly confident that if you've selected a personal trainer that mostly knows what they are doing, you should make far more progress than you imagine possible... which is if you show up regularly.