| Even in the case of general fitness, training | | | | to working with beginners. Even the advanced |
| has its own well established rules. These | | | | might have the tendency to 'cheat' in doing |
| rules refer to different aspects of doing the | | | | some exercises or to introduce really |
| exercises: dosing (the number of series), | | | | difficult exercises, necessitating closer |
| repeating, intensity, rhythm, etc; but | | | | supervision. Also, an experienced sportsman |
| considering all these aspects is not enough. | | | | might need, from time to time, a look 'from |
| It is very important for the exercises to be | | | | the outside', which could help him perfect |
| performed correctly. | | | | his technique. |
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| It is not easy at all for a beginner who has | | | | Another aspect closely related to the fitness |
| read something about fitness or to whom | | | | trainer's assistance is the conception of the |
| somebody described exactly how to do an | | | | training programs. While for beginners the |
| exercise, to do it impeccably starting with | | | | impossibility of creating their own training |
| the first sessions of training. Many times he | | | | programs is obvious, the advanced could lose |
| has the impression that he does a movement | | | | themselves in the jungle of possible choices, |
| correctly, even when he can see himself in a | | | | getting not to see the wood for the trees. In |
| mirror from the gym. But only the experienced | | | | the same case of the advanced, the dangers of |
| 'eye' of an instructor who has worked many | | | | routine can be avoided much easier with help |
| programs for beginners is able to correct him | | | | from the outside. |
| effectively. | | | | |
| | | | Maintaining the motivation and the interest |
| On the other hand, it is possible for the | | | | for training is also one of the tasks the |
| beginner to have the feeling that his | | | | fitness instructor must face. He needs to |
| modality of doing the exercises is wrong. If | | | | show tact, intelligence and even diplomacy |
| this is not the case, he needs, again, the | | | | when working with the sportsmen or with the |
| instructor, to assure him his performance is | | | | ones who practice fitness just for pleasure |
| correct. It is dangerous for the fitness | | | | or for maintaining their health. |
| practitioner's health and body state to | | | | |
| self-educate from the first sessions. There | | | | There could be some disadvantages of the |
| are many positions, angles, programs of the | | | | involvement of the fitness trainer. His |
| machines which could be unadvisable in | | | | presence might be felt as patronizing, |
| different situations, determined by every | | | | stressing, or unpleasant. Some cultural or |
| person's characteristics. Some examples of | | | | social incompatibility between the trainer |
| these particularities are: deformations of | | | | and the practitioner could make their |
| the spine, old accidents, operations, limits | | | | communication, which is so important in this |
| of the mobility of the joints, etc. | | | | relation, really difficult. |
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| Another advantage of working under the | | | | However, the benefits we can have from |
| supervision of an instructor is a good choice | | | | working with a competent trainer are much |
| of exercises, machines, movements, which | | | | bigger than the possible disadvantages and |
| helps avoiding any risk of accidents. The | | | | they make the effort of the sportsman more |
| role of the fitness instructor is not limited | | | | effective. |