Why personal trainers can be DANGEROUS to your health
April 13th, 2008 · Filed Under: Body Transformation Advice · fat loss advice
Here’s a story about the industry.
It’s all true.
I’ve written about it before.
Now these stories are the extreme ones but they happened and unfortunately will probably happen again.
I’ve seen the stupid stuff club trainers do with new clients. It’s ridiculous. They think they are all hardasses and that making a beginner go through an intense workout will show they know what they are doing.
Idiots.
I saw a lady one time with a trainer struggling to almost tears doing one legged (yep…ONE legged) squats with a stability ball between her back and the wall.
The trainer kept saying, “Come on, push through it”. This lady was in pain. I actually walked over and tried to distract the trainer so this lady could stop doing the exercise.
Anyways, before I go totally off, here’s the link to the story.
A lot of people don’t believe me when I say that I can show them how to get certified in less then a day. Well this clip from CBS show’s you how…so now you can believe me.
http://www.cbsnews.com/sections/i_video/main500251.shtml?id=3991584n
Dan Grant
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April 21st, 2008 at 1:33 pm
Yes, it’s quite frightening how easy it is to become a trainer. And there certainly are plenty of idiots out there making the profession look bad.
But I like to think things are getting better. There are more and more GOOD fitness pros out there. The public is STARTING to understand the difference. And, fortunately, thanks to the Interent, we can educate people on the SCIENCE of exercise. They are realizing there’s more to it than just taking a walk and throwing some dumbbells around for a couple of minutes.
Great job, Dan!