When you think of the word ‘resources’, what comes to your mind? It may be that you are thinking of money, men, materials or heavy machinery. While this is quite natural because we usually associate resources with business and these are indeed, the key components of any business. But what you are forgetting is that resource simply means ‘whatever can be used for serving a purpose’. What about the personal trainer resources that you often forget while attending to the more glamorous details? Read on if you want to know about them.
The Right Traits
You can spend a fortune on material resources for personal training, but it might still not be enough to ensure success. You need to have a very important personal trainer resource, which is, your character and its traits.
Primarily you need to be honest. If you are honest with yourself about your ability as a personal trainer, this will show in your work with your clients. This will also ensure that you do not agree with or claim to achieve unrealistic fitness goals just because you want to close the deal successfully.
You also need oodles of determination if you want to succeed as a personal trainer. Determination will help you overcome the toughest of lean patches in your career, particularly when you are starting out. Your grit can also inspire your clients to work harder towards attaining their fitness goals.
Flexibility is another key personal trainer resource. This can help you change the plan of action if the results are not good enough. So you are equally comfortable with plan B and plan C as you are with plan A. So if a client is unhappy with the regimen you have prescribed, you can easily modify the plan without taking it as an affront to your expertise.
You will be able to identify many such traits that can be great resources for a personal trainer, if you just give it a thought.
Your Calling Card
In this day and age when you might be doing every fancy gimmick to gain exposure and sign new clients, do not forget the importance of the good old business card. This is because it still remains a very powerful tool to make a lasting ‘first impression’.
Today, when people are being flooded with calls, SMS, emails and what not, your business card may actually help out stand out in a crowd. As a personal trainer resource, it must contain updated contact information and should be of good quality. You can make it innovative by printing one liners such as ‘I build muscles!’ on the business card.
Remember that your business card reflects your professionalism and quality assurance.
Equipment Must haves
As a personal trainer you ensure that your client buys the right equipment for working out. But it is often handy to have a basic kit that you can carry anywhere you go. This can contain:
A measuring tape
A portable body weight scale
A heart rate monitor
A jump rope
While the first three items will help you in measuring your clients’ movements, weight and vital signs, a jump rope can provide an impromptu workout anywhere, anytime.
These personal trainer resources may seem nothing much, but you just cannot do without them!
Author Resource:
Chris McCombs has a blog http://www.kickbacklife.com/ where he offers free content for trainers looking to expand their business.
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