Something, until recently, I've never really seen the point of - an
online personal trainer. However, over the years, I've provided information and services to so many personal trainers, which is then in turn relayed or used with their client, that it strikes me as a bit of a falsehood of true
personal training. That's not to say that there's no freethinkers (& there's certainly many good motivators), but many club personal trainers do recite the same information. In truth, this is fine, as they'd hopefully have been taught personal training methods conceived using
general rules of thumb, given your (the client) circumstances.
Perhaps it's a good thing that the narrow-minded majority of club
personal trainers stick to tried and tested methods. Perhaps it's also a good thing that others have consulted me (GP) for new ideas, to help further their training methods and the progress of their clients. Generally, I've found that the latter are normally the personal trainers on continual courses or forever reading up, helping to further their knowledge or training ideas, which is very commendable (& something I still do). In specialist circumstances, such as elite athletes & obscure medical issues, I'm not arrogant enough to assume I know best, and will often consult a recognised specialist in the field for input. Either way, as long as training's enjoyed (as much as it can be) and the required results achieved, we're all winners.
So, although not my preferred method of training (online personal training), as it's not "personal" enough (in my opinion), in the absence of a good personal trainer (or the money to afford one), it has its place. Subsequently, for a short period, the services of online personal training and an online nutritionist were offered on the
gymprofessor.com website, however, simply due to sheer demand and time limitations, this service has been restricted to existing clients only and therefore discontinued to new members.
In the not too distant future, I hope to be able to offer an automated (yet customised) online personal training facility, which'll have many
personal trainers (selected by Gym Professor) to choose from. This inclusion of various personal trainers means that you'll be able to select a personal trainer that suits you, whether it's a specialist in your chosen field or one that better suits your personality. There's already some extremes of personal trainers on board for the project.
In the meantime, please refer to the FREE fitness tests, fitness programs, gym routines and exercise diagrams provided on the
Gym Professor website for ideas. Also, please check out our latest books.
All the best,
GP.
