On your journey to a healthy lifestyle it can be very beneficial to hire a personal trainer. But, it is not easy to let down your defenses, push past your fears and put your trust in someone else. You don’t want a trainer who doesn’t listen to you, pushes you too hard or lectures you.

The professional you are choosing to work with should be helping to guide your goals and adjusting your sights towards efforts that line up with your needs!!! They should meet you “where you are”.

There are different interpretations of “Where you are”.

Spatially: at your home or office

Physically: do you want to train for a Couch to 5K or an Ironman triathlon

Emotionally: your life is crazy busy, you have been through hardships, you are a sleep deprived new mom

We all have different needs. Trust your gut or intuition to assess whether the person you hired is meeting your needs. If they are not meeting you “where you are” find another professional who will.

I want to share with you amazing professionals and their words of wisdom to help you build your own dream team of accountability and trusted resources.

Interview : Juliana Fitzmaurice.

Juliana writes a blog about health and fitness. She is also an ACE Certified Personal Trainer & Certified Pilates Instructor working for Homefit. After battling an anxiety and eating disorder for almost fifteen years she began to immerse herself in nutrition and lifestyle research. She’s found a simple, realistic approach to creating health and wants to share it with her clients and watch them flourish.

Sampling of Lindsey’s favorite blog posts by Juliana.

Personal Trainers Reveal Their Top Daily Habits. Interviews with personal trainers revealed three common factors: Hydration, Movement, Gratitude. https://julianafitz.com/personal-trainers-reveal-their-top-daily-habits/

Too Hard to Change, Too Hard to Stay the Same. You need to choose your battles in your health and fitness journey. Use your professional trainer to guide you and be there when you need them to help you achieve small successes and continue on your journey. https://julianafitz.com/too-hard-to-change-too-hard-to-stay-the-same/

What the scale doesn’t tell you.

a. It cannot measure you strength, your metabolism, your happiness, your effort, your confidence, or your purpose.

b. Use the scale to promote health, not judgement

https://julianafitz.com/what-the-scale-doesnt-tell-you/

Journal Question:

Today it’s an easy question… are your professional resources meeting you where you are?

Homework:

Goal setting will always be part of your homework. Once a week write down your focus or goals for the week. Every Friday reassess them, tweak them or change them to fit your needs. It’s “Your journey, your way”.

Links:

Direction Not Perfection, Accountability and Coaching from your Wine-loving Dietitian

https://braughlerbooks.com/store/books/direction-not-perfection

www.healthaccountabilitycoach.com

Juliana Fitzmaurice: https://julianafitz.com

https://www.facebook.com/juliana.fitzmaurice

Homefit: http://www.homefitconsulting.com/

Lynda Ratliff Article in Health and Wellness magazine