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PERSONAL TRAINING FAQ
Who uses a personal trainer?
The role of the personal trainer is changing. It used to be that celebrities and wealthy individuals were the only people that used personal trainers. The stereotype of a personal trainer used to be that of a big body builder. Today the personal trainer is a highly skilled professional that has been educated and certified to work with various types of clients. Children as young as 7 years old, 80 year old men and women, obese adults, athletes, cancer recovery patients, and adults with diseases all benefit from working with personal trainers. Clients are using personal trainers for: fat loss, weight gain, flexibility, improve posture, alleviate stress, Increase energy, rehab an injury, improve quickness, general health benefits, and cancer recovery.
Who should I talk to about which program would be best for me?
Our Brick Bodies Personal Training Director will be able to help you decide which program would be best for you.
Please contact:
Ben O'Donnell
410-868-4974
Ben.O'Donnell@BrickBodies.com
What exactly does a Personal Trainer do?
At Brick Bodies, our personal trainers are highly skilled and nationally certified, and have many roles when working with clients. Your personal trainer will serve as a coach, teacher and motivator. It is the personal trainer's job to assess your current physical and mental state, establish very specific goals, design an individualized program, and do what ever it takes to keep you on track towards getting results.
Once I begin working with a personal trainer, what will happen during the sessions?
The personal training director will contact you and ask you some
questions about your specific goals and conditions. After the personal
training director matches you up with a personal trainer, you will set
up an appointment for a complete consultation.
During the consultation, which lasts approximately 1 hour, your personal
trainer will gather as much information on your medical and exercise
history as possible in order to create the best program for you. Next
your trainer will establish realistic goals and discuss the strategies
that will be used to accomplish them. Body fat testing, body girth
measurements, flexibility, cardio, and strength testing may all be done
during the consultation process.
The next session focuses on nutrition. We believe that the nutritional
component is responsible for up to 70% of the programs results. This is
why we spend up to one hour educating and transitioning the client into
an individualized nutritional program. The programs success is based on
the philosophy that each person has to have realistic goals, become
educated, and gradually change eating habits. We will go grocery
shopping with you, e-mail you daily, and make phone calls to keep you on
track with your program. By the end of the nutritional consultation, you
will know exactly what is required of you in order to achieve the goals
that you have established.
The next time you meet with your trainer, you will start weight
resistance and cardiovascular training. Your trainer will demonstrate
proper form and technique and explain to you the fundamentals behind the
specific training that you are focusing on. Although high intensity
training is the ultimate goal, you can expect to take it easy for the
first couple of sessions to allow your body to adjust to the new style
of training.
Your personal trainer will teach you about cardiovascular training.
Depending on your program, your trainer will set you up on cardio goals
for each week. There will be a complete cardiovascular schedule for each
week of the program. You will learn about high and low intensity cardio
and how these styles of training fit into your specific program.
How much will it cost me?
There are several different personal training programs to choose from at
Brick Bodies. The cost is determined by the following:
- How often you choose to use a personal trainer
- How long you decide to use a personal trainer (2 weeks, 6 months, 5 years)
- Whether or not you choose to work one on one with a personal trainer or get involved with a small group of clients who work with a personal trainer together
- The location of the personal training
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