In a recent speech by a parenting expert, she said that body language is 55% of all communication. After that, I started noticing people’s body language a little bit more. For example, I began to realize that a salesperson’s body language could determine whether I had a good experience in a store or could make me not want to return to shop again. Being so involved in fitness, I started to wonder if a personal trainer’s body language could affect their client’s workout? I came up with a resounding yes and here is why.
In a perfect session, your trainer shows up a few minutes early and is ready and intent on getting started at the scheduled time. They have your day’s program already written down in front of them and are ready to execute it. Their focus is totally on you, the client. They will ask you about you and how you are feeling today, making sure that nothing should impede having a successful session, During the session, they are intently watching your every move. Standing next to you, ready to assist of necessary. They are examining your form constantly and critiquing and correcting anything improper that they notice immediately. Their is no deviation from seeing you successfully complete the exercise safely. What’s more, this can be done with very little verbal communication at all during the session. With a touch of the elbow to remind you to keep it bent or handing you the next piece of equipment to keep up the intensity your personal trainer’s body language can help you charge toward your fitness goals at a thoroughbred’s pace.
Conversely, a personal trainer’s body language which may show indifference or disinterest can stymie your progress and may even facilitate your own lack of interest in your fitness goals. After all, they are supposed to be the experts showing you the way to achieve your optimal health. You will learn many of your habits from them. In this scenario, your trainer may exhibit a lack of focus during your session. To the point where you may even notice it. Instead of moving with conviction from one exercise to the next, it may feel more like a stroll with little regard for keeping up the momentum. Instead of focusing on your form and execution you may notice them looking away or leaning on the equipment with their arms folded. Of course, the worst violation of all, reading or responding to texts or emails when they are supposed to doing all of the things mentioned in the above paragraph.
If you experience the latter, do you have a right to say anything? Absolutely and you should not feel reluctant to acknowledge it. You are spending good money for their time and attention. You should be getting every penny’s worth. If you are not, find another personal trainer Queens. If you have had plenty of productive sessions with this trainer before, you may say something like, “you seem a little out of it today. Is everything okay?” If you get an answer that seems plausible, then you may chalk it up to people’s highs and lows, but you can tell them that you need them to be with you 100% during a session. If this lack of interest in your sessions continues or they are a new trainer, tell them you that should this continue, you will be forced to get a refund for unused sessions and find another fitness professional to meet your needs. If that doesn’t perk them up, then nothing will. Move on.
The saying action speaks louder than words has never been more clear. It doesn’t matter what they say with their mouths, because 55% is being said with their body language. Only 7% of communication is oral. When it comes to fitness and personal training, you need that 55% from your personal trainer, too. Seven percent just won’t help you reach your goals.
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