Stuck in a Rut? Beat Exercise Boredom - Get a Personal Trainer

Setting goals

A great personal fitness trainer will spend some time with you, right at the outset, setting appropriate goals for you. This is the key to beating exercise boredom: if you have something to aim for, this brings purpose and focus to your training program. Instead of just ploughing on endlessly on your (metaphorical or real) treadmill, you immediately have something to aim for - something which will stretch you, but also something which is within your reach (if you work for it). Without goals, an exercise programme is pretty much a waste of time

Fresh ideas

Exercise boredom can arise from sheer monotony: if you're always doing the same old routine, week in, week out, is it surprising you're feeling jaded? Good personal trainers will keep you on your toes by giving you plenty of fresh ideas to keep your workouts interesting and add variety. Having a fresh new programme will benefit you long after you've stopped paying the trainer.

Pushing your limits

Even if you have a great set of goals, and a fresh new exercise programme, motivation may still falter if you don't see results. Your personal trainer should monitor your progress and help you to see how far you've come. We are all driven by the need to compete, and this includes competing with your own previous performances. There's nothing more satisfying than beating a target you've set yourself. Your trainer will push you further than you can push yourself - with amazing results.

Social contact

One of the nicest things about working with a personal trainer is simply the social contact you get. It's vital of course that you choose someone you can build up a rapport with: s/he will see you at your best and your worst so you need to get on well. You'll find you look forward to meeting up each week - much more fun than exercising alone. Furthermore, because you are paying him/her, your trainer should be focussed 100% on YOU and your needs: this in itself will make you feel good about training.

Bootcamps or group training provide even more social contact - with the added incentive of peer pressure. They can be much more effective than simply attending an exercise class, because they are designed to bring in that element of competition. And the group size is usually much smaller, so that the trainer can give you more individual attention.

Convinced yet? Check out my blog post, '5 good reasons to get a personal trainer' to find out more ways in which getting a personal trainer can benefit you.

Exercise boredom can be a real motivation killer if you're a regular exerciser. If you're on the same old (metaphorical or real) treadmill week in, week out, you can find it harder and harder to motivate yourself to train until eventually you may find yourself thinking up more and more excuses not to train.
A good personal trainer will get you out of that exercise rut, by providing your training with structure and focus, providing fresh ideas and by helping you to push your limits and see results. It's an investment which can be scary, but worth it!

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