So I see a lot of people who are fit and who claim to be personal trainers. Some have certifications, some don’t which is a bit annoying as they are lumping themselves into an occupation where they don’t have the basic education but until states add licensing, this won’t change. As consumers though, you need to ask yourself some things. Is your training actually personally adapted to you and your unique situations? What do I mean by that? Well, I had a client a few years ago who went to a training group class (he was well into his 70s) and nobody but him was there but the trainer still insisted on doing the “butts and guts” program she had planned. Well since he was the only dude who was there, odd that you would think a 70-something man would need butts and guts more than he would need balance, strength and something more unique to him. Now don’t get me wrong, I have trained plenty of people in their 70s who are in great shape but they are usually more interested in maintaining muscle mass, cardio health, taking care of something sore (like a back or a knee) than they are butts and guts.
The reason was she had only planned a group session and lacked the training and credentials to do anything else and she lacked the experience to see that she needed to mold this class of 1 to be more unique. So check and see if your trainer is molding for you or if you are doing some cookie cutter workout because you could be getting a lot more out of your personal training.