Do I need a lot of equipment?
👉🏻 You don’t need state-of-the-art equipment or a gym with a $500 monthly membership to reach your goals. You need the basics! What are the basics? Free weights, bars, good guidance on how to perform your exercises, and most importantly…NO OUTLANDISH GIMMICKS!
🎯Every day, social media promotes a series of crazy exercises—I’d even call some of them circus acts… side-lying leg presses, cable “kicks,” squats on the hip abductor and adductor machines…etc. They make a big splash among followers, mainly because the people doing them have…let’s say, attractive physiques. But I GUARANTEE you, those bodies weren’t built with squats on the adductor machine…yes, folks: that’s what they call Marketing… These exercises are ridiculous and sometimes dangerous. Don’t follow fads.
Wrong is still wrong, even when everyone is doing it, and right is still right, even when no one is doing it.
And even if you stick to the basics and what works, here are a few tips: always check the condition of any equipment you plan to use. Pay attention to everything: the cables’ condition, how the equipment is secured, and the state of the floor.
🎯When using the leg press or Smith machine, check and use the safety locks!
🎯Even your footwear matters…for example, avoid wearing very unstable shoes when doing a barbell squat…
That’s it.
Is it worth training with a personal trainer?
One of the great benefits of hiring a personal trainer is that you can keep track of your exercises. With online professionals, you can enjoy this advantage anytime, anywhere, because you can follow your planned workout without having to schedule an appointment.
Through the app, website, or WhatsApp, you can access a specialist who is available to help you reach your goals.
Just fill in some basic information, such as your training goals and personal measurements, and the specialist will provide a personalized training plan and tips on how to follow it.
A good option is an online coaching service.
Online personal training works the same way as in-person coaching. You fill out a form with various details, such as your training history, daily habits, lifestyle, any physical limitations, and other personal information, including your weekly availability, preferred training frequency and location, age, sex, height, weight, and body fat percentage.
