What is a personal trainer?

What is a personal trainer?

John Spencer Ellis (Author, TV Show Host, Trainer and CEO, National Exercise & Sports Trainers Association) gives expert video advice on: What is the most common fitness mistake?; What is the difference between fitness and physical activity?; Why is exercise so important? and more...

A personal trainer is not someone who just counts reps for you. It is someone who is there to guide you, to motivate you. It is someone who has to appropriate formal education, as well as practical experience to ensure that you get the results that you desire, according to what's important to you, in a safe and expeditious manner. It's not someone who's just going to be a cheerleader for you because it takes science, and it takes the ability to transfer the knowledge of that science, so that you understand it as the individual.