Rules Of Thumb For Trainers

The Trainer’s Creed

I am a trainer, educated to teach you how to live a more active life and take the safest and smartest route to a healthy lifestyle. I am not a doctor, a dietitian, a psychologist or physical therapist.

I am a trainer, educated to instill the correct exercise techniques and programs, no more, no less.
Therefore:

• As a trainer, I can help you and inspire you, but I cannot cure you.

• As a trainer, I can provide a solid foundation for you, but I cannot make you happier, thinner or perfect.

• As a trainer, I can give you proper education but I cannot do the work for you.

• As a trainer, I can encourage you and challenge you but I cannot prevent the natural peaks and valleys of your fitness journey.

• As I trainer, I can walk you through the process, but I can’t guarantee it will be easier.

• As a trainer, I can believe in you but you must believe in yourself.

• As a trainer, I can hope for years of active living, but only you can choose to be active.

• As a trainer I can make you stronger, but I can’t make you indestructible.

• As a trainer, I can hope that your success will inspire other’s success, but you must believe success is possible.

• As a trainer, I can give you the best of my experience, knowledge and encouragement but in the end, it is you, my client, who must decide and commit to living the life that I know is possible for you.

• As I trainer, I know that only you can make it happen; only you can open yourself up to the realities of healthy living and allow yourself to be inspired.

I found this on Daily Muscle It was originally written by Nicki Anderson.

I quoted it because it is inspiring not only to trainers but to trainees and generally to anyone trying to accomplish anything in life or encourage or help someone else to accomplish something.