Starting Personal Training When You're Older
Have you ever thought about starting going to the gym and getting a personal trainer, but thought you were too old, and that gyms are just for young people? Or that you had too many health issues that prevent you from being able to train? These are common thoughts for many older people, but it’s not too late for you to start.
Around half of my clients are over 45. Most of them not having been in a gym before and thought they had problems that would prevent them being able to train. The oldest client I've had is 74. He hadn’t stepped foot into a gym or done any exercise before other than walking before. He was starting to notice simple things like getting off the sofa and bending down to pick things up was becoming difficult. He used to play golf several times a week, but had to give it up due to not being able to bend over and pick up the ball.
We have been working on his leg strength, and he can now pick things off the floor without having to hold on to something. He can now squat to parallel onto a box and stand up without assistance. Soon he’ll be able to do a full body weight squat and to start playing golf again. This has already greatly improved his quality of life.
Knee problems are very common for people in their forties and fifties. I had a client in her late forties was concerned as she had a knee operation two years ago. Before she trained with me she would always have knee pain for days after a session and then have to stop for weeks. She thought that was just how it was and there wasn't anything that could be done about it. I created a plan around this and worked on improving her ability to squat pain-free, and she’s been able to train pain-free since she's been seeing me. A current client had bad knees for many year and always struggled to train. She's been with me for two years now and hasn't had any problems during any of her sessions and can do things like squatting down to pick something up and walking down the stairs pain free
We have been working on his leg strength, and he can now pick things off the floor without having to hold on to something. He can now squat to parallel onto a box and stand up without assistance. Soon he’ll be able to do a full body weight squat and to start playing golf again. This has already greatly improved his quality of life.
Knee problems are very common for people in their forties and fifties. I had a client in her late forties was concerned as she had a knee operation two years ago. Before she trained with me she would always have knee pain for days after a session and then have to stop for weeks. She thought that was just how it was and there wasn't anything that could be done about it. I created a plan around this and worked on improving her ability to squat pain-free, and she’s been able to train pain-free since she's been seeing me. A current client had bad knees for many year and always struggled to train. She's been with me for two years now and hasn't had any problems during any of her sessions and can do things like squatting down to pick something up and walking down the stairs pain free
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As well as older clients I've trained people who were recovering from a stroke, torn rotator cuff, severe systemic lupus, bad back, obese and many more health issues. I've been able to create a plan for them that allowed them to train.
Don't put off starting because you think you're too old or because you have health problems.
Get in touch and come in for a coffee and a chat to see if I can help you
Don't put off starting because you think you're too old or because you have health problems.
Get in touch and come in for a coffee and a chat to see if I can help you