Along with state-of-the-art gym facilities and workout equipment, The Fitness Equation in Northern Virginia is proud to staff some of the area’s most highly regarded personal trainers. They work round the clock to help people in our communities live a healthy lifestyle and reach their fitness goals!
Many people have considered personal training, but are often intimidated by the commitment or price tag. Thankfully, the personal training courses at The Fitness Equation don’t make you commit to a long-term contract, and they let you work with the trainer to determine if you like their personality and training style before making any training session commitments. Our personal trainers are highly personable, and have years of experience working with people of all different fitness levels. If you really want to reach your personal fitness goals and make the changes in your life that you’ve always wanted to, working with a personal trainer is a must! Here’s why:
Education
While you might have the motivation and drive to reach your fitness goals, you may have no idea of what you should be doing in order to reach those goals, and even if you do, you might never see the improvements you want if you are lifting or performing exercises with improper technique. One of the greatest advantages to working with a personal fitness trainer is that they have likely worked with numerous individuals who have similar goals as yours, and they know just the workouts and lifestyle habits that you need to be working on in order to see those improvements. They also have a background in formal exercise science education and can coach you up on your form to make sure that you are getting the maximum results out of each session.
Motivation
For many of us, the most difficult part of losing weight, putting on muscle, or just maintaining a healthy lifestyle is the motivation. It can be hard to fit a workout into a busy home and work schedule, and in today’s society, there are a thousand things to distract us from getting to the gym and getting a good workout in. Hiring a personal trainer will not only motivate you to get your feet through the door at your local gym, but it will also give you the motivation to keep pushing through a difficult workout, even when you don’t want to.
Accountability
How many times have you told yourself “I’ll go to the gym before work tomorrow morning,” only to sleep in late and push your workout back even further? The trainers at The Fitness Equation will not only hold you accountable for showing up on time to your personal training sessions, but they can also hold you accountable for working towards your health goals on your own time. This can include giving you specific recommendations for your diet as well as simple workouts that you can complete on your own time in the comfort of your own house.
Personalized Plans
If you’re the type of person that needs a mellow, soft-spoken trainer to coach you through exercise types and techniques, there is a personal trainer for you. If you’re the type of person who needs high energy, in-your-face type instructions, then there is also a personal trainer for you! One of the biggest advantages of working out with a personal trainer in comparison to group fitness courses is that you can tell your trainer exactly what you want and expect from them, and they can structure their teaching style as well as your workout plan around that.
Realistic Goals
It has often been said that “a goal without a plan is just a dream.” You might have it in the back of your mind that your goal is to run a faster time, lose a certain amount of weight, jump so many inches higher, or bench press that much more weight. Until you put a number on that goal and a structured plan on how to get there, the chances of you hitting that goal stay fairly low. Personal trainers are great about assessing your fitness level and collaborating with you to set a goal that is attainable in a certain time frame and map out the way in which you can reach that goal.
Flexibility
We know that you might have a hectic and busy life, and while our group training sessions are scheduled well ahead of time on specific days, working with a personal fitness trainer allows you to schedule your training sessions when they work best for you. Whether you are a morning, evening, or lunch-time gym-goer, the staff at The Fitness Equation can work with you to schedule times with your trainer that work best for you. On weekdays, our facilities are open from 4 A.M. to 11 P.M.
Mental Health
An often un-discussed benefit that personal trainers can provide is improved mental health. Of course, the primary job of a personal fitness trainer is to help you achieve your health goals, but a side-effect of this is the mental health benefits that come with that territory. It has been shown that setting and achieving goals and having people around us to celebrate our successes can greatly improve mental health. In addition, our trainers are highly personable and want to get to know you as an individual. Along with being your personal trainer, consider them your unofficial therapist.
Better Results
Personal motivation, goal setting, and individualized workout plans will all lead to one thing- better results. Yes, there are hundreds of workout plans that you can find online, and plenty of ways to motivate yourself to lift or run. However, hiring a personal trainer is the most sure-fire way to ensure that you are achieving the best results possible for your body type and continuing to improve over time! Our personal trainers track your progress over different sessions to show you exactly how you are improving.
Celebrate Your Accomplishments
Maybe it’s a race that you’ve been training for. Or maybe you are wanting to increase your vertical for basketball and volleyball purposes. Whatever the case may be, our personal trainers are there for you when it comes time to celebrate those accomplishments. They have seen you improve every step of the way towards reaching your goal, and will likely be just as excited as you are when you do finally hit it!
Personal Training at The Fitness Equation
If you are ready to take the first step towards improving your fitness with the help of a personal trainer, visit the personal training page on our website, or give us a call to discuss further details. We have two facilities in Northern Virginia, one in One Loudoun and one in South Riding. We look forward to working with you soon!
