Checking In: Connecting Trainer with Client

"If you are prepared, have confidence and persevere, you will always have the edge." Howard Ferguson

As a personal trainer, I find the most difficulty and dissatisfaction in those days in between my training sessions with my clients. On the way to meet the trainee I'm pondering how their week went. Did they workout? Eat well? How are they sleeping and recovering? Days always turn into weeks, turn into months, and eventually years. Time is always of the essence, so for me, finding a program that allows me to be connected and locked in with my clients in the virtual world is essential, but until now, it wasn't a reality.

Trainerize, an online personal training software has changed the game for me. My plan is to fully integrate all clients into it's usage moving forward. The ability to see how each week is structured, and how those week's lead and build into a 4-6 week block of training, is a game changer for clients. It shows them where the process is going. As much as it is about the daily workout, the focus is more on the long-game. Are you building or are you dabbling? Are you hoping it gets easier, or are you planning to get stronger?

I won't wax philosophical too much, but I will challenge your involvement with the success process. It's as simple as checking-in. Once that becomes automatic, a connection is established that gets strengthened on a daily basis. For the client, knowing that I'm not judging what they did or didn't do is crucial as well. I want to know and understand they "why" so we can implement some strategies and find other paths to success. It's there, but we need engagement in the process in order to unlock your/our potential.

Check in. Utilize. Implement. Engage. Discover. Succeed.

Onward and Upward,

Jake

PS- I'll leave you to ponder all of the crucial moments of your life where you were required to check in. Listed below are just a few examples.

1. Your first days of college. Checking in at the dorm, registering for classes, exploring options of engagement with the university and your peers.

2. Medical/dental/legal appointments.

3. Sports practices.

4. Job interviews and admissions interviews.

5. etc The list can flow on and on. Give the process a certain importance and your actions will follow.