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It depends. My initial answer is no, but there have been good points made about it being plausible for someone to be out of shape but also know a lot about personal training. Not sure to what extent that actually happens, but the answer would be simple - if they had a proven track record - verifiable clients who saw results - I'd be willing to consider it. But they would have to be highly recommended by multiple people who saw results. Conversely, just because a trainer herself has a really fit body doesn't automatically mean she's going to be good at training someone else.
Or maybe just a big appetite, or a higher satiety threshold, or a metabolic disorder, or the result of a forced sedentary lifestyle due to infirmity or sickness. Or just gluttony. It could be the sign of many things. Live and let live! And yes, I'd hire a fat trainer. They can have the knowledge and ability without having the desire or discipline to apply it to themselves. They are hired to help me, and that's all I'd care about.
Or maybe just a big appetite, or a higher satiety threshold, or a metabolic disorder, or the result of a forced sedentary lifestyle due to infirmity or sickness. Or just gluttony. It could be the sign of many things. Live and let live! And yes, I'd hire a fat trainer. They can have the knowledge and ability without having the desire or discipline to apply it to themselves. They are hired to help me, and that's all I'd care about.
Saying "overweight equals no self-control" is quite a blanket statement. However, I think it is pretty much true for the majority of overweight people. Of course there are people out there with a disorder, and infirmities. But most of them, or should I say us, are fat because we're not willing to do the work.
It depends. My initial answer is no, but there have been good points made about it being plausible for someone to be out of shape but also know a lot about personal training. Not sure to what extent that actually happens, but the answer would be simple - if they had a proven track record - verifiable clients who saw results - I'd be willing to consider it. But they would have to be highly recommended by multiple people who saw results. Conversely, just because a trainer herself has a really fit body doesn't automatically mean she's going to be good at training someone else.
This post makes a lot of sense. Still I would not hire a personal trainer (i.e., someone who trains others in health/wellness/weight loss/fitness for a living) who is overweight. Exceptions would only be made if:
It is a SPECIFIC type of training (i.e., olympic lifting or martial arts training)
AND
The person has both a history of success in training others and is widely regarding by most within that specific community as being one of the best.
My personally, I wouldnt hire a dude personal trainer no matter what he looks like. I would much prefer to hire a pretty athletic/fit female trainer. I just find that I am better motivated by women trainers.
Would you buy clothes from someone dressed like a slob? Would you buy make-up from someone that has poorly applied make-up? Would you go to a hairdresser that has awful hair? When you go to someone for a service and they cannot get it right for themselves why would you trust them to get it right for you?
If the person came highly recommended as one who helped his/her clients recognize solid results (even if the trainer didn't follow his/her own advice), sure, why not? Just like I'd have no problem going to a highly regarded, if out of shape, heart doctor. Ultimately, I care about your skill and talent. If you know what you're doing--even if you don't follow your own advice--I'm all ears.
No, I would not hire a personal trainer who is overweight. Talk is cheap. I prefer to deal with people whose actions and speech tell the same story. As a personal trainer you should be a role model for your clients not merely an advice giver who doesn't follow their own advice. Even as a child I saw a disconnect with gym teachers, coaches, and health instructors who were not good role models for what they were teaching us. You need to walk the walk.
Depends on what you mean by overweight. Someone who is clearly flabby and can't do what they are training? No. Someone who is bigger but toned and clearly capable? Yes. Healthy doesn't really fit a size. Many thin people are crazy unhealthy and "skinny fat" but the most shallow amongst us consider thin automatically healthy and overweight automatically not. Not really true.
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