If you are looking for a personal trainer Salem Oregon, then look no further, as the Salem Personal Training and Speed Academy has you fully covered. 

Personal training in a gym with gym equipment is an excellent way to improve your health and fitness. You may be interested in typing Personal Trainer Near Me into Google, and you will find a host of personal training options. But how do you know who you should go to for the next step of your personal training and fitness journey?

I will share with you three key elements to any personal training program that must be present in order to ensure you will truly reach the amazing fitness goals and life that you envision for yourself.

Personal Trainer Salem Oregon | Motivation

First, your personal trainer Salem Oregon must truly understand you and your motivation for entering personal training. If he or she does not know you well, and does not take the time to truly understand you and your core motivations, then there will be a lapse in your relationship that will more than likely result in you not reaching your goals. This is also true for other ongoing relationships, such as nutritional consultation, whereas more transactional approaches, such as massage therapy, may not require as deep of a relationship. Why is understanding so important, and why is the personal training relationship with your personal trainer so critical for your success?

Well, there are several reasons. Number one, the closer you are with your personal trainer, the more likely you are to show up for your personal training sessions. Any good personal trainer worth his or her weight in salt will tell you that the number one factor for success is consistency. It doesn’t matter if you have the greatest personal training program in the world, written by the most amazing personal trainer in the solar system working at the greatest gym in the universe, if you do not show up and execute the plan, then you will not see results. That is plain and simple truth. Cold, hard truth. 

The ideal relationship with your personal trainer

So if you want to be successful with personal training, then your personal trainer Salem Oregon should seek to build a strong relationship with you. 

Another reason having a strong relationship with your personal trainer is important is because the more you know each other and the more you enjoy you workouts, the more likely you are to continue personal training over the long run. Again, the key to any personal training journey is consistency. So if you only complete three months of personal training, you are much less likely to reach your true goals and life you want than if you complete three years of personal training.

I have been personal training for over a decade and can tell you with certainty, the people who are the most successful are those who stick with personal training for years on end, without ever quitting and giving, diligently. This does not mean they never have bad days or never skip a workout, or never eat sweets, but it does mean that they immediately get back on track and continue moving forward right away.

So, for personal training to work for you, you ought to find a personal trainer Salem Oregon who can connect with you and who seeks to know and understand you.

At the Salem Personal Training and Speed Academy, we pride ourselves on being intentional about getting to know our clients. We know that if you choose to invest your time and money into personal training, then you are committed and thus we are committed to giving you the very best personal training service available. 

The second element that must be present in your personal training program is strength training.

If you are working with a personal trainer who does not believe in getting strong, you are on the wrong personal training program and should find a new personal trainer immediately. The benefits of strength training and building muscle are numerous, and there are no drawbacks whatsoever (if personal training is done correctly, meaning your personal trainer does not drive you to an injury).

To start, muscles are like calorie factories. They require a ton of calories to stay alive. So the more muscle you have, the more calories your body is burning just to stay alive. The more muscle you have, the more calories you burn when you sleep, when you are at work, when you are playing with your kids, when you are reading a book or watching a movie. Muscle drives your metabolism, and the more muscle you have, the higher your metabolism will be. That is why your personal training program should certainly include strength training to build muscle. The more muscle you have the more calories you burn, and the more calories you burn the more likely you are to look and feel the way you want. 

And isn’t that what this is all about? Looking and feeling the way you want to?

Aerobic fitness

The third element that all personal training programs should include is aerobic conditioning. “Aerobic” is a fancy sounding word that basically means “in-shape.” Having high aerobic fitness means being in good shape.

Having muscle is great, but if you can’t walk up a flight of stairs or get off the floor without huffing and puffing and sounding like you just ran a marathon, how much healthier is your personal training program really making you? A qualified, high quality personal trainer, like those we have at the Salem Personal Training and Speed Academy, should know how to craft a personal training program tailored specifically for you that includes aerobic conditioning, or workouts that improve your fitness level. In other words, workouts that make you be in better shape!
No, you don’t need to run marathons, and you don’t need to train like a marathon runner. You don’t even have to run in order to get into good shape. But there should be some sort of conditioning component to your fitness program. That way, your heart stays healthy and you have the stamina and fitness you need to do the things you want to do in your life. 

Wrapping up…

In conclusion, you should note the three elements that must be present in any personal training relationship for you to be successful: a close personal training relationship with your personal trainer, strength training, and aerobic conditioning. An honorable mention here is nutrition, and really it isn’t an honorable mention as proper nutrition truly is vital for 99% of people to reach their goals. If you are not eating well to sustain your health and goals, then you likely will not reach the goals and level of life you are after.

We will have to save nutrition for another personal training blog!

If you are ready to take the next step in your personal training journey and begin personal training with an excellent personal trainer, please book your first appointment with the Salem Personal Training and Speed Academy today for just $1!