Certified or CertiFRAUD: Assessing the Professional Competency of Your Personal Trainer-Who's Minding Your Store?

Millions of people use a personal trainer to aid their physical fitness; and for good reason, trainers can motivate and bring about results. But while many possess the aptitude and attitude necessary to deliver health outcomes, others, sadly sorely lack the preparation to account for safety much less elicit critical health-protection. Under the guise of being “certified,” theirs is rather certiFRAUD! How can I tell? Certified or CertiFRAUD? Offers a two-step protocol to use to hire a personal trainer or assess the professional competency of one already employed. Included is an overview of what’s required to yield health-protective benefit from physical activity participation, responses to look for and be aware of during an interview, and professional behavior to look for and beware of during training sessions. Don’t trust your well-being to a personal trainer who MIGHT be able to elicit results -- The stakes are too high!