As a trainer I can’t tell you
how many times I have heard – “I do not have enough
time to work out!” - from a potential client. I want to get
sick when I hear this. Many times this is just a lazy excuse to
avoid the “work” in work out. To us trainers this should
sound a bell in our heads signaling a challenge. The challenge should
be as follows:
- To prove to this person that he/she does have enough time each
week (4 hours out of 24 x 7 = 168) to gain a healthy lifestyle
and enjoy its benefits.
- To set-up a simple and easy to follow workout plan for this
person.
- To better structure this person’s daily diet.
- To motivate this person to be consistent with this new healthy
lifestyle.
 Take
a look at number one. It is always easy to find 4 hours out of 168
to work out in. Take apart just someone’s evening dinners.
Most people will eat out, get take-out, or cook a big meal. Instead
of take-out, get them to get up fifteen minutes earlier to prepare
a healthy meal for dinner. With this rearrangement this person can
get about 30 minutes to take a walk or resistance train after work.
By not eating out the person can save about an hour and a half.
The same goes for cooking a big meal. Have the person prepare a
simple healthy meal very quickly and save an hour to an hour and
a half which can be used to resistance train and do some sort of
aerobic activity. Other times to keep in mind are lunch breaks and
wake-up times. Are those times being used wisely by this person?
Are they just wasting time at lunch that they could be taking a
walk. Could they get up fifteen minutes earlier and do some abdominal
work? After dinner does this person sit and watch TV? If so, us
trainers know what we need to do. Remember, the person always has
the weekend!
Take a look at number two. We trainers need to make sure this person
gets at least four hours of workout time per week. By restructuring
the person’s time in number one you can see where to fit in
exercise. The goal should be at least four half hour resistance
training sessions and four half hour cardio sessions. The person
should be able to get in and out of the workout within the appropriate
time and make the best use of the time.
Take a look at number three. Make sure this person will eat five
to six small meals per day. If they argue about not having enough
time you tell them if they have time to take a potty break or watch
TV they have enough time to eat a small meal, protein bar, or meal
replacement. Make sure the meals are eaten every two to three hours
throughout the day.
Take a look at number four. As trainers one of the biggest things
we do is motivate people. We help keep potential clients and our
clients motivated and on the right track. Consistency is key to
a healthy lifestyle! If the people we help are not consistent we
fail and they fail.
As a trainer if you hear someone say – “I do not have
enough time to work out!” – confront this challenge.
Become a great manager of this person’s life and restructure
his/her daily routines to meet a healthy lifestyle. And remember
to teach consistency to anyone you come in contact with.
About the author:
David Gluhareff, CFT, lost over one hundred pounds from 1995-96
and became a Certified Fitness Trainer with the International Sports
Sciences Association. David then built a fifty thousand dollar a
year business, in a small town in Virginia, by the time he was twenty
five years old. To contact David Gluhareff please go to www.trainwithdave.com.
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