{"id":9208,"date":"2021-02-02T07:00:38","date_gmt":"2021-02-02T07:00:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.cvm.org.uk\/blog\/?p=9208"},"modified":"2021-02-03T15:27:13","modified_gmt":"2021-02-03T15:27:13","slug":"confessions-of-a-personal-trainer-1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cvm.org.uk\/blog\/friends-of-cvm\/confessions-of-a-personal-trainer-1\/","title":{"rendered":"Confessions of a Personal Trainer #1"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>\u201cI\u2019M NOT A PERSONAL TRAINER?!\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I qualified as a PT back in 2006 and had such hopes for my new future helping people. In my mind (and the minds of others too), I have never looked like the advertised PT which people see in magazines or down the gym. Even though I was strong and extremely active I have never had a six pack which is the supposed success mark of a Trainer. I have been mocked by others (including trainers) and had comments like\u00a0<strong>\u201cDid you eat the Personal Trainer\u201d\u00a0<\/strong>and\u00a0<strong>\u201cYou\u2019re the fattest Instructor that I\u2019ve ever met\u201d.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u201cDO MY STRUGGLES NOT MAKE ME A PERSONAL TRAINER?\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Because I did not accept myself with my state of physical, mental, emotional, and even spiritual health, how could I help and bring Hope to those struggling with the same struggles that I had? I started \u2018Faith within Fitness\u2019 in 2012 eager to draw people to my classes who came from many backgrounds, health circumstances and appearances. I wanted to create a space for people to be ok, even though they may not feel ok, but leave re-energised and with new Hope.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It was in 2020 that I shared my battles with my community, CVM (Christian Vision for Men) subscribers and with a wider audience by creating a year of little changes. These Monday Motiv8\u2019s challenged me technically (as I was not tech savvy, as you could see in the first few MM\u2019s). I did not like filming myself, I was not organised and left filming to the last minute, there\u2019s more but will leave it there.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As I filmed, I looked for motivational scripture to put with the thumbnails and upload to YouTube, and the challenges I set out for others opened my own eyes and made me realise that I have changed not just as a trainer, but within my marriage and family life. I had an epiphany, I am no longer a Personal Trainer, but am now a Coach.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A Coach is someone that helps others by listening and hearing, meeting, and excepting others where they are at. By the Coach asking open questions the individuals can find their own answers \u2026<strong>\u00a0to be continued.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Every month for 2021 I will share my confessions, but also will pop a WOD Workout (Workout of the Day) link to my <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCF8IEkrKvWrhwHDaK7Z00DA\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"YouTube Channel (opens in a new tab)\">YouTube Channel<\/a>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/qTfBsIXeGCE\" allowfullscreen=\"\"><\/iframe><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Keep the Faith<\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"linkwithin_hook\" id=\"https:\/\/www.cvm.org.uk\/blog\/friends-of-cvm\/confessions-of-a-personal-trainer-1\/\"><\/div><script>\n<!-- \/\/LinkWithinCodeStart\nvar linkwithin_site_id = 897245;\nvar linkwithin_div_class = \"linkwithin_hook\";\n\/\/LinkWithinCodeEnd -->\n<\/script>\n<script src=\"http:\/\/www.linkwithin.com\/widget.js\"><\/script>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.linkwithin.com\/\"><img src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.linkwithin.com\/pixel.png?w=750\" alt=\"Related Posts Plugin for WordPress, Blogger...\" style=\"border: 0\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u201cI\u2019M NOT A PERSONAL TRAINER?!\u201d I qualified as a PT back in 2006 and had such hopes for my new future helping people. 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