Using a personal trainer can help you achieving your fitness goals, the question is how to find the right one?
I came up with an ingenious 5-point plan to separate the good from the not so good

1. Ask for license and insurance. Sounds obvious, yet most people don't do it.
2. Is he/she in shape? This may sound superficial but an out-of shape trainer wouldn't inspire confidence in me. Would you go to a dentist with bad teeth?
3. Do you feel personally catered to or is he a clock watcher?  Does your trainer follow up after the session via email in regards to how you feel? Is he accessible when you are not in session?
4. Diet. Even if your trainer is not a nutritionist, he should give you some guidelines as to what to eat and explain the basic food groups.
5. My favorite. Prepare a difficult question, if he gives the right answer, hire him. If he says: I am not certain, let me look it up that's still ok. If he makes something up, run for your life.
There you have it, a 5 point checklist to find a trainer.
Maik
 


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