Hopefully you have some partner/team training time slots/clients on your personal training calendar. If you do, send these tips on how to be a solid workout buddy to your clients! Show them that you are thinking of them!
Make The Commitment
Decide on the day(s) and time(s) both of you will commit to training together. You don’t want to have to decide when the next training workout will be at each workout – make it simple and easy so you both know the exact day(s) and time(s) each week. It’s not that you can’t be flexible and adjust if needed but you don’t want to have to spend a lot of time reviewing each other’s schedule each week to determine when you can find the time.
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Show Up
Don’t be the type of training partner that makes the commitment to workout together but is constantly canceling or no showing. Be reliable and someone your partner can count on! Show up on time and ready to go!
Know Your Role
In any partnership, there will be roles that each partner plays. It’s important to understand what you bring to the table. Are you the motivator and the one who gets you both out there no matter what? Are you the one who plans active adventures that you’ll both train for? Are you the one who prepares the post-workout protein shakes or researches the healthiest places to eat? Maybe you’re the one who always reads and sends your partner links to good workout tips or training ideas, healthy recipes or nutrition research? Maybe you’re the one who always knows when the specials are going on at your favorite sporting goods stores or fitness gear shops?
There is always give and take in any relationship and long-lasting partnerships typically involve parties that both contribute and offer value to each other.
Be the Source of Motivation
It’s true that one of you may play a stronger role in terms of keeping each other on track and motivated but both of you will need to be a positive influence on each other. You don’t want to be the kind of partner that is regularly trying to talk your partner into skipping the workout or suggesting the not-so-healthy choices. It can be a drain and a downer if only one of you is the source of motivation. Be a positive force to each other.
Find out What Your Partner Likes
Does your workout buddy like to listen to loud music when they train? What kind of music? Do they like to laugh and have fun during workouts or are they more serious? Do they like you to cheer them on, yell at them to dig deep to push through a set or do they prefer you to be a silent force? Do they like to compete with you to increase the intensity of workouts or does racing and competing stress them out? You will typically be drawn to someone who has similar interests and styles of training but it’s helpful to know how you can each make the workout experience more enjoyable for each other.
Remember Your Mission
Sometimes workout friends enjoy each other’s company so much that they wind up doing more talking than working out which can lead to substandard results. So have fun but stay on track and use your workout buddy to increase workout intensity and consistency versus detract from it.
Hold Each Other Accountable
Having a workout partner can really help you to stick to your workout routine since you know someone is counting on you to be there. You can take this to another level by giving your running shoes to each other. That way if you are thinking of skipping the workout, you’re not only letting yourself down but you would be negatively affecting their ability to do their workout too. This will dramatically reduce the likelihood of you not showing up!
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Yours in health, fitness & business,
Sherri McMillan
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