Hi,
Last post we talked about the guy who exercised like crazy versus the woman (trainer) who did the slowest workout in the world. Which one had the most productive exercise time?
Now sometimes I and others see someone working out like that and wonder why do they even bother. It is “obvious” that they are not getting anything out of it.
But, the real answer is they are getting something out of it. Any exercise is better than no exercise.
Maybe the woman trainer was coming off an injury or maybe she was trying as hard as she could. There is no way that I or anyone could know what her motives were without asking her.
So I don’t have a problem with people not pushing themselves like I do. Oh, and I was the guy used in the example, but I am sure most of you figured that out.
Let me tell you a story about a time when I couldn’t do much either.
I was born with a deformity in my back. It is a minor one, but it did bother me off and on throughout my life.
However, it finally did give out and I had to get surgery. It was a simple ruptured disc and I could have lived with it, but it affected my leg and my walking. So I had the surgery and everything was okay.
However, when I went back to the gym, I was lifting 5 pound weights. And it took a long time before I felt comfortable lifting heavier.
So I am sure that those people who didn’t know me, were wondering why I bothered. After all lifting 5 pound weights wasn’t helping me they thought.
But, it was. All exercise helps. Now mine was mostly rehabilitative. And it worked. Today, I can do the kind of exercise routine shown in the last post.
Getting back to the woman trainer. If that is the way she wants to workout, then fine. My only concern is she teaches her students or clients the same way.
And this happens a lot with trainers. I remember one of my buddies was talking about this woman who came in and trained for over 3 years and never changed her appearance at all.
He said, if he had a trainer that didn’t help, then he would shoot that trainer. Now he was joking, but he brought up a valid point.
Whether you have a trainer or not if you are not making progress – by looking better, by becoming more fit, by losing body fat, by getting stronger, etc – then you need to change something.
If you don’t know what to change and your trainer or coach isn’t helping you, then you have to find a way to make your exercise time more productive.
That is why I write these posts. That is why I have been a fitness instructor and coach for years.
If you are interested in personal coaching to ramp up your exercise time, then just contact me at: mike@valshealthblog.com
Thanks,
Mike Val
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