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How do I handle clients that are not respectful
to my program By Lisa Lorraine Taylor
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1. Never haggle over their training
session prices.
2. Show up at least 5 minutes early to
get their warm-up in.
3. Adhere to all exercise instructions for
form and safety.
4. Follow their nutrition program (if
you’re a nutritionist/dietitian) to the letter.
5. Ask you for a weekly or bi-weekly
assessment to make sure they are on
track.
6. Come in with a positive attitude (no
vampire suckers…they’re the ones that take all your energy).
When it
comes to
clients, in
a perfect
Certified
Personal
Trainer’s World,
your client
would do
the
following:
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But…this isn’t the perfect world, so when it comes to your client not being
respectful of your program, your time
(arriving late/leaving early),or your
expertise, you have two options:
1. Can We Talk? Take your client aside,
making sure you’re in a quiet room
without any distractions and have a
heart to heart. The questions may
include some of the following:
• I’ve noticed that you seem to be distracted during your workout lately. Is
everything alright?
• How do you feel your training sessions are going with me, so far?
• What do you think we can do to get you the results you want?
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2. Discussions Over! If you decide that it’s just not worth it to train this client, then it’s a good time to find your client another certified personal trainer. This can
be done by asking trainers at your gym (if you work at one), going on your certification’s database to find one, or even asking other trainers if they have a trainer that they can refer to you.
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