Whether you are completely new to fitness or you need to push yourself further and harder a personal trainer can be beneficial for you for many reasons.
The Top 10 Reasons For Using A Personal Trainer Or Fitness Coach
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Motivation
Life can sometimes get in the way. Especially if your schedule is pretty hectic in the UAE.
We also suffer from a lack of motivation at times and it’s perfectly normal. It becomes a problem though when days where we feel less motivated out-weigh days when we feel on full form.
You might not even notice a lack of motivation to begin with. It can happen in subtle ways like putting off your training because you think doing something else is a priority.
Before you know it everything comes first instead of your fitness and training schedule.
A good personal trainer in the UAE will motivate you in multiple ways. They’re not just there to push you to do one final press-up!
Firstly, if you think you are suffering from a lack of motivation a good trainer will remind you of why you are hiring them in the first place – your fitness goals.
Secondly, personal trainers can mix-up your training sessions. You’d be surprised at how changing things to prevent boredom can really help you stay on track and stay motivated.
And finally. We all put up self-imposed boundaries. These boundaries (what we think we can and can’t achieve) can often lead to less than impressive results which makes it harder to reach our target fitness goals.
If you’re in the mindset that you can’t do something a personal trainer will motivate you to ‘do it’
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Setting up a health and fitness goal
You need to asked yourself ‘what are my health and fitness goals’
The process of goal setting is so important because it gives you something to work towards.
A good example here is weight loss. Yes, you might want to lose weight but without setting yourself a weight loss goal (x amount of pounds) and a time-frame for that weight loss it’s difficult to work hard towards it.
Using a personal trainer in the UAE can help you set ‘realistic’ health and fitness goals.
With their knowledge of which training methods work best for different types of goals they can ensure you are clearly training with the aim of reaching your goals.
A great fitness coach in Dubai, Abu Dhabi or Sharjah will also help you be more realistic.
It’s no use having a personal fitness goal that is not achievable. A good example here is getting a six pack in six weeks – it would be a miracle if that happened!
Talk to a trainer in the UAE and listen to their professional opinion about your goals. If the trainer is a professional they will tell you straight up whether your goal and time frame to achieve that goal will work.
If they feel it won’t work out they will provide you with the best advice on ‘realistic’ timings.
Remember – no trainer can provide guarantees when it comes to how long it might take for you to reach your personal fitness goals.
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Creating A Personalised Workout Plan In The UAE
So you have a great personal fitness goal but how do you achieve it?
Whether you are a complete novice or a fitness guru you still need some guidance to get the best results in the best time.
All personal trainers in the UAE should treat you as an individual. This is because no two people are the same. They might have the same fitness goal (weight loss for example) but every ‘body’ is different.
The best personal trainers will also take into account your likes and dislikes when it comes to exercise.
If you really dislike ‘rowing machines’ for example there is little point in adding this exercise to your workout plan because you will eventually become discouraged.
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Making A Personlised Nutrition & Meal Plan
Without a proper nutrition plan all the time you spend working out might be in vain.
In order to see the best results you have to ensure you eat well.
Your personalised meal plan will of course depend on your fitness and training goals but at the end of the day you will need to make sacrifices (almost always for the better) when it comes to what you eat.
Because almost all personal training plans in Dubai, Abu Dhabi or Sharjah will involve taking a details look at your eating habits all personal trainers will offer at least some basic nutrition advice.
Many personal trainers and fitness coaches can take this one step further because they are certified nutrition specialists.
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Professional Instruction & Guidance
When you hire a fitness coach in the UAE you are expecting to receive expert knowledge and guidance.
You wouldn’t hire a driving instructor who couldn’t drive and the same applies to your health and fitness.
You should only use the services of a fitness coach in the UAE who is qualified. Ensuring your personal trainer is a professional and not just a ‘hobbyist’ will ensure you get proper guidance.
Professionals will also ensure you trainer safely. The last thing you need at the start of your fitness journey is an injury.
As well as delaying your personal fitness goals an injury can really know your confidence.
If you decide to train in a gym in the UAE a professional PT will also have a thorough understanding of how gym equipment works and which kit will provide the best overall results.
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Non Standard Training Plans
Many personal trainers in Dubai, Abu Dhabi or Sharjah specialise in certain areas of fitness but what if you also have a special condition or medical issue which limits what you can do?
Matching your fitness needs with a suitable trainer is a must. For example, seniors in the UAE need to work with a trainer or fitness coach who has senior fitness training experience.
The same applies with pre and post natal personal trainers.
By ensuring you fit your needs with a suitably qualified coach you are reducing the risk of training injuries too.
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Learning Proper Form & Technique
Proper form and technique when training and exercising is so important.
Without knowing the correct way to perform an exercise routine you are leaving yourself open to not seeing the best results from your training and also causing yourself an injury.
Fitness coaches and PT’s in the UAE will not only demonstrate how you should perform a particular exercise but also explain why that exercise methods provides you with the best results.
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Effective & Efficient Workouts
Result doesn’t just come from hard work. In order to achieve the best results from your training plan you must work effectively with proper technique which also works efficiently.
The best personal trainers and fitness coaches in Dubai, Abu Dhabi and Sharjah will carefully plan your fitness routine.
They will take into account your fitness goals and create a tailor-made routine which maximises results in the best possible time.
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Competition Preparation
If you’re not a novice when it comes to training and fitness you might be considering using a fitness coach to help you plan for competition in the UAE or beyond.
Competition prep can be hard but by using a fitness expert you will be able to push yourself harder, get more motivated and see better results in the run up to your competition.
If you’re a bodybuilder who is planning to go on a competition a personal trainer is a must.
Besides helping you with nutrition and workout details which you probably do or do not know (depending on your experience) a personal trainer serves the a greater purpose – as an outside perspective.
Looking at yourself in the mirror won’t give you the full picture. Your brain can start making illusions and make you judge your physique falsely.
This is the time when a personal trainer comes in handy. He or she will spot and point out to you your weak points and also the areas that you don’t need to improve further more.
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Motivation For A Better Lifestyle
Personal trainers in the UAE are useful when it comes to helping you work towards your healthy lifestyle goals.
More than that, a true fitness expert will have passion for their job and take delight from seeing their clients in the UAE change their lives.
Yoga is the best solution if a person decides to introduce physical activities at a later age.
In line with this, another tip is to eat around the same time every day and have the same number of meals each day. This again helps with decision fatigue, as you know ahead of time exactly when you will eat. Eating around the same time each day also helps with hunger entrainment. Ever get hungry at 10am but your lunch is not for another two hours? This can happen when you have an irregular meal schedule and goes back to that pesky hormone grehlin.
This is another step, and the most beautiful one. It is difficult to explain why, but with yoga practice you start feeling that there is something higher or more important than you. There is some secret of spiritual nature that you come to feel and you want to get to know it. It is beautiful to see that we are no longer the center of our own tiny universe. Now we actually start to see the universe itself. 
