The three most common types of learning styles are visual, auditory, and kinesthetic. Visual learners learn best by looking at pictures, reading charts and graphs, or watching a demonstration. Auditory learners would rather listen to things being explained than reading about it. They depend on hearing to retain information. Kinesthetic learners, however, process material best through a hands-on experience. I am a kinesthetic learner. I took the personal training pre-certification courses, I studied my study guides, learned the test material to pass the written ACE Personal Training exam and then I was certified; I had a piece of paper that said I could train anyone. However, I was terrified.
I had read the books, listened to the courses, but I had yet to have that hands-on experience! This is the case for almost all newpersonal trainers. Once in the field, we are slapped into reality when we realize that we are responsible for the physical, mental, and emotional well-being of another human being - something which we have only read about in the textbooks. The truth is personal trainers gain most of their training knowledge through experience.
Experience is defined as “active participation in events or activities, leading to the accumulation of knowledge or skill”. In other words you can think back on previous practice, with other clients or your own experience, and combined that with your book knowledge to think through a situation that hasn’t been presented before. With every new client comes new understanding and information for future clients. For instance, if a client complains about knee pain, your understanding will allow you to refer to your studies, and your experience will assist in your course of action.
Experience teaches you to modify and tailor the personaltraining to each new client.
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