Her name was Chris, and she changed my life forever because of hersize-friendly fitness approach.
Chris coached me without ever mentioning my weight, body size, diets, or the looming bikini season.
(What?!)
COREY TOWERS
Size-friendly training was new territory for me, but I immediately responded, and the rest is history.
The first thing I tell them is that reaching out to make a change is a power move.
It is OK to vet your trainers and ask them hard questions.
What are your views on diets?
Do you have experience with size-diverse clients?
How do you make accommodations for larger-bodied clients?
Do you understand the barriers people of size face when approaching fitness?
How do you help clients with this?
The trainer-client relationship is an intimate one, so finding the right fit is absolutely essential for success.
This left me starving and then ultimately binging and ultimately feeling like a failure.
A size-friendly trainerwont be focused on weight reductionand wont measure performance and success solely by a scale.
He or she will be more focused on strength and fitness performance and will use other markers for success.
Size-friendly trainers will have the experience to back them up.
Trainers should be compassionate and understanding that fitness culture can feel unwelcoming to many.
They should take extra steps to make your session a positive experience.
I recently signed up for a fitness app and entered in all my particulars.
It didn’t ask me about my fitness goals, but I was assigned the Fat Blaster program.
Who said anything about me wanting to blast fat?
A size-friendly trainer will never assume and will take the time to listen to yourgoalsand help you achieve them.
However, there are many cues to look for beyond that.
Its really important as a trainer to manage the load put on clients.
Motivation never comes from shame, pain, or strain.
Thebody-positive movementhas been fighting for years to allow women to accept and embrace their bodies.
Shaming motivation plays on the pressures women already feel and negates the tireless work of the movement.
Your trainer should elevate and celebrate who you are and the amazing body you live in.
Anything less should get kicked to the curb, immediately.
Now, lets kick some ass in the body you have.
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