The Tables Have Turned..

Now the tables have turned, and I am about to type my code in and walk into my gym not as a trainee but as a personal trainer. My nerves got the better of me and all the moments of self-doubt are coming back. My confidence levels disappeared, and my mind is just telling me “how can I do this?” “how can I go into this gym and help other people when I cannot even help myself?”. All my knowledge felt like it had been erased from my mind and I knew nothing. But I was in. I was in, what I thought was the most comfortable environment for me but somehow it looked different. It felt different. But I had to introduce myself and start because otherwise I just never would. My supervisor was there, waiting for me to arrive, to explain what my first day was going to consist of. My supervisor mainly leads classes on different days as well as one to one personal training sessions which are adapted to the clients goals and needs. 

A mixture of males and females with different body types allowed us to analyse and adapt each session/class to each clients outcomes and goals. The classes consist of boxing, high intensity interval training (HIIT), upper body, bum abs and back (BAB).

Boxing was the class which was causing me to be most nervous as I had no clue how to box myself, let alone how to assist and teach it. However my supervisor taught me the basics and allowed me to shadow him so I could get the hang of it. Boxing was different to what I was expecting, the moves and the sequences were much harder than I thought and remembering it all was a challenge in itself, but I enjoyed it. 

It was unfamiliar. There were many skills that I learned from this experience, the main one of which was working in and leading a group. It taught me how to incorporate every single team member into a specific task and adapt it to their specific needs, which was a challenge. Making sure my relationship with clients was professional, polite and respectful was a major skill required. Developing my knowledge and proficiency was what this experience was all about. Deepening my knowledge for a potential future career goal.