Personal Training

Most people exercising on their own fail to produce significant, lasting results. So, where do you turn for trusted information and support?

Young, inexperienced Trainers don’t reflect the needs of beginners and mature exercisers. With credentials often consisting of chiseled abs and tight glutes, they fail to adequately understand and address your unique situation.

At Kneifel Robinson, we empower Boomers, beginners, ‘gym-phobics’ and those who aren’t seeing results. We introduce new exercises at the appropriate time and create a comfortable learning environment to enhance progress. Each client evolves at their own speed, according to personal goals and ability.

Moving beyond a sedentary lifestyle is a big step for many people. The good news is that improving one’s health can be pretty straight forward. Daily weight bearing activity such as hiking, carrying, squatting, climbing and gardening combined with healthier eating habits does wonders towards improving your quality of life.

Fitness for the purposes of function and appearance, on the other hand is much more precise. As people decondition or become older, strength training, which is complicated, becomes increasingly critical. 

Typically, you don’t require a Personal Trainer to enhance general health. Most people looking to improve muscle tone and lose weight, however, would benefit from the services of a qualified and experienced Trainer.

Yes, and its not expensive supplements, miracle diets or revolutionary 10 minute exercise solutions.

The secret to success is perseverance. Sorry, not sexy but true. Take one step, then another and repeat.

The turtle beats the hare every time.

First and foremost, you are a customer. Fitness is intimidating for most people. Be confident, do your research and ask for references.

Finding a comfortable fit is very important. The muscled lumberjack, former athlete or toned diva may not understand your needs (weightlifting records and body shaping trophies don’t translate to results).

A Personal Trainer should respect your unique motivations and personality. Human psychology is just as important, if not more important, as anatomy and physiology. Athletes and young, inexperienced Trainers may not comprehend the complexities of obesity, aging or progressive adult learning.

It’s important to know a perspective Trainer’s qualifications. A weekend course focused on basic fitness or advanced certifications do little to help the average, deconditioned client. Understanding basic movement patterns, while essential does little to motivate frustrated exercisers who require basic support and encouragement.    

Finally, don’t expect the average fitness instructor on the gym floor to provide comprehensive information. There’s a big difference between the haircut that costs $10 and the one that costs $150. Personal Training is much the same.

Our clients typically attend two to three strength-based training sessions per week and are assigned cardio sessions to complete on their own. Frequency is determined by lifestyle, budget, individual goals and experience. 

Online training works for distance clients and people with a limited budget. Clients receive a new program with skype or phone support and demonstration videos. See Online Training for details. Face to face Personal Training takes place in our studio or corporate gym and is more hands-on. It tends to produce quicker, more dramatic results.
Some clients choose a hybrid approach by balancing both services.

Many Trainers offer nutrition counselling without the necessary qualifications. Conversely, qualified nutritionists tend to focus on weighing, measuring and complicated calorie calculations.

The best nutrition advice is of little value when clients don’t address individual triggers. At KR we focus on changing the behaviors that drive binging and weight gain.

Ask us how nutrition coaching can help you.