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Is it ok for personal trainers to be fat?

I think personal training can be equated to life as far as the question goes. We relate someone being in shape/not being in shape to that person's credibility. If we don't find someone credible (based completely on our surface level judgements), we will throw all other data out. Take two trainers exactly the same except one is in shape and one isn't. We will pick the in shape trainer every time. It's all about perception. This is one of the reasons I ruled out being a personal trainer as a career. Eventually you do get older, your priorities change, and you do other things.

One tangible I think that's important is the mentoring aspect. People need someone that is a good motivator, someone that they feels is like a coach, and someone that is "counting on them" to do A,B, and C and that they don't want to disappoint or let down. That, imho makes a good trainer, not how many abs he/she has, how much he can lift, etc. The entire point is to educate, elevate, and use knowledge to help the client achieve his or her goal. So many times I see these personal trainers, lording over their client, and it's pretty obvious they see themselves as so much better than someone that isn't in shape as much as they are. These guys hopefully have a short career. The only scenario I can see someone being less in shape and it being acceptable to the public is with pure strength training.
 
Good conversation here. I personally don't care what they look like. There is plenty of people in the gym that look good but there form is terrible and their routine looks garbage also. My family and friends have all had the best experience with older trainers that have more experience. They also know how to talk to clients better and have more patience. Being articulate I guess comes with age and some of the younger trainers want to rush through things and assume everyone is just going to get it the first time around.
 
Long story short: anyone can not practice what they preach and their advice can still have merit. It just eats away at your credibility when you do not practice what you preach.

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