When interviewing trainers, "ask about education, certifications and training that qualify them to work with clients [with] specific health concerns like diabetes," Sunderland adds.
Ideally, your trainer will have formal academic training in exercise science, kinesiology, biomechanics, nutrition, human anatomy, exercise physiology or physical education.
Look for "chemistry" with your trainer
Your trainer's personality, communication skills and workout style are as important as their credentials when offering diabetes support.
"Your trainer should teach in a way you relate to," says Shirley Archer, a NSCA-certified personal trainer and author of Fitness 9-5: Easy Exercises for the Working Week[1] (Chronicle Books).
"Most trainers specialize in a specific type of client: older adult, beginning exerciser, youth, teen athlete, competitive athlete or premenopausal or postmenopausal women," she says.
If a trainer works only with free weights and you prefer machines, you may not feel comfortable, which makes it easier to drop out.
If you're an at-home exerciser who loves resistance bands and balls and the trainer only works with heavy-duty gym equipment, you also may have a hard time following through.
References
- ^ Fitness 9-5: Easy Exercises for the Working Week (www.amazon.com)
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