You open Instagram and, suddenly, you have a 50 "coaches" prometiéndote the body of a Greek God, in 30 days, your belly flat with a tea magic or the strength of an olympic athlete training from your living room.
And here comes the problem: today, anyone can put the word "coach" in the biography of your profile. You don't need a title, not an accreditation, not even having stepped foot in a gym beyond to take the selfie in the mirror.
When you decide to seek a personal trainer in Madrid, you are in a saturated market where it is very easy to confuse the "aesthetic" with the "competition".
How do you know who really knows and who only has a good photo filter?
Because, let's face it, hiring the wrong person is not only a waste of money. In the worst case, is the fast track to an injury that leaves you out of the game for months.
To help you avoid that headache, I have prepared this guide honest. These are the 5 things that you require before releasing a single euro.
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1. Official qualifications
Let's start with the basics. The human body is the most complex machine that exists. You can't trust your health to someone who has made an intensive course of 40 hours in a web of dubious origin.
When you talk with a coach, ask about their training. Search for acronyms such as CAFYD, TSAF or TAFAD.
What is the meaning of these lyrics? Basically, that person has studied anatomy, physiology, biomechanics and pathology. Who knows what happens in your body when you lift a weight, and, most importantly, know what to no you must spend in order to not end up in the physical therapist.
If the answer is "I have learned to train my friends" or "I have a certification from academy online three days", he flees. Fast.
2. Specializations real and continuous training
The fitness world is advancing fast. That was ten years ago today, we know that it is inefficient or, directly, dangerous. A good professional never stops learning.
I do not ask you to be coached by a Nobel prize, but that has specializations that provide real value.
For example, someone who combine the physical preparation with skills medical or nutritional certificates (as a specialization in endocrinology or sports nutrition) plays in another league. Why? Because it understands that your training does not happen in a vacuum; it depends on your hormones, your sleep and what you eat.
If the trainer is not able to explain the "why" of an exercise based on the science, it's probably just be repeating a routine that you copied from YouTube.
3. Flee from the "miracle diets" and supplements magical
This is the point where most people fall. There is a fine line between a coach to get you geared with nutrition and one that tries to sell you the "diet final."
Golden rule: If your coach prohibits food groups integers (such as carbohydrates) or you try to encasquetar a burner fat "miracle" to speed up the results, it is a warning sign red.
Nutrition is personal. What works for one influencer of 20 years living in the gym is not going to work out for you if you have a job of 8 hours and a real life.
Looking for someone to teach you how to eat, which is flexible and understands that the basis is the grip, not the restriction extreme. Less "tea detox" and more protein and vegetables. What sounds more logical?
4. Customization real
There are coaches who sold "custom plans" that are, in fact, the same routine for all the world, just by changing the weight.
A training truly begins with a evaluation.
Have you been asked by your injuries past? Have you analyzed your mobility in the ankle or hip? Do you know what is your weak point before you get a bar at the back?
If you give a routine, the first session without having seen you move, you don't have a personal trainer; you have a dealer routines. A professional adjusts the volume, the intensity and the exercise depending on how you feel that day and how to evolve your body.
5. Empathy and communication
There is this myth of the coach shouts out, you tap at the limit, and that makes you feel guilty if you miss a day.
Spoiler: That's not motivation, it is stress.
The best trainer is one who knows when to press the accelerator and when to say: "Today we are not to record, we're going to lower the intensity and recover." Someone who hears you, who understands your bad days and accompany you in the process without judging you.
Training should be the best part of your day, not a source of anxiety.
So, where do you find all this in one site?
I know to look for a professional that meets all of this may seem like an impossible mission. But it is precisely for this reason that we created Empawer.
We didn't want to mount a gym, but rather a center where science and health real find. Therefore, our team is not "a group of coaches", but a group of specialists:
- We have to Emilio, who is a Doctor in Primary Care and Resident in Endocrinology. Imagine the tranquility of the train knowing that someone understands exactly what's going on in your system, hormonal and metabolic.
- We have Paulina, TSAF and expert in CrossFit, which lives in the freedom of movement and knows how to bring agility to the next level.
- Is Andreawith his vision of strategic design and passion for the sport, focused on the movement a pleasure, not an obligation.
- And Carlos, expert in natural bodybuilding and TAFAD, for those seeking health and performance in all its splendor.
We are not sergeants. We are guides. We are in the center of Madrid, in the C. of the Duke of Liria, 4, and our only goal is to get you to your best version without cracking by the way.
If you're tired of the empty promises and you are looking for a personal trainer in Madrid take your health as seriously as you, we are ready to meet you.
Do you dare to stop guessing and start training for real?
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