Health concious Bangaloreans seek fitness training

Working out with a partner can be super fun but when that partner helps you to get better — it’s perfect!

While most people who hit the gym think they don’t really need a trainer, it is perhaps one of the most important points in a person’s fitness regime.

A trainer is the only person who can actually drive you to do better and motivate you to surprise yourself, with your ability to take your work-outs a step further. Yes, a good trainer does come with a price tag but at the end of the day, it’s worth it. Some of Bangalore's most popular trainers talk about what makes them, in a way, indispensable.

Sameer Shetty
head trainer, Zela
When people hire a personal trainer, they hand over a great responsibility — that of trusting another person with their bodies. Trainers get people into the best possible shape and make them feel good about themselves; they instill a sense of confidence in them. We help people with special health issues like cholesterol, diabetes and even help them prevent injuries and improve their quality of life. While surgeries for injuries might be a quick fix, it’s not the safest. Trainers help people in forgoing such surgeries and get them better in a more holistic way. Trainers motivate, support and monitor people’s progress; in a strange way we are doctors without the white coat! Any gym can have the best equipment but without good trainers, it won’t be successful.

Farheed Majeed
owner, Tough Luck Fitness
A personal trainer makes working out easier and fun and even though I am one myself, I have a trainer too! We provide the extra help required to stay fit, which goes beyond just working out. We also help to maintain an easy consistency; as a trainer, I’ve seen people giving up after a point. The chief function of a trainer, apart from the basic knowledge he provides, is also to motivate his clients. And if you cannot afford to get your own trainer, you can go in for group sessions.

Monmi Mahanta
fitness trainer at Fitness First
Personal trainers are all about personal attention. Plus, a trainer, a good one of course, knows the human anatomy, facts of nutrition and proper exercise regimes so you can always get better results because he will make a fitness plan according to your body type and goals. A lot of people stop going to the gym after some time simply because they don’t feel motivated enough. That’s the job of a trainer — he is supposed to remind you that your workouts are important too!