This morning before I was about to start teaching an early morning Yoga class, a member came up to me and say, “Melvyn you have put on weight, having a lot of good food lately?” There goes my day. Yes I know I have been a little lazy on my own workouts routines and have been snacking on potato chips at night. I’ve noticed my waist line getting bigger, just hoping that nobody would notice. Well, after what that member had said, its a wake up call for me to watch my waist line.

Got to start planning for my routine for exercise to keep up with the exercise fitness trainer look, can be pretty stressful as people are looking up to you as a role model.

Many people complain about the high cost of food products, part of which is the cost of attractive packing which the consumers consciously or subconsciously demand. Without attractive packaging, no product can successfully compete. There is a lesson in this for people. The lesson is, package yourself for success! Your package is all that others see and they do not see your wisdom or your wit at first. What they see is how you look.

No matter how hard you try to project your personality through your appearance, remember that what others are seeing constantly is your appearance. Your appearance is talking to others constantly when you are not even saying a thing.

A good healthy look is relatively important as people are looking at you at all times. You have to teach what you preach. Your students want to be like you, some wants to look like you. I always get questions like – “How long does it take to look like you or be as good as you”, etc. I have seen personal trainers that are overweight, and what I mean by overweight? With a big belly bulging out and the word Personal Trainer on their shirt. Just don’t really go well together.

As a Personal Trainer, they are suppose to help their clients achieve their goal and most of the time their goal is about losing weight and looking good, how to be convincing if they themselves need help in that area.

Having said that, there are also great group exercise fitness trainer that are overweight and they still teach very good Workouts exercises classes. Some of my peers are on the bigger side and they are great motivators. Just as long you do not want to look sloppy, unkempt, or having that “just-out-of-the-bed” look. You are like sunshine to your students, so do put a big smile on your face no matter how tired you are in all your classes.

Some of your students may already had a bad day at work, or they may be feeling a little low in energy, coming to your class is the last thing they can do in trying to cheer themselves up so they definitely wouldn’t want to see another gloomy face in class.

It is always good to have a neat and clean look. For ladies, light make-up is fine, but avoid putting on too heavy make-up as if you are going to a party. I have seen female exercise fitness trainer going to the washroom touching up on their make-up at every interval of their classes. I think that’s a little too much.

Your attire in class will reflect who you are too. However, you don’t need a whole new wardrobe every six months to teach. As long as clothes are clean and hole-free they are fine. Choose clothing that allows your students to see your body when you demonstrate a pose, but keep your clothes in good taste. Students can be put-off by immodestly low-cut tops on female exercise fitness trainer.

Ok I think its time for me to watch my diet a little and get back to my own workouts routines, judging from experience, its better to teach what you preach. Appearance really counts as an exercise fitness trainer, so let’s walk the walk and talk the talk.