Fitness coach vs personal trainer: What is the difference?

These days, social media is flooded with so-called health and fitness experts, all confidently sharing their opinion on the best way to lose weight and get fit.

So, if you’re looking to transform your body, you might be confused about the best place to start and what kind of diet and fitness plan will get you the results you want.

For this reason, many people choose to hire a fitness coach or personal trainer to help them smash their body goals.

However, we’d recommend enlisting the help of a body transformation coach as the best way of achieving a healthier and happier lifestyle.

 

What does a health and fitness coach do?

Whether a person calls themselves a fitness coach or personal trainer, it essentially means the same thing. Both are professionals who provides exercise and nutrition programmes that are designed to help individuals achieve their health and fitness goals.

It’s definitely a worthwhile and valuable service, however, body transformation coaches go one step further and provide a fully holistic approach that isn’t normally provided by the average personal trainer.

 

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Body transformation experts tailor their plans to suit your body and your specific needs, taking into account factors such as your training experience, injuries and body type. After all, when it comes to exercise and nutrition, one size definitely doesn’t fit all.

 

Body transformation coaches integrate nutrition

Alongside a schedule of guided workouts, they’ll also provide you with a realistic and sustainable diet plan that fits easily into your routine and provides all the sustenance you need to get the most out of your workouts. Remember, a healthy diet doesn’t mean starving yourself or consuming nothing but green juice and salad for days on end.

But perhaps the most important part of their 360-degree health and fitness service is the education they provide. By enlightening, informing and empowering our clients with all the knowledge, techniques and methods they need, we ensure that they can maintain their results long after their programme is complete.

We cover aspects such as the science behind controlling weight loss and weight management, how clients can ensure that they maintain a healthy relationship with food, and how they should handle the added temptations thrown at them during social events or when eating out.

After working with us, we want our clients to be in a position where they never need to hire another fitness professional ever again.

 

How involved should they be?

A good fitness coach or personal trainer shouldn’t just be stood around, scrolling through their phone, whilst you struggle on by yourself through your workouts.

This certainly doesn’t happen at Embody Fitness; our body transformation coaches are totally dedicated to helping you. During each session they’ll get stuck in and demonstrate the best techniques and postures for each exercise and explain how to do them correctly to get maximum results.

They also hold you accountable for your actions. They’ll be the one to call you out if you fall off the railroads and go back to bad eating habits or skip a workout session.

Along with this, they provide also support, advice, guidance, and words of encouragement to help keep you focused on your goals.

So, as you can see, while a weight loss coach simply specialises in just one aspect of health and fitness, our body transformation coaches offer an all-inclusive, holistic service.

 

How much does a fitness coach cost?

The cost of hiring a professional fitness coach varies according to their personal rates, what their packages include and how long you want your programme to be.

Look for complete body transformation packages – the cost of these will differ from person to person.

Embody Fitness offers plans that include up to three personal training sessions per week, plus advice on nutrition and healthy lifestyle habits.

We also offer everyone a free consultation session for every new client. During this meeting we’ll discuss your goals, find out more about you and explain how we can help.

 

Is getting a body transformation coach worth it?

Over the years, we’ve helped hundreds of clients achieve some incredible body transformations.

So, in our experience, hiring one of our body transformation coaches is absolutely worth the investment.

If you want to make significant change, and do it quickly and safely, then it really is best to enlist some professional help. In just eight to 12 weeks, we can help you totally revamp your lifestyle and transform your body. To do this by yourself, and with limited experience, would be rather difficult to say the least.

After all, you want to see evidence that all your sacrifices and hard work is paying off, and we will ensure that you achieve the best results possible. Most of us don’t need or want the extra stress of planning how and when to exercise, and what you should or shouldn’t be eating. But we do all this hard work for you, meaning that all you need to provide is a committed and positive attitude.

When you have a busy schedule, balancing your career, family and social life, it’s vital that your workouts are as condensed and effective as possible. Our body transformation coaches will show you that you don’t have to work out for hours every day to get your dream body or fit back into your old clothes; they know all the tricks and methods to get you where you want to be.

 

 

What qualifications should a professional fitness coach possess?

A professional fitness coach isn’t just someone who enjoys exercise and has a high level of fitness. They are a professional, certified fitness expert who has studied intensely to be able to advise people like you on how to change their lives for the better.

As well as supporting people with weight loss, muscle gain and improving their fitness, personal trainers can also assist with rehabilitation and recovering from all kinds of injuries.

Here at Embody Fitness in London, we’ve searched far and wide to put together an expert team of highly qualified and experienced body transformation coaches. Featuring ex-Olympic athletes, award-winning coaches and fully qualified nutritionists, all of them hold tertiary academic qualifications in fields related to exercise, sports science and physiology.

Finally, it’s important to find a personal trainer who you get along with, feel comfortable working with, and who thoroughly understands what your goals are. If you choose to work with Embody, the first thing we do is invite you to come along for a free consultation session where you can meet the trainer you will be working with before committing to a programme.

To find out more about our body transformation coaches and how they can help you, visit our team page.