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Can a personal trainer work miracles or is it a waste of money?

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WhereIsTheInstructionManual · 26/08/2017 16:35

Hello, I am wanting to get healthier when the kids go back to school. I am in the slightly unusual position of wanting to put weight ON. I am slim and would love some curves. Have been suggested a personal trainer and weight training would help but I don't know if it is worth the hassle. Need some diet advice too as have been trying to gain weight but all I have gained is a slight belly. Am usually a straight up and down small size 8 and would like to be a curvy 8-10.

I would love an hourglass figure but if that is not fundamentally my body type should I just accept this? Have had enough of eating when I am not hungry! Or can a PT help?

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WhereIsTheInstructionManual · 26/08/2017 17:14

Thanks, yes I fear I am unrealistic. I have been super fit (cardio wise anyway) in the past but that gave me a very lean figure where a size 8 was too small. I want big boobs and some hips which is not what nature gave me Grin.

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paq · 26/08/2017 17:09

*want = was

paq · 26/08/2017 17:09

Also recommend PTs. They should have good diet advice.

But, be realistic about what you will be able to achieve. Fundamentally your body shape may not change much. When I want at my fittest and slimmest some parts of my body were different (I lost my big hips and saddle bags) but others were the same. I will always be curvy when I want to be willowy (although very hard to be willowy when you're only 5'2" Grin)

LorLorr2 · 26/08/2017 17:09

Yes a PT can do you a diet plan too if you need it.
I know someone who went to one trainer who was helpful but she didn't really like him, she changed to a different one and they clicked a lot better and her figure has really changed! She enjoys the workouts too. So don't be disheartened if your first try isn't what you wanted.
Also it goes without saying that to see a difference you need to turn up to the sessions and stick at it haha.

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WhereIsTheInstructionManual · 26/08/2017 17:05

Thank you, that sounds very promising. A strong healthy body with curves is exactly what I want. I currently have a weak, scrawny, untoned body with a mini muffin top Confused.

Do they do diet advice too?

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langkaw · 26/08/2017 17:02

Just to add: make sure you get a really experienced personal trainer. They really vary. If they encourage loads of cardio over weights and aren't militant about the importance of technique (i.e. Squats) then they are a waste of time in my opinion.

langkaw · 26/08/2017 17:00

Yes a good personal trainer is worth her/his weight in gold if they can teach you how to lift weights with good technique.

Weight training is the way forward, I'm not talking tiny dumbells but heavy weights. You need to get someone to teach you the big lifts (bench/squat/deadlift) and also the accessory lifts for different body parts.

I've used personal trainers not for motivation but to get the technique right.

Honestly weightlifting is the way forward. You will look and feel fantastic. Contrary to popular belief, it will not make you look like a man but will give you a strong, healthy looking body with curves.