what are some good questions to always have on hand to get the conversation going, but not remain to

What are some good questions to always have on hand to get the conversation going,

but not remain too surfacey? By Shaun Zetlin

www.fitnessprofessionalonline.com

When youre an introverted individual, it

can be very difficult

and even

uncomfortable to

begin conversation

with another person,

especially when you

dont know the person very well.


Additionally,

because personal

training is very

personal its important to have

open and honest

conversation with

your client.




While starting a

conversation can be

downright terrifying for

some shy trainers, there

are plenty of open-

ended questions that you

could ask when you are

beginning a training

program with your client.




These questions can

be very practical to

improve your clients training program all

while having some

consistent

conversation in the

process.




1. Whats your fitness history? Inquiring about your clients exercise history is a

great question to ask to

learn more about their

past abilities and goals

in regards to fitness.




Follow-up questions

include: Have you play organized sports?, Do you have a favorite

exercise that you

performed in the past?, or What kind of training do you prefer?




By asking all of these

inquiries, you should learn a

great deal about your

client, which will only

continue to spurn more and

more discussions between

the two of you in helping

you create an even more

personalized fitness

program.




2. Have you had or do you have any injuries? This is the most important question

to ask your beginner client for

the most obvious of reasons

because you absolutely

dont want to cause them any additional harm.




Hopefully your client

will not have any

injuries to speak of,

however, if they do,

you should learn a

great deal about

the cause and

effects.




Foremost, asking this question

this should help inform you of how to craft your training

sessions. Secondly, this helps

stimulate and encourage open

conversation, which is so

important to building trust and

openness with your client, which

will help maximize their experience and your ability to

effectively train them.




3. What do you do for work? Asking your client about what he or

she does for work is a

personal question,

although has purpose in

your ability to design the

correct routine for them

based upon their lifestyle.




For instance, what are

the physical

ramifications that your

clients job entails? Are they standing or sitting

excessively? What are

their physical and

mental stresses of their

job?




4. What are your fitness goals? This question gets to the sole reason

you are meeting your

new client at this very

moment.




For some new clients, it could be

that they want to add more

muscle, lose unwanted fat, have

better posture, or just to have more energy in their daily lives.

Whatever the reason, be

prepared that your client could

become emotional (even during

the first meeting) since their struggles with fitness could be

very personally difficult for them.




Your new client needs to

feel comfortable in your

company especially when

they may be feeling

vulnerable. Remember that

even if you feel timid, always

have a positive and helpful approach while remaining

patient to their specific

needs.




Asking these important

and inquisitive

questions should help

break the ice while encouraging the trust

and openness vital to

effective, efficient

training.



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