What should I do if my trainer talks the whole time?

If you have a trainer who talks more than is to your liking, the best thing to do is kindly ask him or her to focus on the session. They have to remember that you are paying them for their services and knowledge, and not necessarily for their conversational fortitude. The best thing to do is to always be honest and up front in communicating your expectations from your trainer. Don’t allow your frustration to build and eventually lead to a falling out. If communicating directly doesn’t work, speak to a supervisor and air your concerns there.

A true fitness professional is just that… professional. As a paying client, you hired his or hers training services to achieve a specific objective. If you feel they are not doing their part to help you be successful, being silent about it will not change a thing. Here are three ideas you can do to help your trainer remember why you hired them. First, only ask questions regarding your health or the training session that is taking place. Second, if they continue to ignore your needs, tell them exactly how you feel and that you wish for the training session to be more focused and about you. That is what you deserve as a client who pays their salary. Last, if there is still a problem, it is time to shop around for a new trainer who understands that their role as a fitness professional is to put the clients’ needs first.