Often, the importance of having a coach or trainer is overlooked. Whichever goal we may set ourselves - be it becoming a competitive athlete, sustainable weight loss, or simply having good health - is remarkably hard to achieve if we are ill-equipped with the correct information and the right tra...ining.
Dancers, gymnasts, athletes and footballers alike all have coaches, trainers or teachers; even at a professional standard! So, why is it, that many members of the general public do not understand the need for coaching or guidance in achieving their goals.
Personally I find that many magazines, celebrities, weight loss groups and even our friends play down the importance of being trained. Information is passed from pillar to post, in a game of chinese whispers, leading people to believe that they simply 'know it all'.
I, myself on many occassions have been faced with ignorance; people who's idea of healthy eating is any trainers idea of physical destruction or an exercise regime filled with poor technique, no structure and unlikely to assist in achieving any goal which they have mind.
I have found, that the people who are truly dedicated and determined to achieve their goals are the ones whom do not hesitate in employing a coach or trainer. As for the rest of our part time gym-goers and fad dieters with their 'know-it-all' tendancies - well, their weight shall fluctuate, their health shall continuously be at risk and their goals shall take much longer to accomplish; still, they shall wonder why it is that they find it so tough to attain them.
After all, as the Queen so subtly says: You can't do a lot without being properly trained.
