Elle Australia – June 2017

TRUTH

talk

Ever wonder what fitness trainers actually think when you stroll in late or check

your texts between reps? We do, so we asked. Here are theirunfiltered responses

As told to: Janna Johnson O’Toole. Photography: Greg Lotus/trunkarchive.com/Snapper Media; Sevak Babakhani (still-life)

FIT CLUB

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❯❯WE PICK UP ON YOUR ENERGY“Trainers pride themselves

on creating an environment that members look

˜› Š› ˜ ‹Ž’— ’—ǰ ‹ž ‘Ž›Ž Š›Ž Žę—’Ž•¢ Š Ž 

things that can kill the vibe, including not being

punctual, talking during introduction and technique

explanation, not following instructions or not being

™›ŽœŽ—’—‘ŽœŽœœ’˜—ǰœžŒ‘Šœœ‘˜ ’—‹˜¢•Š—žŠŽ

•’”Ž¢˜ž˜—Ȃ Š—˜‹Ž‘Ž›ŽǰȄœŠ¢œŠ›•ǯȃ‘’œ”’—

˜ ‹Ž‘ŠŸ’˜ž› ŒŠ— šž’Œ”•¢ ꕝŽ› ‘›˜ž‘ ‘Ž ›˜˜– Š—

—ŽŠ’ŸŽ•¢’–™ŠŒ‘ŽœŽœœ’˜—ǯȄ

❯❯TRANSPARENCY IS KEYȃ¢˜žȂ›Ž˜••˜ ’—

Š ™›˜›Š– ‹ž —˜ ŽĴ’— ‘Ž Ž¡™ŽŒŽ

›Žœž•œ žŽ ˜ Š•• ‘˜œŽ Œ‘ŽŽ”¢  ŽŽ”Ž—

Œ˜Œ”Š’•œǰ “žœ ‹Ž ‘˜—Žœ Š— Ž•• žœǰȄ œŠ¢œ

ŒŽŠ—ǯ ȃ‘Š—ŒŽœ Š›Ž  ŽȂŸŽ Š•›ŽŠ¢

žŽœœŽ  ‘ŠȂœ ˜’— ˜—ǯ ȁ•Ž›—Š’ŸŽ

ŠŒœȂ’—ę—Žœœ ’••Ž¢˜ž—˜ ‘Ž›ŽǯȄ

❯❯IGNORANCE CAN LEAD TO INJURY ȃ¢

ŠŸ˜ž›’Ž’œ ‘Ž—Œ•’Ž—œŠŸ˜’Ž¢ŽŒ˜—ŠŒ

˜ ’–™•¢ ‘Ž ŒžŽ ˜Žœ—Ȃ Š™™•¢ ˜ ‘Ž–ǰȄ

œŠ¢œŠ›•ǯȃȂ–Š‘Š ”Š—œŽŽŽŸŽ›¢‘’—

‘Š˜Žœ˜—’—–¢œž’˜ǰœ˜’Ȃ–•˜˜”’—

’—¢˜ž›’›ŽŒ’˜—¢˜ž”—˜  ‘¢ǯȄ

❯❯WE DON’T WANT TO OVERSTEP“Trust me,

 ŽȂ›Ž˜Ž—“žœŠœ’—’–’ŠŽ˜Š™™›˜ŠŒ‘

¢˜ž Šœ  Ž ˜—Ȃ  Š— ˜ ’—Ž››ž™ ¢˜ž›

 ˜›”˜ž ˜› Œ˜››ŽŒ ¢˜ž› ˜›–  ’‘˜ž

™Ž›–’œœ’˜—˜‘Ž•™ǰȄœŠ¢œ  ˜œ™Ž•ǯ

KIRSTY McLEAN

Health coach, personal

trainer and founder of Body

Clarity (bodyclarity.com.au)

VANESSA GOSPEL

Personal trainer

at Fitness First

(fitnessfirst.com.au)

TESS EARL

Head trainer at F45

Double Bay in Sydney

(f45training.com.au)

❯ ❯KEEP A FRESH FACE ȃȱŽȱ’œŒ˜ž›ŠŽȱ‹¢ȱŒ•’Ž—œȱ ‘˜ȱ

’—œ’œȱ˜—ȱ ŽŠ›’—ȱŠȱž••ȱŠŒŽȱ˜ȱ–Š”Žž™ǰȱŠœȱ’ȱŠěŽŒœȱ‘˜ ȱ

‘Š›ȱ‘Ž¢ȱ™žœ‘ȱ‘Ž–œŽ•ŸŽœǰȄȱŒŽŠ—ȱŠ–’œǯȱȃȱ¢˜žȂ›Žȱ

œŒŠ›Žȱ˜ȱœ ŽŠȱ’—ȱŒŠœŽȱ¢˜ž›ȱ–ŠœŒŠ›Šȱ›ž—œȱ˜›ȱ¢˜ž›ȱ

‹›˜—£Ž›ȱŒ˜–Žœȱ˜ěȱ˜—ȱ¢˜ž›ȱ˜ Ž•ǰȱŒ˜—œ’Ž›ȱ™ž••’—ȱ‹ŠŒ”ȱ

‹ŽŒŠžœŽȱ’Ȃœȱ˜—•¢ȱ‘’—Ž›’—ȱ¢˜ž›ȱ›Š’—’—ǯȄ

❯ ❯SILENT MODEȱȃ˜žȱ˜—Ȃȱ—ŽŽȱ¢˜ž›ȱ–˜‹’•Žȱž›’—ȱ

Œ•ŠœœǰȄȱœŠ¢œȱŒŽŠ—ǯȱȃ

ŽŽ™ȱ’ȱ˜žȱ˜ȱœ’‘ȱ˜ȱŠŸ˜’ȱ

’œ›ŠŒ’˜—ǯȱȱ˜Žœȱ‹˜‘ȱ Š¢œȱȮȱ’Ȃœȱž—™›˜Žœœ’˜—Š•ȱ˜›ȱ

Šȱ›Š’—Ž›ȱ˜ȱŒ‘ŽŒ”ȱ‘Ž’›ȱ™‘˜—Žȱ ‘’•ŽȱŽŠŒ‘’—ǯȄ

❯ ❯OBNOXIOUS BEHAVIOUR DOESN’T GO UNNOTICED ȃ‘Ž›ŽȂœȱ

nothing more frustrating than people who skip rope next

˜ȱœ˜–Ž˜—Žȱ•¢’—ȱ˜ —ȱœ›ŽŒ‘’—ȱ˜›ȱŒ‘Š›Žȱ

past doing walking lunges with a barbell,

–Š”’—ȱŽŸŽ›¢˜—ŽȱžŒ”ȱ˜›ȱœŠŽ¢ǰȄȱ  ˜œ™Ž•ȱ

œŠ¢œǯȱȃŽȱŒ˜—œ’Ž›ŠŽȱ˜ȱ‘˜œŽȱŠ›˜ž—ȱ¢˜žǯȄ

❯ ❯CHECK THE MIRROR “Some activewear is just

™•Š’—ȱœŽŽȬ‘›˜ž‘ǰȄȱ Š›—œȱ  ˜œ™Ž•ǯȱȃȱ ˜ž•ȱ

—ŽŸŽ›ȱŽ••ȱŠȱœ›Š—Ž›ȱ Š•”’—ȱ‘›˜ž‘ȱ‘Žȱ¢–ȱ

that I can see their pink polka-dot undies

ž—Ž›ȱ‘Ž’›ȱ™Š—œǰȱ‹žȱȱ ’œ‘ȱȱŒ˜ž•ǷȄ

❯ ❯SAVE THE NIKE AIR MAX FOR STREET STYLE

“Wearing the correct footwear and bra

Œ˜—›’‹žŽȱ˜ȱ¢˜ž›ȱ›Š’—’—ȱŠ—ȱ‘Ž•™ȱŠŸ˜’ȱ

’—“ž›¢ǰȄȱŒŽŠ—ȱœŠ¢œǯȱȃžŽǰȱœ›Š™™¢ȱ‹›Šœȱ

Š—ȱ‘’‘Ȭ’—Ž—œ’¢ȱ›Š’—’—ȱ“žœȱ˜—Ȃȱ–’¡ǯȄ

❯ ❯THE OBVIOUS IS WORTH REPEATING “Not

 ŽŠ›’—ȱŽ˜˜›Š—ȱ˜›ȱ›¢’—ȱ˜ȱŽȱ˜—Žȱ–˜›Žȱ

˜ȱ˜žȱ˜ȱ¢ŽœŽ›Š¢Ȃœȱ¢–ȱŽŠ›ȱ’œȱŠȱ‹’ȱ—˜Ȭ—˜ǰȄȱ

œŠ¢œȱ   ˜œ™Ž•ǯȱȃŽȱŠ••ȱŽȱœ’—”¢ǰȱœ˜ȱ™•ŽŠœŽǰȱ™ŠŒ”ȱ

Ž˜˜›Š—ȱŠ—ȱ ŽŠ›ȱŠȱ›Žœ‘ȱ”’ȱŽŸŽ›¢ȱŠ¢ǯȄ ‰

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