People on the gym floor are watching and they can't tell the difference between a trainer who is using their phone as a watch versus the one who is just texting his friends while he ignores his client. Honestly, I can't tell the difference either. Can you?
Maybe you are just checking the time on your phone, or maybe you keep your workouts in your Treo or Blackberry. But definitely to the person watching, it just looks like a personal trainer on the phone, and it is not a good look, neither is wearing your bluetooth ear piece.
If you are thinking, hey this doesn't apply to me, I don't do that. Well, you may not do it, but you have definitely seen it. The lack of professionalism on the gym floor effects everyone who works there, it hurts the training program as a whole. Translation: It takes Money out of your pocket! So pass this on to "That Guy Who Is Always On The Phone" and let him know that there is a little thing called voicemail and there is no call that can't wait until in between sessions.
People want their trainers to focus on them, and even if your client gets used to it, there are plenty of other people watching who will never train with the trainer who is always on the phone. |
