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Originally Posted by John Izzo
This is from my blog. Hopefully, it can be useful for some trainers starting out! read the entire post here.
3.) Take days off.
And I mean, take days off in the middle of the week. Don't be afraid to re-charge your batteries. Extended weekends are great for you to spend time with your family, get things done, and do things you have been holding off. Time off in the middle of the week lets you get to those errands you have been holding off, which helps to alleviate stress.
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Good article. I believe many trainers experience burnout signs but fail to recognize them until its too late.
I think days off and/or extended weekends are not enough to ward off the infamous trainer burnout.
When I was training tons of hours at our fitness studio me and the other trainers would take week long vacations every 2-3 months.
We found a week on a beach somewhere was enough to get rid of the sour taste in our mouths from problem clients, miss the daily schedule of training sessions and our clients and when we came back we loved our job close to 100% again.