Do YOU ever feel burned out?

Liz · Joined: 30 Nov 2007 Posts: 43

Here's a question for all of you personal trainers. (I'm only in the process of getting certified through NASM.)

Q: Do YOU ever get burned out or bored with exercising? Or do you ever get to where your mind just "isn't there" when you are trying to workout?

The reason I ask, is because I want to know if I'm normal or not. Laughing

I absolutely love exercise and try to exercise every day of the week except for Sunday. Sometimes there are days though, that I just don't feel like I have it in me. Sometimes I just do NOT want to work out - and it worries me that I feel like that at times, yet I'm wanting to be a trainer and motivate others to love exercise.

For example: Yesterday I had an awesome workout! Loved it, enjoyed it, felt good about it. Today, I had to force myself to start working out and for the first 20 minutes I had to keep telling myself to just do it...and finally I gave up and quit. Granted, I was up 3 times last night with a sick child, my mind was wandering to my "to-do" list and I just didn't feel like I was in the mood.

Please tell me this is normal for you other trainers. I do mix up my workout routines to help me not get bored, but sometimes I still just don't have it in me. What do you do if you ever get this way? Or DO you ever get this way?

muscletrainerdh-NSCA CPT · Joined: 21 Apr 2006 Posts: 398 Location: New Castle, PA

It's normal, especially after a night of intermittant sleep.

Cut yourself a break. Take a day off.

Christina · Joined: 14 Apr 2006 Posts: 877

Liz · Joined: 30 Nov 2007 Posts: 43

Whew! So glad to hear that I'm normal...and that this doesn't mean I'm not cut out to be a trainer! (ha ha!) You guys are awesome!

standAPART · Guest

Been working every week for the last 14 years (with intermittent breaks). Sometimes have to push myself harder, sometimes comes easily. At the end of the day, I monitor by body responses and back off when I need to. Could be a sign of over-training--or more frequently known as over-reaching.

LuisaAndrews · Joined: 13 Feb 2008 Posts: 1

It happens with all the things that repitedly we do, like working in the office! LOL

kettlebell king · Joined: 12 Dec 2007 Posts: 105 Location: brighton

yep I can relate to this one i have to drag myself through my workouts sometimes- almost just do it as its part of my job! My dad used to work in a chocolate factory when I was very small- he used to love chocolate before hand after that he couldn't touch it.
Also in my night time job i work as a bouncer- I haven't been out clubbing now for 5 years!
You always end up hurting that which you love! Shocked

Liz · Joined: 30 Nov 2007 Posts: 43

Ugh, I know what you mean. I owned a scrapbook business for eight years...(it was a family business)...I loved scrapbooking so much...but got to the point where I did NOT enjoy what I was doing. We sold the business last summer and that explains why I'm going after my personal training certificate. I need to figure out a way to make sure I don't end up hating working out as well...that would be sad.