tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3010825946593557357.post1929009590924799291..comments2023-08-02T03:51:41.915-07:00Comments on Ms. Bad Mama Jama: Fit vs. Fat: Does It Matter If Your Trainer Is Overweight?MS. Bad Mama Jamahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02732505528302060842noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3010825946593557357.post-30700982129203348282012-05-17T15:08:55.597-07:002012-05-17T15:08:55.597-07:00I deal with this directly. I am a plus sized fitne...I deal with this directly. I am a plus sized fitness instructor in Atlanta for Big Boned Fitness. I Too many times I have gone to classes where the fitness instructors seemed to look down on me disapprovingly as if I had shot the kid. I work on my eating and exercise every week. But that seems to be motivation to a lot of other women. At least we can relate and feel great about the continued journey to a better waist line and overall health.Lady KararDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01291493175349237328noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3010825946593557357.post-38989168869270595392012-05-16T15:52:13.800-07:002012-05-16T15:52:13.800-07:00I agree that someone can be fit and overweight. I&...I agree that someone can be fit and overweight. I'm overweight and in better shape than all of my friends who are skinny. However, I think if someone is training me they have to appear to have reached my goal. I mean, aren't they helping me get there? It's like learning math from a teacher who can't add. It's hard to believe they can teach what they don't know.Lynayahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17161871388397643547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3010825946593557357.post-37873395827916890672012-05-16T13:01:55.574-07:002012-05-16T13:01:55.574-07:00This is a sticky issue. I would be lying if I said...This is a sticky issue. I would be lying if I said that I internally judge some of the "less fit" trainers at the gym.... until I see how they work out themselves or other clients. As long as the trainer has the knowledge and experience to train me and help me reach my goals, that is all that matters to me. You also never know someone's story. <br /><br />My trainer looks pretty average, but he showed me his licence where he was at least 50 lbs overweight, so he is extremely fit compared to where he was. He knows the tools to get smaller, if he chooses too, but he is happy with where he is at.<br /><br />I think that this really stems from the notion that many people would like to train with someone who has the IDEAl body. Because, then of course, they can help us get that body. This is not always motivational or realistic though...Kimberlyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01279448243446464639noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3010825946593557357.post-16722996998345232212012-05-16T08:36:53.122-07:002012-05-16T08:36:53.122-07:00Hmmmmm. Maybe the trainer has lost 100 pounds and...Hmmmmm. Maybe the trainer has lost 100 pounds and looks the way she does? I am of the school that I want someone who knows the struggle, whether they are a mom that has had a child and gotten in shape or someone that has lost a good amount of weight. I don't think that I would mind someone larger to train me.MissHaneefahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14639543849921423474noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3010825946593557357.post-71153027649965310922012-05-15T13:52:14.731-07:002012-05-15T13:52:14.731-07:00Tough question. I think it would matter to me. But...Tough question. I think it would matter to me. But I also don't trust skinny chefs. Just seems... strange. Definitely a thought provoking post.Cryshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03704076434449468968noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3010825946593557357.post-32376752543759163882012-05-15T12:43:24.046-07:002012-05-15T12:43:24.046-07:00I struggle with this thought as well. I am close t...I struggle with this thought as well. I am close to getting my certification and I feel inadequate because I don't fit the "ideal" trainer body type. <br /><br />I think that most people would want a trainer that has a nice fit body because it shows they know what they are doing.<br /><br />Then I think of the ones that might be intimidated once I have reached that physcial goal. <br /><br />I want to be relateable but yet inspiring to my clients. So like you said "you are damned if you do and damned if you don't" sometimes.<br /><br />I taught Zumba and still needed to lose weight. I also ran a 1/2 marathon with 40 lbs left to lose. So I know you can be active and fit at a larger size. <br /><br />Thanks for the post it got me thinking.Papi's Girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07128575481707927538noreply@blogger.com