Does your personal trainer have to ‘look’ fit?

Is it just me, or is it difficult to tell who is a fitness model and fitness professional online anymore? That doesn't mean a fitness professional can’t look chiseled and lean; likewise, a fitness model can know a great deal about getting fit. More and more fitness professionals online have been sharing their personal stories to show they also experienced body shaming, low self-esteem, or struggles with their fitness goals within the industry. According to the Australian Institute of Fitness, “Clients expect personal trainers to look fit and role model their profession. The trouble with chasing aesthetic fitness Louise Carter, a group fitness instructor and nutritional advisor, cautions that the trouble with those who chase aesthetics is that they “also focus on the physiques they want now rather than how they want their bodies to function later” and that social media won’t share that level of depth in this highly complex conversation of fitness, health, body image and aesthetics.