Gerda Karman - Healthy body, healthy mind
Gerda Karman - Personal Trainer
Doing sports has been in my blood my whole life, and honestly, I don't even remember a period when I was away from sports for a long time – even when life is harder and busier, I always find time for myself to keep my mind and health fresh.
As a personal trainer, I have now been working for half a year, and it is one of the best steps I have taken in my life. I postponed personal trainer studies for a long time because I found excuses in my head not to do it. At one point, however, I realized that those were just fears in my own head that needed to be confronted, so I applied to FAF Estonia's personal trainer course. I can't hide that the study period was very difficult for me – I did it alongside my main job, and several times I thought I couldn't go on and wanted to give up. Thank God I didn't!
Looking back, it was one of the most instructive experiences, and here you can also draw a parallel with training. Even if a moment is very, very hard and you just want to give up, it's important to keep pushing forward because through that we grow, develop, and become stronger. What I often tell my clients and see firsthand is that we are actually capable of more than we think we are.
In my coaching work, my great desire is to help people achieve their goals and maximize their potential. Naturally, also to support, motivate, and be there for the client. Since other activities and obligations often jump in during everyday life, it's so easy to put yourself on the back burner. The advantage of personal training is that it is a mutual agreement between the client and the coach, and it's harder to let the other party down than yourself. Once you show up, half the battle is won! Generally, people always leave training in a good mood and with a positive energy boost because we have invested in our health.
That's exactly why I love sports too, because the emotion that training gives is indescribable. No matter how bad the day behind me is, training is a place to unload, momentarily leave behind daily worries and tasks, and focus only on myself. Training is more than just chasing physical fitness. For me, the mental side is equally important, which drives us to keep striving in life and not give up at every difficulty.
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