In the past 4 years Ive gotten At Least a dozen inquiries and pitches from entrepreneurs who want to create a new health app/product that takes your data and does...something
Same answer: Pointless idea
Its a solution in search of a problem
There is a dominating paradigm in tech entrepreneurship that all the worlds problems be solved with data, an app, and an algorithm
There is zero understanding of complex and non linear systems that defy easy spreadsheet categorization
Technology does not automatically make all things better, quite often it makes them WORSE
The technological mindset that favors pure speed and efficiency and maximizing margins dramatically overlooks robustness, longevity, and 2nd 3rd order effects
1. Train only as much as you can recovery-Don't feel obligated to train a set number of days. What numbers is objective progression.
The more you train, the less intense any given training session is going to be
2. DELOAD the Spine
This does not mean "don't lift heavy", but direct axial loading, ie, having the barbell on your back, that is pure compression, and it will have negative long term effect
Do this sparingly, and better yet...
I heavily recommend single leg lifts, trap bar deadlifts, weighted bodyweight squats, basically finding ways to apply load without the heavy spinal compression you would get from a barbell
Focus on working the muscles, not compressing the joints
Obviously my business is online at this stage, but the fundamentals of personal training and health are all learned in the field
once you have accrued experience/knowledge, your ability to earn income becomes unlimited...
if you take your business online
IF you take your business online
Personal training has no barriers to entry and anyone can do it, but the learning curve is STEEP. If you're not willing to devote at least 5 years to training in person, I dont suggest it as a profession
People tend not to take fitness seriously at all, which I dont mind
People assuming Im stupid works to my advantage
A Major Insight I had years ago was that Fitness will ALWAYS be an "easy money" field
->People always want to be healthy, and they will spend wealth to become so