Advice Needed,bit confused..

G86

I was meant to start back at the gym last week with a new personal trainer who seemed to be v.good. The thing is I got chickenpox and I had couldn't go..I emailed to tell him this and his response was 'relax.chickenpox won't keep you out of the gym!'.

Now maybe this guy just didn't realise how sick I am at the mo but surely this is bad advice to tell anyone thats ill to still go to the gym?

I don't know what to do now, I told him I wasn't impressed with his response and explained how sick I was and he apologised. You see I thought he seemed to be a good trainer and I was looking forward to starting training with him, but now I'm a bit wary. Not sure what I should do.

What would any of you do in this situation? I know he probably just thought it wasn't that bad.

Hanley

I would imagine he was just trying to get you motivaed.

If that was the case then I think you should definately train with him. A PT who can motivate you and is smart about training is a great asset.

hunnymonster

It may not prevent you training but I'm not sure it's the infection of other gym users would be appreciated. I train outdoors for even a cold as I don't think it's fair to inflict my germs on others




<from google>
The viral infection is transferred from one person to another through direct contact with the broken chickenpox blisters and through airborne droplets.

The infectious period lasts from about three days before the rash appears until all the blisters have formed scabs.

G86

I think what annoyed me was that he thought i could train! I have a really bad strain of this and haven't left my bed since I got it, thus why I'm on this all the time!! Can't eat anything either because of pox in my mouth and swollen glands.

Seemed ridiculous to think I should be training:mad: . Guess I needed a second opinion on this cz im feeling so lousy I thought maybe I was being too harsh. It seems the general concensous(sp?) is most people think of childrens chickenpox, and don't realise how serious it is with adults, and thats probably why he suggested the gym.

I guess he is just trying to keep me motivated. But I'm still not sure if I'd be happy to go back to him.

Clive

Bizarre, IMO. Regardless of wanting to motivate you, suggesting you go to the gym where he has his clients, while suffering from an airborne virus is madness.

Fair enough if you're a professional athlete who needs to push through it, and he can be sure that he's immune and it'll be just the two of you there, but for the average person, they should not be training.

The question now becomes, is his training good enough that you are willing to overlook his stupidity? It's a tradeoff, but your decision.

hunnymonster

I hope you feel better soon. I hax pox as a teenager and it wasn't fun even then.

G86

Thanks Hunnymonster. Feelin a little sorry for myself at the mo i guess Do you have any scars from when you had it? I'm pretty sure I'll still have the pox on my 21rst which is bad enough but I scar so easily that some look like they are never gonna disappear:(

Clive, I really don't know, I guess I'll have to think it over-I've plenty of time to do that anyway!:) It did seem v.unprofessional to me though. All I wanted was a decent trainer who doesn't cost a bomb and I thought I'd found one. Now I don't know.

g'em

G86 wrote:

Thanks Hunnymonster. Feelin a little sorry for myself at the mo i guess Do you have any scars from when you had it? I'm pretty sure I'll still have the pox on my 21rst which is bad enough but I scar so easily that some look like they are never gonna disappear:(

Clive, I really don't know, I guess I'll have to think it over-I've plenty of time to do that anyway!:) It did seem v.unprofessional to me though. All I wanted was a decent trainer who doesn't cost a bomb and I thought I'd found one. Now I don't know.

The pox will only leave scars if you pick at them - I haave two or three scars from picking at mine 20 odd years ago

Just take care of yourself and stop worrying about your trainer. Don't go to the gym if you're still infectious, don't go to the gym if you feel like crap (and I mean genuinely crap, not lazy )Personally I'm prone to working out even when I'm sick and it doesn't do me any favours, but I can see where your trainer is coming from.

Don't make any decisions on his capabilities from this incident, I think it's only fair you see what he's like at actually doing his job before you judge him.

G86

Thanks Gem. I've been on the net too much..loads sites say it can leave you scars if the pox are deep, even if you don't pick at them ah well il just change my username to scarface!!lol

Your prob right about the trainer,sure I'll go back to him when I'm better and see how I get on. Maybe I did over-react a wee bit, cause he seemed genuinely sorry when I said he'd pissed me off.

Wibbs

IMHO that's a bit daft. As others have pointed out, even and it's a big even, if it wouldn't be unhealthy for you to train while suffering a viral illness, the others in the place could contract it. Motivation is one thing, obsession is quite another.

With your immune system already busy fighting a virus, high temperature etc the idea that working out would be any way healthy is irresponsible. As well as not feeling very good, it would likely deplete your immune system further. that would be true especially if you were a professional athlete as strenous exercise can lower the immune response. There's a reason why your body is telling you to chill out at this time.

Chickenpox is considered to be harmless enough, but in adults you can get complications. The spots can infect which wouldn't be helped by wandering around a gym I would suspect. One guy I knew got pneumonia from his episode. Put it another way, would the same 'expert' suggest you train with the flu?

Get the fluids into you, get your feet up and enjoy the time off:D . The Gym will be there when you're better. This person may be ok as a trainer, a medical professional he is not.

the demon

it sounds irresponsible of him to say that, i would hope pt's in gyms would think of the health and safety of all gym users and not worry about losing a booking for a week or two?? shame on him! chicken pox as a child is bad but as an adult it can be far worse, and i think it can cause shingles too?? not sure about that, maybe someone else knows? i know i had chicken pox a few years ago and its NASTY! good luck!

G86

ye im feeling pretty crap at the mo, I even had it before but apparently I was so young I didn't develop immunity to it. :mad:

Dr4gul4

come on now, deep breaths, A few weeks ago when i started taking protien, i broke out in spots, and i nvr had them, all through out my life, and i was like
"wtf's going on here"


but eventually they went away. just like ure pox will, and when they are gone u'll nvr think about them again.

and as for the personal trainer, i would imagine he/she was joking, but there again, you nvr know.

G86

Na he defo wasn't joking. He even asked if we were still on for training the next day!!!! And then when I got pissed off he was very apologetic but didn't say he was joking.

Yea I've never had spots before and thats why its freaking me out. I've a few that I know to look at them will scar but so long as the rest go away I can put up with that! See I do scar so easy,last time I went ice skating I scratched my legs on the inside of the skates cz ws only wearing wee light socks, and THAT even scarred!!:eek:

But anyways, I think I will go back to him and see how I get on but I'm gonna have a look for another trainer in the meantime just in case.

Dr4gul4

sure give him a chance any way, but if you feel it's not working out change to sum one else, it's just business really, you buy a service, if you're not happy, you go to another business.

Shrimp

You're trainers potential is not your potential. Dont be over-bothered by him, at the end of the day it is you that will make the difference. Now forget about what he said. Stay at home, and when you're fully recovered take 2 days more of then hit the gym like a beast.

I've been out of the gym for a week tomorrow with a throat infection, feeling much better now, but gonna wait until wed at least before I go back. But when I get back, I plan on upping my game.

estariol

That trainer must have been taking the Piss or else he's an idiot, I once went training after a bad virus, upshot was after an hour on the rowing machine, passed out in the shower cracked my head....had to be dragged stark bollock naked out of the shower cubilcle, eneded up cussed, needed 5 stitches....and of course a full dignity transplant.
It was nearly a month before I got properly back training.

Transform

Very very simple solution

Post up in detail the program he gives you (reps, sets weights) aerobic stretching etc your goals and stats.

His take on nutrition etc

We will tell you straight away whether he cuts the mustard

Where are the sessions to take place?

G86

well see i had a sort of consultation with him before I got sick and he gave me a program. But he didn't check my measurements or anything just my weight and bmi. I can't open the frigging thing now cause I've no excel on my computer now. Transform, could I forward it on to you by email to have a look at?

I was pretty happy with him before, its just I don't want to waste money on someone who doesn't know what they are at.