Would someone who is ednos/anorexic be okay as or make a decent physical trainer?
I am ednos on the anorexic side and I exercise constantly and keep my health up by eating nutritious foods when I do eat and by taking vitamin suppliments, without them I would probably fall deep into anorexia. Anyway, I keep entertaining the idea of going through a physical trainer program and becoming a physical trainer, but I am a guy and don't have the muscle mass and bulk that you would expect a male physical trainer to have and to be honest I don't want to bulk up or put on muscle mass, but enjoy weightless exercise, cardio, and water aerobics. I am not shy about my condition, and could talk about it with and in front of others, if others also tend to be like me and need someone they can relate with for fitness. I just don't know if being slender and ednos/anorexic would prevent me from or make it hard to be a physical trainer (I mean would you want or use a physical trainer like that).
I'd totally take fitness lessons from somebody who looks thin, if that's what you mean. There is a whole bunch of people who wants huge muscles, but then there is another bunch of people who wants to get thin. Since you realize there is a difference between wanting to be thin and driving oneselves into an eating disorder you can actaully help a whole buch of people to avoid an eating disorder. But consider this: your role as a trainer is not only show how to use machines, but also to educate people on what is healthy. You can't really teach them what you're doing now (i.e. eating very little and compensating with vitamins) it is just not healthy as you probably realize. Maybe as you take the trainer's courses you yourself will change your eating habits. Otherwise it will be hart to tell people "I recommend you eat this and that, but I myself will stick to water and viatmins."
March 19th, 2008 at 2:00 pm
yeah , ofcourse you could be, but unfortunetely , i know no one likes to hear this , i got told last week *(also anorexic)… that you will need to eat plenty of calories to keep your energy… and may have to be a healthy weight so that you can set a good example.. but never let the disease hold you back…
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March 19th, 2008 at 2:04 pm
You are about to get an opinion of someone who specializes in eating disorders as a holistic nutritionist, please be prepared.
I tell my clients to stay away from trainers who have a problem with their own weight issues and have eating disorders themselves. It is self destructive and puts my clients back in a position to think it is alright to destroy their body.
People who would be drawn to you are people who are in that destructive mode and just want to meet societies goal for thinness. It isn't good physically or mentally.
Please seek help yourself….then consider becoming a physical trainer. Eating disorders eat your organs and make you age faster.
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I'm a holistic nutritionist who specializes in eating disorders
March 19th, 2008 at 2:11 pm
Go for it
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March 19th, 2008 at 6:15 pm
I'd totally take fitness lessons from somebody who looks thin, if that's what you mean. There is a whole bunch of people who wants huge muscles, but then there is another bunch of people who wants to get thin. Since you realize there is a difference between wanting to be thin and driving oneselves into an eating disorder you can actaully help a whole buch of people to avoid an eating disorder. But consider this: your role as a trainer is not only show how to use machines, but also to educate people on what is healthy. You can't really teach them what you're doing now (i.e. eating very little and compensating with vitamins) it is just not healthy as you probably realize. Maybe as you take the trainer's courses you yourself will change your eating habits. Otherwise it will be hart to tell people "I recommend you eat this and that, but I myself will stick to water and viatmins."
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