Evidence that dates back to 776 B.C. suggests ancient Greeks trained for athletic events like the Olympic Games. Personal training came about quite some time after. Trainers from long ago were usually religious or military leaders (Personal Trainer History, Demand Media). Despite existing for some time, personal training continued to stay considerably inert. Fitness and personal training made monumental advancements in the 1900s. In the 1950's and 1960's gym-goers were essentially men that were competent for clear-cut goals. For instance, power (Olympic lifters), or developing size (Bodybuilders). By that point, occasional stopovers at the gym weren't apart of daily life. Be that as it may, society’s view of personal training had begun to change. Jack LaLanne, the Father of Modern Fitness motivated hundreds of thousands of Americans to get up and exercise. Through his television show as a fitness instructor and at his Bally gyms he inspired people to use exercise and lifestyle choices as preventative medicine (Gauthier, Personal Trainer History). In 1968, Dr. Ken H. Cooper introduced the word "aerobics" to the world and thus a fitness movement emerged. This would increase the statistic of joggers in America from 100,000 to more than 30 million. He deviated peoples thinking from disease treatment
Evidence that dates back to 776 B.C. suggests ancient Greeks trained for athletic events like the Olympic Games. Personal training came about quite some time after. Trainers from long ago were usually religious or military leaders (Personal Trainer History, Demand Media). Despite existing for some time, personal training continued to stay considerably inert. Fitness and personal training made monumental advancements in the 1900s. In the 1950's and 1960's gym-goers were essentially men that were competent for clear-cut goals. For instance, power (Olympic lifters), or developing size (Bodybuilders). By that point, occasional stopovers at the gym weren't apart of daily life. Be that as it may, society’s view of personal training had begun to change. Jack LaLanne, the Father of Modern Fitness motivated hundreds of thousands of Americans to get up and exercise. Through his television show as a fitness instructor and at his Bally gyms he inspired people to use exercise and lifestyle choices as preventative medicine (Gauthier, Personal Trainer History). In 1968, Dr. Ken H. Cooper introduced the word "aerobics" to the world and thus a fitness movement emerged. This would increase the statistic of joggers in America from 100,000 to more than 30 million. He deviated peoples thinking from disease treatment