A personal training log can help with reaching fitness goals.
Personal training logs are a good way to chart exercise progress and maintain an ongoing record of your workouts. These logs can act as a diary, allowing for someone to also add their general thoughts about the workout. While there are ready-made personal training logs, a log can be designed easily on a computer with documenting software. The important sets are deciding what items should be included in the log and how those particulars should be included. These logs can be used for both cardiovascular and weight training workouts (See Reference 1).
Instructions
Creating the log layout
1. Type the word "Date" on the top. In the next line, type the words "Time Started" and below that, type "Time Ended."
2. Type the words "Exercises Performed." Leave a considerable amount of space here before you type the next heading.
3. Type "Comments" a few spaces up from the bottom to complete the log's layout.
Filling out a personal training log
4. Enter the date of the workout in the "Date" section. Include the day, month and year.
5. Enter the time the workout began and the time it was completed. When you are at the gym, write down the time you began and finished. Once you enter these times in your log, you'll be able to see how long your workouts are taking and whether or not you are moving at a good pace.
6. Enter in the exercises that were performed. Include the name of the exercise, the weight used, how many repetitions and sets were performed and the rest taken between sets.
7. Enter any general comments you have about the workout in the comments section. These could include how you felt going into the workout, whether or not you had suffered any setbacks or your general reaction to the workout.
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