As a personal trainer this is a goal/focus of training many people skip. Many people wait until they hurt to think about injury prevention and durability. Or they think of durability for athletes or people training for a specific event. More people need to think about durability for their lifestyle and whatever training (workouts) they do on a regular basis.

For all of my personal training clients I know they want to lose weight or get stronger or build muscle or improve their balance. But if they get hurt or injured during that process it is only going to become that much harder to achieve their goals. If they get hurt or injured it will only take that much longer to achieve their goals since they now have to recover first. If they get hurt or injured they might take a few steps backwards from their overall fitness goal. This just adds more obstacles for them and me, which easily can lead to them giving up on the journey they have already worked so hard to begin.

Similar to my clients who are a little older (60+), that is they end up injured or hurt from training or lifestyle. This can result in loss in progress, giving up on their health goals, decreasing their quality of life, and dramatically increasing their difficulty in daily life. I completely understand the want to lose weight, gain muscle, gain strength but if your training program is not building durability that is an issue.

Training programs and personal trainers who prioritize durability help their clients achieve their fitness goals but also make their quality of life better, makes their daily life easier, and overall should make your training sessions easier and more enjoyable as well!