NDIS Exercise Physiology
When you need an Exercise Physiologist vs a Personal Trainer
You will find that your doctor or another health professional may refer you to an Exercise Physiologist and wonder what’s the difference between an Exercise Physiologist (EP) and a Personal Trainer (PT)
Exercise Physiologist
An Exercise Physiologist is a highly qualified allied health professional who specialises in helping people improve their health and fitness through exercise. They prescribe exercise like a doctor prescribes medicine. They have extensive training in special populations who may have chronic illnesses, pain, or injuries. Because of their extensive training, you will find that an EP is a more expensive service to engage in.
Personal Trainer
A Personal Trainer is qualified to work with the generally low and moderate-risk population to help improve their health and fitness through exercise. Because they have less specialised training they can only work with high-risk clients under the guidance of allied health professionals. A huge benefit of working with a Personal Trainer is they are much more affordable so you can make your money stretch further by engaging a PT.
Here’s a summary of some of the main reasons you may visit and EP vs a PT
Exercise Physiologist
- You have a chronic health condition that puts you at high risk of issues with exercise
- You have an injury you want to rehabilitate
- You have pain with exercise
Personal Trainer
- You are looking for general fitness and weight loss trainings
- You want to achieve strength, flexibility, balance, or cardio fitness goals
- You want to improve your sports performance
Something that we find quite effective is working with an EP once or a few times in order to find out what your specific requirements are, and the EP can then give your PT a plan for how to work with you under their guidance. This will give you the experience and knowledge of the EP, but the ongoing service and support of a qualified PT.
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