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If you still decide that you need to include this type of training with your clients, then do it in a place with a little bit more privacy. Part of your job is to make them more comfortable with working out, and if you don’t, they will leave, and you will have lost an extra client and potential income. They got to their current size in part because they viewed working out as something strange and embarrassing. Mountain climbers, jumping jacks, burpees, bicycle sprints, and other exercises that require a lot of movement may be great for your normal sized individual, but for somebody who is morbidly obese, these exercises can cause a lot of embarrassing extra jiggle. Some exercises create a little bit more “jiggle” than others When the treadmill doesn’t work, it’s humiliating for them - and embarrassing for you. You’re either going to strip the seat bolt, the equipment will break/pop, or the treadmill is going to have issues.ĭon’t put somebody on a treadmill that they are too heavy for. If you repeatedly set somebody who is well over 400 pounds on a machine that only supports 350, eventually somebody is going to end up hurt. If you use selectorized machines, do you know the weight limits on them? What about your treadmills? What about other pieces of equipment you may use, such as balance boards, Bosu balls, and the like? If you use equipment, you need to be aware of the weight limit What about if you use other pieces of equipment such as a chest press? Will they be able to fit between the handles? You need to be aware of things like this. The bulk of their stomach is going to prevent them from being able to squat deep enough. It’s going to be much more uncomfortable for them to perform the movement than it is for somebody of normal weight. Their size may literally prevent them from being able to do certain exercises Here are a few things you have to keep in mind when training obese clients. They know that they need to train if they ever expect to lose weight, and you do as well, but do you know what to do with them? This can be a pretty tricky situation the first couple of times because you’ll quickly realize that a morbidly obese person can’t do everything that your average client can.

And sooner or later, this revolution is going to drop off a morbidly obese client right at your doorstep. However, there’s also a fitness revolution sweeping the country. Over 34.9% of Americans are currently obese.