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Gymnastics are a great way to stay fit. You must be wondering, how does an average person hack all the flips and maneuvers that professional gymnasts do? Well, those are for professional gymnasts, but that does not mean you cannot learn them, and you don’t need to be competing in the Olympics to stay fit with gymnastics. If you hire a professional gymnast trainer like Danielle Gray, you will be on your way to discovering an exciting gymnast-based fitness journey.
More About Danielle Gray and Gymnast Fitness
Gray is a personal fitness trainer, entrepreneur, fitness model, and Train Like a Gymnast founder. Like her company name deduces, Gray is not your ordinary fitness trainer. She specializes in gymnastic routines to help her clients stay fit and cross boundaries they never imagined in fitness. As the CEO of her company, Gray works with a team of experts to help her out to people who want to try gymnastics but don’t know where to start.
When people think about gymnastics, they think they have to flip and swing like the professional gymnasts they see on TV. While everyone has the potential to do this, there must be a starting point. This is where Gray and her team come in. she says that every client can start at whatever point, learn and enjoy the process. She focuses on the mental aspect of why a client wants to train like a gymnast, their goals and then creates an achievable step-by-step process to help the client reach their goals. Gray asserts that athletes of all levels can become gymnasts with the right modifications and progressions.
How Certified is She?
Clients only want to work with fitness trainers who are experts in their field. Gray knows this, hence the reason why she insisted on getting certified before working with clients. While coaching at a gym in Los Angeles, Gray took the NASM certification exam. on top of that, she has other certifications such as:
- NASM Certified Personal Trainer
- Precision Nutrition L1 Certified
- Former T3+ Equinox Trainer
- Kettlebell L1 & 2 Certified
- Pre & Post-Natal Certified
- Functional Bodyweight Specialist
- Women’s Fitness Specialist
- Youth Exercise Specialist
Gray also has a BA in Public Relations and a Minor in Consumer Behavior from the University of Southern California. Her years in professional gymnastic training also earn her the expert authority she needs to be practicing in this profession.
The Work Habits
Here’s how Gray describes her work process:
I truly think my work habits go in phases – they may even be linked to my cycle. What I mean is that some days of the month, I’m super verbose and can write paragraph after paragraph. Sometimes, I’m like SpongeBob in the procrastination episode where all he writes is “The” and has a deadline the next morning. Some days of the month, I’m super talkative, and it’s perfect for podcast interview energy and storytelling. Sometimes, making coherent sentences out loud is the hardest thing. So when I’m working on a project, sometimes I’ll start (by unpopular opinion) on the easiest parts that I can get out of the way. Similar to how I am answering these prompts, I’m starting with the answers that come to me first. I am very intuitive and energy-based. I listen and feel what pulls me first. I do get distracted and procrastinate at times, but from my gymnastics background, work very well under pressure.
Where Does Gray Get Her Inspiration?
Gray is not close-minded, so she does not focus on one person or event to draw inspiration. She says that just because she likes something a person does not mean she likes the person as a whole and wants to emulate them. Gray points out that there is a lot to learn about professionalism from big names such as Oprah and Beyoncé, and there is also a lot to learn from the mistakes of pioneers in her industry. She strives to stay true to her course and be her own inspiration. She says the trick is to be open to learning and strive to be better every day.
Most Important Tools of Trade
Gray says that every entrepreneur needs a system to schedule their plans, work, and keep their client’s contacts. She says that having an email or text list saves her the misery of wanting to reach her clients but can’t if social media pages are not working or she’s been hacked.
Most Important Lesson
Gray says, “The most important lesson I’ve learned since diving into the fitness industry as a trainer is truly letting the client lead. What I mean by that is they have a problem that you can solve, so you need to figure out what they are struggling with and figure out how to provide them with the solution strategically. Not so much a give them what they need tactic, but don’t think you have the most brilliant idea for a product or service ever unless you get market research from your ideal client. You may love your offering, but they might not need it, and you’re left out of business. So with anything you offer, always be sure you create a product or service around a need in the industry.”
Check out Danielle Gray on her personal website or social media pages like YouTube, Instagram, and Facebook. You can also visit her business website for more information.
