Why should I hire a coach?

• Lets you concentrate on training
  
  
• Frees up your time for family, hobbies, whatever...
  
  
• Objective view on your training, fitness and performance
  
  
• Wider range of experience
  
  
• Keep up with the latest fitness and training research
  
  
• Help you identify and correct small problems before they become "nagging" injuries (or worse)
  
  
• What about the free training plans on the web? If you are a self-driven person, these can be a great resource. Some sites even give you hints on how to customize the plans to your individual fitness levels. However, having a coach takes the guess work out of customizing the training plan.
  
  

Basically, if you have limited time available to train, having a coach means you can spend that time training, not reading up on training techniques and developing your own plan.

However, not everyone needs to hire a coach. There are many self-coached people who do quite well on their own. They are perfectly satisfied with their current performance and fitness (and I mean this in a good way). But if you are looking to improve your fitness or increase your performance, having a personal coach is a quick and easy way reach your goals.