Taking My Own Advice: When Being a Personal Trainer Isn’t the Same as Training for You As a personal trainer and fitness instructor, people assume I’m always training, always motivated, always on it. But here’s the truth…Coaching others isn’t the same as training for yourself. And recently, I had to remind myself of that the hard way. Here are five honest lessons from falling off track—and finding my way back. 1. Coaching Isn’t the Same as Training - Yes, I’m active all day.