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Autonomy, Weight Loss, and Personal Trainers
“My name is Matt and I’m a personal trainer…” It’s hard to admit, to be completely honest, since most people associate the words “personal trainer” with “meathead who counts reps and yells Ronnie Coleman’s catch phrases.”