Many trainers provide online training programs and courses. I have seen better ones and some not so good ones as well as some excellent content over time.
I don’t doubt that every trainer has the best intentions to help you get off the couch and get moving. I have that same intention. I guess it just depends on which audience we as trainers are speaking to with what we are offering.
I personally am a very hands-on person with a sharp and discerning eye for poor movement patterns and posture in general.
What I have noticed is that most people are very little in touch with their body, how it functions and where it is in space. Hence, they don’t realise that their movement patterns are not optimal for doing some of those more fun things like playing cricket or ball with the kids or grandkids, or things like long hikes or mountain biking – two of my fun activities. Any time something in our body isn’t working the way it should due to poor patterning we are at the risk of injury.
To be able to help you adjust those poor movement patterns it takes time and oftentimes some hands-on facilitation or at least frequent demonstration for you to learn to feel the correct positioning.
For me the responsibility weighs too greatly to be saying to someone to “just do it” regardless of how it ‘looks’, the shape it is, and the potential for injury.
In comparison to the online training world, my approach is instead to offer personal face to face training. This way I provide the program as well as the service my clients need and deserve, without sending them into the spiral of disappointments due to pain or injury they may experience in the virtual world.