OK So here's the deal. Personal trainers work on commission. If they're in a gym, they get a cut per appointment. They usually sell their services in "packages." Now I go to the gym 5-6 days a week and honestly cannot recommend personal trainers based on what I see unless you know the trainer personally as a friend and know that he is into fitness.
To become a personal trainer at a gym all you really need is to pass a silly pen and paper test from a recognized agency. This explains why there are so many out of shape BS trainers out there. However, most personal trainers are just people who got into fitness, made a few results, got a few endorphin rushes, and suddenly think they're a know-it-all. You'll constantly see them commenting on YouTube videos criticizing people and they're the ones you do NOT want to call for a spot when weight training because they'll lecture the hell out of you and disrupt your sets and try to possibly ego train you.
Now, as you can probably tell, I'm really not a fan of personal trainers. I went through a free course like you did, and it was ok, but I didn't feel it was necessary in my case. If you have one that's good at motivating you and such, it's a maybe. But there's a lot of practices within the business I'm going to point out. The one big one many personal trainers do drag out their appointments to keep you coming back. They'll makeup these "programs" that take weeks to "prepare" you for exercises you can probably already do. They'll makeup these "3-4 week preparation programs" where you're just "preparing" for the real course. So that'd be roughly... $180-$240 right off the bat when you could've been put right onto the program they personally feel would help you out. But since they're on commission, they want you to keep going through all these appointments.
My personal recommendation, assess your specific goals and tackle them yourself. Look around online at possible ideas for routines you can follow on your own.
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$20 for personal 1 on 1 training? Yeah, that's a pretty good deal in terms of a personal trainer. It's also an indicator that he doesn't have a very large clientele because successful trainers charge $50+ per hour long sessions. It either means he hasn't been a personal trainer long, or he's not good enough to draw attention to himself.
If you can motivate yourself, you don't need a personal trainer. You just need a work out plan. If you can't motivate yourself and historically your fitness has lagged because you don't motivate yourself, personal trainers are extremely valuable. They have expectations for you-- they expect you to show up to the session you paid for, and you neither want to look bad to them or waste your money.. this solves your motivation problem.
Joining a gym does nothing for you.. it's just a tool you use to workout with. But if you want to workout you will, and if you don't you won't. Gym access won't affect your motivation. A personal trainer will, by giving you some amount of commitment and obligation.
I would suggest you try finding a workout routine that suits your goals and trying to stick to it. If you skip days, get a personal trainer because you lack the focus to do it on your own. If you don't skip days, a personal trainer will just be a waste of time and money.
You don't pay for a personal trainers scientific expertise-- trust me. They're just as dumb as the next guy and they're certification requirement is extremely brief, inexpensive testing. You pay for someone to keep you on track with whatever your fitness goal is (and the difference between bad, good and great trainers is how well they keep you on track). And to many people, that can be extremely valuable. But ultimately I can't tell you if it is for you, you have to consider all I've said and determine that on your own.
um, I used to have a trainer but for a full year I paid $500.00 not that much but the sessions were for 30 minutes but me and my sister ended up joining together so the session for us turned to be an hour however, do you need a trainer - not really...
ok if you want to get into shape join the gym and usually with that comes free yoga lessons or Pilates or dance classes - mine has yoga and dance and crazy workout dancing so I usually take advantage of that and I can recommend for you to go on YouTube and search blogilates - she knows what she is doing - its free Pilates in your bedroom and she has a different plan for beginners and all that and she is very fun and always happy and I love that but Pilates makes you burn and sweat basically everything that the trainer will show you is based on Pilates and yoga however, the free weights yea I mean I would ask a trainer how to show me how to properly lift and use certain machines and I'd remember it - if you want get like 5 sessions and if not just try Pilates... hope I helped
Also, there is this book um I believe is called the women's health big book of exercises - very informative and fun - I am used to it so I guess I like it lol
I pay $45 a session, so $20 seems like a good deal. I pay this much because I lack motivation and it's a good way to be pushed to your limits. I've had around 10 sessions and I'm loving the results.
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I have been going to gyms for about 25 years. You have a very good question, which has more than one right answer. For starters, the amount the trainer is charging is about right. For me, I think they are complete waste of money and are only for people who need the push or have very specific goals. Any gym I have been a member of, your membership included some free training. Most gyms will put together a routine for you and show you the proper way to work out and use the machines. This should work for 95% of the people out there. I encourage you to try the gym without personal training. I find personal trainers go too strong to quickly with people which can turn you off, discourage you and possibly lead to injury. Get a membership, they will walk you through the different machines, they will ask you your general goals and they will make recommendations based on that. That way, you are free to go when you want and go as intensely as you are comfortable with.
Is each session an hour? 20$/hr seems like a legit wage for a one on one trainer, never done that though, I have only gone to the gym. Join a gym forum and look at what they recommend for womens workouts.
It sounds ridiculous because you're paying someone to yell at you to get you to get in shape. Going to the gym is more then enough. For that kind of money you can even have a decent gym setup in your house if you have the room.
The difference being the trainer keeps you motivated' and coaches you and can make sure you are exercising correctly
Yeah, seems like a good deal.
I charge $30...
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