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  • Flixie00
    Flixie00 Posts: 1,195 Member
    I started with my PT in February this year and I work out with him once a week. I chose to get a PT as I wanted to start strength training, did not feel comfortable in the weights room, and had no idea what to do. I will continue with my PT as he mixes up my work outs (I tend to do the same exercises) and I still think I have a lot to learn.

    With regards to the cost, I believe its worth it, and in the past I probably would have spent the cost of a PT session in the pub.
  • elizcarman
    elizcarman Posts: 38
    I belong to the local YMCA and they have programs where you can meet with a PT twice a week as part of a group. That makes it much more affordable. It is turning out to be some of the best money I have ever spent. Plus my PT lost 120 lbs before going to school to be a PT so he has been there.
  • chubbygirl253
    chubbygirl253 Posts: 1,309 Member
    I can't afford a personal trainer but I totally would do it! I'm in a free 12-wk personalized weight training program through the Y and I have a coach for that. I'm also in a challenge at the Y and have another coach for that, my instructor is the best and I can get great advice from everything from yoga to weights, from cross fit classes to running. If you can't afford a trainer check into what your local ymcs offers with a membership.
  • lmlmrn
    lmlmrn Posts: 788 Member
    At my gym we are suppose to get one free session a month with a PT but so far my experience has been very poor. The first trainer I had was 1/2 my age and I don't know where he got his training but he did not listen to me, then would be texting while I was doing the work, then the next one was just interested in me buying more training sessions. Now it seems all the trainers are booked up for 'paying' customers. I pay for that membership and feel I should be able to get what I pay for...ok done venting.

    I would love to have a trainer just show me the proper way to lift
  • WendyTerry420
    WendyTerry420 Posts: 13,274 Member
    I have two friends that are personal trainers, but I can't afford to pay them. :frown:
  • andreae13
    andreae13 Posts: 239 Member
    Best money I have ever spent in my entire life!!! I agree that not all are created equal but do the work to try and find one that is. Just look at my results...that's all from the amazing motivation, accountability and knowledge that I received from my trainer. I would live in my car before I'd stop training!
  • jnr2012
    jnr2012 Posts: 33 Member
    bump, thanks for the tip
  • Tryinonemoretime
    Tryinonemoretime Posts: 86 Member
    I have thought about getting a Trainer for the simple fact that I don't know the correct form for the machines and I really only want to do what will give me the best results I want. I don't want to waste time on machines or exercises that won't help a woman of 55 who just wants to look nice. I have put it off because of the cost involved.
  • shar140
    shar140 Posts: 1,158 Member
    I'm a PT.

    I became a PT because trainers like Yoovie described exist, exercise and fitness has been my biggest interest for the longest time and I like helping people, but not as much as I hate people that sell nonsense.

    This. I started studying for my certification as a back-up plan a few years ago between jobs. I have had a trainer in the past, he was great at motivating and teaching me new exercises - just not reliable (would cancel at the last minute, etc). But I also know now he was training me wrong - high reps/low weight, rather than the opposite, which has transformed my body over the past 2 months. Also, in the long run it's been cheaper for me to get certified and learn more reading on my own and train myself now.

    But with that said, I still do some of the same exercises he showed me then. And I also saw a trainer at my gym in the past few weeks doing some of the exercises I do, with her clients now.

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