Anyone had a Personal Trainer?

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  • rencawdor24
    rencawdor24 Posts: 157 Member
    Thanks for your help everyone.

    I was thinking of buying 10 sessions with the Personal Trainer and using her every other week That way:
    1) The 10 sessions will last me around 5 months (as the sessions are pretty expensive)
    2) Knowing I have someone to answer to at the end of the 2 weeks will keep on me on the straight and narrow.

    When did you all start using your personal trainer? Did you use one as soon as you decided to tone up/lose weight?

    I want to lose weight and then tone up, but haven't exercised for over a year due to ill health. So I'm wondering if it'd be better for me to start increasing my exercise on my own first? And then use a personal trainer when I'm fitter. Views welcome.

    I am currently nearly 13 stones and my height is 5ft 3.5". I would love to lose 4 stones in total but would be happy with 2.5 stones.

    I had several injuries when I started this process, so I purposely sought out a trainer with that expertise. I found that having a trainer from the beginning really helped me be more motivated (since I was paying), and less overwhelmed by the all the gym had to offer. I meet with my trainer every other week, and sometimes once every third week, depending on my schedule. That works out really well, because I'm motivated to improve in between my sessions, and to improve, I have to consistently go to the gym! Once I feel comfortable with what all the machines do, I will probably spread out my training sessions even farther.

    Thanks for that, that is really helpful to me!
  • sessygail
    sessygail Posts: 44 Member
    My husband and I worked with a personal trainer for almost a year and it was great. BUT...when we stopped we went through what I call PPTP - Post-Personal Trainer Paralysis! It was like I couldn't figure out how to do it on my own. I don't imagine that happens to everyone but it sure happened to me! I still went to the gym and did my cardio and even found a kettlebell class that I did but I couldn't make myself go back into the weight room or do the things that we did when they were under the supervision of the trainer. I am finally emerging from that phase but it cost me some of my fitness level that I now must regain.
  • ndj1979
    ndj1979 Posts: 29,136 Member
    if you do make sure that person teaches you c ompound lifts - deadlifts, squats, over head press, bench press, chin ups/pull ups, etc...for some reason that trainers at my gym never have their clients squatting or deadlifting which I find strange...
  • kkkhull
    kkkhull Posts: 1
    I'm currently trainning with a PT, and it is going great. More then the motivation is the posture correction and adquate trainning plan that i get.
    I fell fine and pushed to the max. So my advise is go with it at least for a couple of months.
  • jaz050465
    jaz050465 Posts: 3,508 Member
    Saw my trainer today for an intro chat to see if I wanted to use him. In Saturday we are meeting to do fit tests and measurements and will then start next Thresdat when he will set me a programme. I want to workou myself and use him to monitor me and set/ adjust a programme based on what I enjoy/ need.

    Disappointed with my PT session today. Maybe I was expecting too much. He gave me some new exercises but i was hoping for a more rigid plan to follow. It was also much too,easy for me. Maybe I'm being unfair but felt disappointed and not fired up afterwards.
  • sessygail
    sessygail Posts: 44 Member
    You know, I felt the same with with my trainer sometimes but then I realized that I was trying to compare him with Bob or Jillian or Dolvett on the Biggest Loser and I don't think that was fair! There were definitely benefits of working with him and they showed up in body fat and measurements and the way I felt.

    You might have to revisit with your PT about what you want/need from him (i.e. a specific plan for the times you are working out without him). We had one trainer who did that for us but then we found out that the gym rules would not allow them to write out plans so she would tell us and we would write it down (something to do with liability I think!)
  • CatMcCheesey
    CatMcCheesey Posts: 143
    I have been working out with a personal trainer for one 30 minute session per week for 6 weeks now and I am very happy with him. I'm learning a lot, losing weight (18 pounds since Feb 7th) and getting stronger. He pushes me to do more than I think I can do, and what I've found, is that I CAN do it! Plus, he plans my workouts for the days that I don't train with him, and my workouts are never boring.

    I spent some time watching all the trainers at the gym while they were with their clients, to see who would best suit me. I picked the trainer who seemed the most engaged and who seemed to really love what he does. I'm very happy that I signed on with him.

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