Is it worth it to spend money for a personal trainer

uh, no. After my trade-in, that's about what I paid for my vehicle. WTF

That's like 3 sessions a week for a year. A dream for a PT.

Here's my advice. Sign up for 3-5 sessions. Learn as much as you can and make sure that he writes your routine down. If in 3-5 sessions you feel like you're advancing or enjoy it, then you can option to sign up for more.

A good PT's intent should be to get "rid" of their clients and not have them come back due to providing them with the right info and technique so that they can continue on their own.

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Hell no would I even consider this. Too many variables for far too much money. And to be honest sounds scammy.

Do personal trainers make that much? LOL

Sounds like a fabulous deal... For the personal trainer, that is.
Cindy

don't do that, it is ridiculous. unless you can afford to pay that kind of money. if i was rolling around in dough i would.so if you are more power to you i guess.

Wow that's way too high. I used a PT for very specific goals of mine and it was worth it. I used her for the three months leading up to an event called Tough Mudder. It was $50/ hour and she kicked my butt for every part of it. But 10k? Uh, no.

That is an absurd amount of money!!!! See if they have a Boot Camp. I pay $176 per month for 3 sessions a week. It's in a group setting but with a PT. I've noticed great results and it's a tough workout! At my gym a PT costs $99 per hour!! I think that is crazy!!

Red flag RIGHT THERE - if you're only looking to lose 20 lbs, unless you have *specific* bodybuilding/powerlifting/other goals, you sure won't need a year to get there. And a good, trustworthy trainer knows that.

You might very well want to continue working with a trainer. Lots of people's goals evolve a bit as they make progress. Which is great. But it's totally shady for the trainer to make that assumption up front. It suggests that they aren't listening to you and what YOU are trying to accomplish.

To Niner's point, they shouldn't be trying to suck you into an endless series of transactions. That said, some people (I was one) use a personal trainer as an ongoing long-term thing. Why? Because I do *great* on the lifting itself. Don't need pushing. Having a PT lets me unplug my brain though, and not think about workarounds for busy stations, and the appointments ensure that if I do nothing else in a given week, I get in those sessions. That's a very different role than having someone coach you for specific weight/size goals.

Bottom line, a PT needs to work for YOU and YOUR goals, whatever they are. This one's already blown it - clearly either not listening or doesn't care. Find one who does. HTH

I can't believe that amount of money. I have used a trainer at the YMCA (they have several on staff), and with my membership it was around $150 for three sessions. When my daughter was a lifeguard there, I got 3 sessions for under $100. I also got two sessions at my workplace fitness center as part of weight loss program. If I wanted additional session, I think it was 3 for $175. Most reputable larger gyms have trainers that work for them and are quite reasonable because they are already subsidized by the gym. Also, places like the YMCA or my workplace gym (which is at a university, so they train athletes), make sure that the trainers are certified, etc.

I tend not to work with trainers for extended periods. The first time I was overweight and recovering from an injury, so I needed to get back into shape safely. The second time was with the workplace gym trainer, and she was part of my overall program which was already paid for. Since the workplace program already did the evaluation (weight, overall fitness, body fat %, etc.), she basically met with me and asked me what my goals were and worked out an exercise program for those areas I wanted to train. Again, she helped me find exercises that fit my own capabilities and physical condition. So usually I do 3 sessions and then maybe if I want to tweak my program, go back in 6 months to a year.

I like using the trainer so I can have a program that I can do on my own. I also like classes, but some of the instructors vary and can even push the class to do things that are unsafe to "keep up."

one thing i always enjoy about these threads is how most people don't seem to get that "expensive" is a relative term.

That is very high and a long commitment. I pay $300 a month for 2X a week. I got a 3 month package, the longer a period you buy the more you should save. I have had some trainers that I didn't click with and I would be so upset if I were locked into a deal that long and not enjoy it.

I made an appointment with personal trainer at the gym since I also want to reduce body fat and be more fit. However after our first session when they test a physical level and show you to do everything properly and also challenge you to work out harder .However, he told me hat to sign up a training session with them for a year is $10 000(ten thousand)which I think is allot but you pay it by weekly and you have to pay 10% of down payment.I told him I will think about it but I think its too expensive. Is it worth to invest money into this

Speaking as a former trainer myself, I can tell you that hiring a personal trainer *can* be an excellent investment in yourself. However, the deal he put in front of you is only a good deal for *HIM* unless you really need somene holding your hand every time you decide to exercise.

Nobody needs *THAT* much personal training. What you need is a few initial sessions (3-5 should be fine as someone else suggested) to get you started with the basics, and then 1-2 sessions per month to make sure that you're staying on track and make whatever adjustments/additions/subtractions may be necessary.

Yo! 10G's? That's crazy! I could buy that 2013 Honda CB 1100 with $9,500.00.



Ain't that purty!