Personal trainer advice

lottie_30 · October 2015

Hi. I am thinking of signing up agai with a personal trainer. Hoping this will make me lose weight / fat and keep me accountable. To give you a bit of history. I lost 4 st a few years ago following weight watchers. I stopped going to the meetings and piled it all back on. During my weight loss journey I did a pt session with a lady once a week and my body changes rapidly.

So now here I am having gained the weight back. I want to lose weight myself as really don't like these slimming club meetings. I find them depressing. So I have a choice of two trainers that I am thinking of but not sure who to go for.... Help!

Trainer 1: trained with her before and I know she is good. She doesn't give you a programme in between pt sessions though and doesn't measure you or take body fat %. Charge £25 an hour

Trainer 2: she does pt in her home gym and its £20 an hour so very cheap. You get a program to follow in between and she also does measurements and body fat %.

Some my friends go with trainer 1 and others trainer 2 so lots of good feedback. I think trainer 2 will be a bit more intense but 1 is still good. Who would you pick! I might get a gym membership cheap one to do classes too as like them. xxx

DavPul · October 2015

I don't understand how we are supposed to make this decision for you?

bmcglory · October 2015

You had good results with the first person so.?

sallygroundhog · October 2015

#2. It's good to try something different. You'll get some data. and it's cheaper.

dwick1017 · October 2015

It is hard to say as we do not know the trainers but be weary of cheap costs. Just as anything else you buy, you get what you pay for.

lorrpb · October 2015

sallygroundhog wrote: »

#2. It's good to try something different. You'll get some data. and it's cheaper.

Also do a trial session with #2.

lottie_30 · November 2015

Thanks I will do. No one is in bigger gym but no 2 is in home smaller gym. Will trial them both. Thanks

47Jacqueline · November 2015

It's personal preference, quite frankly.

I worked with one trainer for 6 months, once a month, through my first gym. $85/session. She photographed each month's routine as I did it so I had something to refer to in addition to the written routine. Very enthusiastic and encouraging.

I worked with another trainer for 2 months last winter, weekly, who was independent and came to the gym in my building. $50/session. I was studying for my pt certification and she had the same cert so knew what I should concentrate on.

michelletowle52 · November 2015

I wouldn't choose either of those for many reasons first being both are far too cheap. Someone else already said it you get what you pay for and I agree. I pay twice that per session with a coach who himself practices what he preaches who has proven outstanding results with his clients. A good coach will give you everything the second one on your list gives however it will be tailored to you and your goals and will be altered to give continuous results. They don't stick you on cardio machines in your paid time. Good luck in your search for a coach they are out there.

cwolfman13 · November 2015

I chose my trainer/coach as per my fitness goals and things I wanted to learn and the lifts I was interested in...namely I wanted to get more proficient with Olympic lifting (cleans and jerks and snatches) and become a better cyclist. My coach is a USA cycling coach...he is also a retired professional BMX champion and coached team USA for a time and his weight room philosophy has it's foundation in Olympic lifting...so perfect fit for me.

Beyond that, I know plenty of people who pay good money for a PT and never really lose any weight...a good trainer can give you a plan, but it ultimately comes down to you and being disciplined with your diet and exercise regimen. A good trainer can only point you in the right direction, but ultimately it comes down to you.

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