ARE PERSONAL TRAINERS WORTH THE MONEY$

I see a trainer.. whom I adore, so I always say it's worth it.

At my gym it's roughly 50 dollars per session and you decide how often you want to see them(once a week, twice a week, etc).
I currently see mine once a week, for three weeks a month and then we take an "off" week, where I do programs he set up for me strictly on my own.. and then go back to him with questions/concerns.

I recently bought 30 sessions(and these are private 1 on 1 sessions, that last for an hour) and I had to put 441.00 dollars as a down payment, and then I pay 179.50 dollars a month for 6 months to pay off the remainder of my balance. So totally after all the payments plus the downpayment, I'm paying 1,470 dollars.

So yes, it is a big chunk of change.. but the benefit I get from it is priceless!

I would say no......why can't you workout by yourself? Many people do it and do great

I see my trainer once a month and he is worth each $$$

so i was thinking about getting a personal trainer but its a bit pricey! here in my town its $480/month for one on one training sessions 3 times a week. and $180/month for a group training session with about 5 pple in it. 3 times a week. is this expensive? would u consider it? or waste of money?

I do group 4x a week at $300 pp, per month.. so thats good. Personally, I think it was worth every penny, given u can afford it. Taught me a lot. By far the best thing i have done for me.

I only see mine once a month and her primary job is to help me develop exercise routines that reach my goals. She charges only 50 per session. I know some see her more often but I don't need that much one on one.

I'd say it depends on your goals and it depends on the trainer. There are few trainers I've met at my gym that would be worth it but there are a couple on these boards, Ninerbuff and TrainingwithTonya, to name a couple, that would be more than worth it!

I had a trainer years ago and I did have great results. It was much less money then. I would say go for it if you are new to exercising and you need the foundation. I still apply a lot of what I learned even though it was almost ten years ago. If you have been working out for years and you need the motivation, then I'd say maybe. That is a lot of money to spend just for motivation, you might be better off finding that with a friend or a workout buddy or even one of those outdoor bootcamps. If you do go with a trainer, do your homework. Not all trainers are created equally and for that kind of money you want someone who will get you results and move you forward. Good Luck

Try kicking your own *kitten* first - I would only invest in the money if you can't keep up a regular workout or you feel you're injuring yourself. Find a gym that has plenty of fun classes to choose from and you'll find you'll get to know the regulars pretty quick and you'll have automatic gym buddies who notice when you're not there ;-)

I've tried a couple personal trainers over the years, but I've never felt they kicked my *kitten* and much as I do myself... I think they target those who are coming from a no-exercise background and I've been a regular gym chick since I start full-time work and started spending 8 hours a day in front of a computer!

If you've never been a regular exerciser, I would see if you can find your own niche before spending so much money. They are worth it, if you have it and if you can't get yourself to do a decent workout without them. But ultimately, unless you're mega rich, that's not a sustainable approach to exercise, and finding a way to incorporate regular exercise into your life, for the rest of your life, should be the ultimate goal!

All the information you need can be found if you put in the time to research it. If your discipline is truly awful then it may be worth it just for the support and encouragement, but then again thats the sort of thing you can get from MFP + a gym buddy

No disrespect but I don't agree with you. Many (not all) trainers are well educated and trained. They know things it would take you years to learn. That's what it took them!

This is false. vast majority of trainers are not well educated at all. They do know more than the average person, but that is meaningless as knowing a bit more than nothing still isn't saying much.

they don't know things that take people years to learn, they know things that take people hours, if not days to learn on average. Read SS and you'll know more about resistance training than vast majority of trainers for example, as most anything they are taught is still decades old research and far behind the times..

edit: more info if you're considering training

http://www.reddit.com/r/Fitness/comments/u9mwb/im_a_personal_trainer_and_heres_a_few_things_to/

Absolutely a personal trainer is worth it!!!