personal training pricing question

[Fun Sized Psycho]

Is $175 a good price for 6 training sessions with a personal trainer? each session is 1 hour long.

I need some motivation to go to the gym. When I got my membership at the end of April, I was going to the gym at least 4/5 times a week. But lately I've been going twice a week (tues & sat-- the days they have classes I can go to)

 

[The ADD]

$30 isn't bad IMO.

My .02 cents is that hour long PT sessions tend to be a waste. Either the client isn't in great shape to a lot of the time is rest and talking. If the client is generally in shape why not maximize a 30 min session and have s sessions to use.

 

[Fun Sized Psycho]

$30 isn't bad IMO.

My .02 cents is that hour long PT sessions tend to be a waste. Either the client isn't in great shape to a lot of the time is rest and talking. If the client is generally in shape why not maximize a 30 min session and have s sessions to use.

What actually happens in a session? I've never had training before.

 

[Lady.Libra.]

That's a great deal...my sessions were $40/hour, one on one.
He measured & weighed me, talked about my goals/how to achieve them, and wrote out a menu/supplement plan for me.
He was engaged the entire work including stretching & cool down. Only thing I didn't like is he had me do lifting before cardio - Never did get used to that. He was a stickler about form and very challenging. Best money spent.

 

[The ADD]

What actually happens in a session? I've never had training before.

It really depends on the trainer and your level of experience. More than likely they are going to start at a beginner level including stretching and learning movements. Do they offer any kind of consultation before the actual sessions begin?

 

[The ADD]

@dora_da_destroyer

 

[dora_da_destroyer]

That's a great deal...my sessions were $40/hour, one on one.
He measured & weighed me, talked about my goals/how to achieve them, and wrote out a menu/supplement plan for me.
He was engaged the entire work including stretching & cool down. Only thing I didn't like is he had me do lifting before cardio - Never did get used to that. He was a stickler about form and very challenging. Best money spent.

I don't get people who lift after cardio...muscles are too lose and you've likely spent your good energy before you can get to the lift. Cardio after (or during - circuits/HIIT) help me flush out my muscles and loosen up.


Anyway, that seems like a good price, but my opinion is you're either gonna work with a PT for a goal (which is more than 6 sessions) or you should just find another way to get motivated. 6 sessions isn't going to "jumpstart" you or get you back in a groove, that's just enough for them to not really do anything beneficial for you and for you to not be ready to take over on your own. Why don't you look into an independent facility with group training? You get instruction while being part of a program/group that keeps you committed.

 

[Lady.Libra.]

I don't get people who lift after cardio...muscles are too lose and you've likely spent your good energy before you can get to the lift. Cardio after (or during - circuits/HIIT) help me flush out my muscles and loosen up.


Anyway, that seems like a good price, but my opinion is you're either gonna work with a PT for a goal (which is more than 6 sessions) or you should just find another way to get motivated. 6 sessions isn't going to "jumpstart" you or get you back in a groove, that's just enough for them to not really do anything beneficial for you and for you to not be ready to take over on your own. Why don't you look into an independent facility with group training? You get instruction while being part of a program/group that keeps you committed.

No one works out with a personal trainer forever. An excellent PT, like the one I had, will share/teach you exercises, stretches, cardio/keeping the heart rate elevated, duration, etc for each muscle group as well as strategies to overcome plateaus to workout independently and to successfully reach & maintain goals. The bonus was nutritional/supplement guidance. Of course they want to get paid for as long as they can too.

Honestly, after my second session I could have gone solo and he even said that many clients do so because by then he has already thoroughly covered a variety of upper & lower exercises, proper form, cardio, stretching, cool down, etc. Or they join his group sessions, which cost less, but keep motivation high.

I prefer to workout alone though but needed a PT b/c I was incorporating lifting into my workouts for the first time. I only used my bodyweight before. I've always preferred stretching, cardio for 45-60 minutes then weight training. I wish I could remember his explanation for having me weight train first then doing cardio but I don't because it just didn't make sense (stuck in my reasoning/old habits)/ feel good to me.

 

[dora_da_destroyer]

No one works out with a personal trainer forever. An excellent PT, like the one I had, will share/teach you exercises, stretches, cardio/keeping the heart rate elevated, duration, etc for each muscle group as well as strategies to overcome plateaus to workout independent successfully reaching & maintaining goals. The bonus was nutritional/supplement guidance. Of course they want to get paid for as long as they can too.

Honestly, after my second session I could have gone solo and he even said that many clients do so because by then he has already thoroughly covered a variety of upper & lower exercises, proper form, cardio, stretching, cool down, etc. Or they join his group sessions, which cost less, but keep motivation high.

I prefer to workout alone though but needed a PT b/c I was incorporating lifting into my workouts for the first time. I only used my bodyweight before. I've always preferred stretching, cardio for 45-60 minutes then weight training. I wish I could remember his explanation for having me weight train first then doing cardio but I don't because it just didn't make sense/ feel good to me.

my post about the PT was to OP. and there's a difference between wanting to know what to do (which 6 sessions would be helpful for) and working with one in hopes of getting in a rhythm/motivated to go to the gym, a PT for 6 sessions isn't going to do that

and i actually have been working with my trainer since feb, 4 days a week...but it's a flat monthly price.

 

[Lady.Libra.]

my post about the PT was to OP. and there's a difference betweens wanting to know what to do (which 6 sessions would be helpful for) and working with one in hopes of getting in a rhythm/motivated to go to the gym, a PT for 6 sessions isn't going to do that

and i actually have been working with my trainer since feb, 4 days a week...but it's a flat monthly price.

You quoted my post then...by mistake...

 

[dora_da_destroyer]

You quoted my post then...by mistake...

nah, i was addressing the cardio before lifting part of your post, but the PT part was to OP

 

[O.T.I.S.]

No one works out with a personal trainer forever. An excellent PT, like the one I had, will share/teach you exercises, stretches, cardio/keeping the heart rate elevated, duration, etc for each muscle group as well as strategies to overcome plateaus to workout independently and to successfully reach & maintain goals. The bonus was nutritional/supplement guidance. Of course they want to get paid for as long as they can too.

Honestly, after my second session I could have gone solo and he even said that many clients do so because by then he has already thoroughly covered a variety of upper & lower exercises, proper form, cardio, stretching, cool down, etc. Or they join his group sessions, which cost less, but keep motivation high.

I prefer to workout alone though but needed a PT b/c I was incorporating lifting into my workouts for the first time. I only used my bodyweight before. I've always preferred stretching, cardio for 45-60 minutes then weight training. I wish I could remember his explanation for having me weight train first then doing cardio but I don't because it just didn't make sense (stuck in my reasoning/old habits)/ feel good to me.

He probably told you is so you won't be fatigued going into your workouts, especially if you are doing a moderate to high resistance workout.

I box before weightlifting and I'm usually worn out during the lifts that I force myself through, but I have to do the boxing routine first before people come in the gym and do their step classes or whatever it is they do.


And I'm usually fatigued/not as strong as I normally would be if I had done just a light warmup.

This week I've been doing about 15-20 minutes light cardio before lifting and then about 40-45 minutes of normal cardio after... and thats rare. Doing an hour of cardio before lifting seems inefficient to making strength gains unless you just have to. Even in the military, we did stretches and resistance training before cardio