Personal Trainer

Moemg · 04-12-2008, 04:49 PM

I rejoined my local gym . I had stopped for a year because we got home equipment but I find I need the motivation of a real gym . Well I went to one session with a personal trainer and while I thought it was good I'm not sure it's worth it at $75.00 an hour . So I'd like to hear other opinions on personal trainers .

newguy88 · 04-12-2008, 04:56 PM

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Originally Posted by Moemg

I rejoined my local gym . I had stopped for a year because we got home equipment but I find I need the motivation of a real gym . Well I went to one session with a personal trainer and while I thought it was good I'm not sure it's worth it at $75.00 an hour . So I'd like to hear other opinions on personal trainers .

I must be in the wrong business. seriously, as a physical education teacher and track coach for over 30 years, I never could get myself to deal with adults as a personal trainer. Quite frankly 75 dollars an hour to motivate you? I think keeping the 75 dollars in your pocket and using it on something other than someone to tell you how to jump rope or jog or use a weight machine is well ....

Moemg · 04-12-2008, 05:09 PM

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Originally Posted by newguy888

I must be in the wrong business. seriously, as a physical education teacher and track coach for over 30 years, I never could get myself to deal with adults as a personal trainer. Quite frankly 75 dollars an hour to motivate you? I think keeping the 75 dollars in your pocket and using it on something other than someone to tell you how to jump rope or jog or use a weight machine is well ....

That's what I have always thought but I have to admit the first session which was only $30.00 was helpful .

Zipper · 04-12-2008, 05:11 PM

$75.00 would buy a lot of beer!

Sprint/walk 4x's a week and do weights a couple of times and you're covered.

dex · 04-12-2008, 05:53 PM

$75 sound high to me also - Can you do the following - Have him show you the routine
Give you a period of time you should do it.
Review your progress
Change routine as needed?

Moemg · 04-12-2008, 07:49 PM

Yes , I think $75.00 is a little high especially in Florida . For $30.00 I would sign up for five sessions but $75.00 is a little high for questionable value .

fluffy · 04-12-2008, 08:01 PM

As a part-time personal trainer, I would advise skipping expensive sessions and instead taking some time to educate yourself on the basics of exercise and nutrition. As with investing, it's VERY possible to DIY and get results that match or exceed that of professionals

Notmuchlonger · 04-12-2008, 08:08 PM

Could join the military. You get 9 to 12 weeks of a free trainer.

Midpack · 04-12-2008, 08:23 PM

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Originally Posted by Moemg

I rejoined my local gym . I had stopped for a year because we got home equipment but I find I need the motivation of a real gym . Well I went to one session with a personal trainer and while I thought it was good I'm not sure it's worth it at $75.00 an hour . So I'd like to hear other opinions on personal trainers .

I am sure I'd get better results with a personal trainer and I'd enjoy that but I could never part with $75 an hour, no matter how good the results might be. Fitness is another DIY activity IMO. I work out first thing in the AM (or I'd never stick with it) and I change my routine regularly (more effective anyway to avoid plateauing), more drastically when I feel like it's getting boring.

redduck · 04-13-2008, 12:33 AM

About five years ago, I hired a personal trainer to come to the house. $70 per session, twice a week for about six months. The sessions were supposed to be for an hour, but I usually got an extra 15 minutes. I found the personal trainer actually worth the money. And, there is a lot to know, stuff that you're not going to figure out by yourself. I had been going to a rather high end gym on Sunset Blvd. Being one of the oldest and quite possibly the most out-of-shape person in a rather large room full of very healthy looking people...well, it's kind of like that other thread about humiliation for looking poor.

And, I would suggest a female trainer. I noticed that they are more concerned with teaching, are more patient, much more supportive, better listeners and seem to take their work more seriously. Sorry if this offends any male personal trainers, but this is my observation.

newguy88 · 04-13-2008, 07:52 AM

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Originally Posted by Midpack

I am sure I'd get better results with a personal trainer and I'd enjoy that but I could never part with $75 an hour, no matter how good the results might be. Fitness is another DIY activity IMO. I work out first thing in the AM (or I'd never stick with it) and I change my routine regularly (more effective anyway to avoid plateauing), more drastically when I feel like it's getting boring.

Getting boring. I have been running for over 40 years, Boring, heck yea!! Now knowing that by running my weight at 52 is less than at 18 178 then to 168 now, knowing that I can run 50 60 or even 70+ miles a week if I want to well just feels good. I do sit ups push ups everyday sets of 50 to 100 1 or 2X on the push ups, 3 to 4 sets on the sit ups. Eat real healthy foods, never fast food, was a vegetarian for years taught heath and nutrition read all kinds of books on food. So staying in shape for me has been a lifelong process. I can see how many would love to cash in on people who are ill informed.

Exercise its not rocket science. I agree with Zippers post#4!!

Notmuchlonger · 04-13-2008, 08:44 AM

"I can see how many would love to cash in on people who are ill informed."

You mean like a financial adviser?

Moemg · 04-13-2008, 09:01 AM

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Originally Posted by redduck

. I had been going to a rather high end gym on Sunset Blvd. Being one of the oldest and quite possibly the most out-of-shape person in a rather large room full of very healthy looking people...well, it's kind of like that other thread about humiliation for looking poor.

I briefly went to a gym that was high intensity in that it was mostly twenty somethings in spandex and cute outfits and pick up activity . I left that gym and I now go to an All Women's gym where everybody is friendly and there to work out.

Moemg · 04-13-2008, 09:02 AM

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Originally Posted by Notmuchlonger

Could join the military. You get 9 to 12 weeks of a free trainer.

I think I'm way past the age limit but they do have boot camp at the gym .

Notmuchlonger · 04-13-2008, 09:05 AM

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Originally Posted by Moemg

I think I'm way past the age limit but they do have boot camp at the gym .

I had to laugh my wife got something in the mail last year from the Army. They were looking for nurses.

Not laughing they were looking for nurses but the look on her face.

Buckeye · 04-13-2008, 05:21 PM

$75 per hour is pretty pricey for a personal trainer IMHO ($50-$60 seems more reasonable) but depending on your health insurance, avoiding one or two visits to the doc for something actually gone wrong could pay for quite a few sessions with a trainer.

I hate to think what donheff's trip to the ER cost (but I'm glad he's okay). If he has a high deductible policy, getting into tip top shape with a personal trainer might have avoided his ER visit and possibly saved him money overall.

Alan · 04-13-2008, 05:36 PM

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Originally Posted by Buckeye

$75 per hour is pretty pricey for a personal trainer IMHO ($50-$60 seems more reasonable) but depending on your health insurance, avoiding one or two visits to the doc for something actually gone wrong could pay for quite a few sessions with a trainer.

I hate to think what donheff's trip to the ER cost (but I'm glad he's okay). If he has a high deductible policy, getting into tip top shape with a personal trainer might have avoided his ER visit and possibly saved him money overall.

Never quite thought of it in those terms, but an excellent point. We fork out money in health insurance, LTC insurance, disability insurance etc, but don't think that investing into our overall fitness and health is also a type of insurance to avoid costs long term.

RonBoyd · 04-14-2008, 06:58 AM

See this in today's Denver Post:

Getting the most out of your trainer - The Denver Post

simple girl · 04-14-2008, 07:27 AM

Also see this article too for how to choose a trainer:

ABC News: Savvy Consumer: How to Outsource Your Fitness

**Sarah in SC** · 04-14-2008, 10:12 AM

I've used a personal trainer for the past two years and consider it to be insurance. We go twice a week for 1/2 hour sessions (I think that the half hour gives you enough time to get something done). It provides the motivation we need to get to the gym, period. Because of the trainer, we've lost 60 lbs EACH and have kept it off for almost a year.

The cost is $30 each, so a total of $60 per session, 2x a week.
I can assure you that there is nothing else in our budget that looks like this, but it is simply a commitment we made to get and stay healthy. Also, my employer pays half, so our out of pocket is $240 a month. The trainer also pays our gym membership.

We lucked into a great (male) trainer through a friend's referral. I think the key to finding value is knowing just what sort of trainer you need. We don't need to know any fancy routines, we just need someone who we HAVE to be accountable to every week. I would like to think we could be motivated through (cheaper) personal accountability, and if that were the case, I'd do it in a minute, but this is who we are.

I consider it to be the most important money we spend every month, seriously.

04-12-2008, 04:49 PM	#1
Moemg Thinks s/he gets paid by the post Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Sarasota,fl. Posts: 3,101	Personal Trainer I rejoined my local gym . I had stopped for a year because we got home equipment but I find I need the motivation of a real gym . Well I went to one session with a personal trainer and while I thought it was good I'm not sure it's worth it at $75.00 an hour . So I'd like to hear other opinions on personal trainers .

04-12-2008, 05:53 PM	#5
dex Thinks s/he gets paid by the post Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 3,060	$75 sound high to me also - Can you do the following - Have him show you the routine Give you a period of time you should do it. Review your progress Change routine as needed? __________________ Sometimes death is not as tragic as not knowing how to live. This man knew how to live--and how to make others glad they were living. - Jack Benny at Nat King Cole's funeral

04-12-2008, 08:01 PM	#7
fluffy Recycles dryer sheets Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 82	As a part-time personal trainer, I would advise skipping expensive sessions and instead taking some time to educate yourself on the basics of exercise and nutrition. As with investing, it's VERY possible to DIY and get results that match or exceed that of professionals __________________ We come in the spirit of hostility and menace

04-12-2008, 08:08 PM	#8
Notmuchlonger Thinks s/he gets paid by the post Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 3,021	Could join the military. You get 9 to 12 weeks of a free trainer. __________________ Call the troops out in a hurry. This is what we've waited for. This is it boys, this is war.

04-13-2008, 12:33 AM	#10
redduck Recycles dryer sheets Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Los Angeles (Hollywood Hills) Posts: 195	About five years ago, I hired a personal trainer to come to the house. $70 per session, twice a week for about six months. The sessions were supposed to be for an hour, but I usually got an extra 15 minutes. I found the personal trainer actually worth the money. And, there is a lot to know, stuff that you're not going to figure out by yourself. I had been going to a rather high end gym on Sunset Blvd. Being one of the oldest and quite possibly the most out-of-shape person in a rather large room full of very healthy looking people...well, it's kind of like that other thread about humiliation for looking poor. And, I would suggest a female trainer. I noticed that they are more concerned with teaching, are more patient, much more supportive, better listeners and seem to take their work more seriously. Sorry if this offends any male personal trainers, but this is my observation. Last edited by redduck; 04-13-2008 at 12:35 AM.. Reason: to make this post even better

04-12-2008, 05:11 PM	#4
Zipper Full time employment: Posting here. Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 802	$75.00 would buy a lot of beer! Sprint/walk 4x's a week and do weights a couple of times and you're covered.

04-12-2008, 07:49 PM	#6
Moemg Thinks s/he gets paid by the post Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Sarasota,fl. Posts: 3,101	Yes , I think $75.00 is a little high especially in Florida . For $30.00 I would sign up for five sessions but $75.00 is a little high for questionable value .

04-13-2008, 08:44 AM	#12
Notmuchlonger Thinks s/he gets paid by the post Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 3,021	"I can see how many would love to cash in on people who are ill informed." You mean like a financial adviser? __________________ Call the troops out in a hurry. This is what we've waited for. This is it boys, this is war.

04-13-2008, 05:21 PM	#16
Buckeye Recycles dryer sheets Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 457	$75 per hour is pretty pricey for a personal trainer IMHO ($50-$60 seems more reasonable) but depending on your health insurance, avoiding one or two visits to the doc for something actually gone wrong could pay for quite a few sessions with a trainer. I hate to think what donheff's trip to the ER cost (but I'm glad he's okay). If he has a high deductible policy, getting into tip top shape with a personal trainer might have avoided his ER visit and possibly saved him money overall.

04-14-2008, 06:58 AM	#18
RonBoyd Recycles dryer sheets Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Denver, Colorado Posts: 344	See this in today's Denver Post: Getting the most out of your trainer - The Denver Post

04-14-2008, 07:27 AM	#19
simple girl Full time employment: Posting here. Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: mississippi Posts: 672	Also see this article too for how to choose a trainer: ABC News: Savvy Consumer: How to Outsource Your Fitness __________________ simple girl less stuff, more time (40, married, no kids, work part-time, DH full-time. Hoping to both semiretire in 5 years...)

04-14-2008, 10:12 AM	#20
Sarah in SC Moderator Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Charleston, SC Posts: 2,734	I've used a personal trainer for the past two years and consider it to be insurance. We go twice a week for 1/2 hour sessions (I think that the half hour gives you enough time to get something done). It provides the motivation we need to get to the gym, period. Because of the trainer, we've lost 60 lbs EACH and have kept it off for almost a year. The cost is $30 each, so a total of $60 per session, 2x a week. I can assure you that there is nothing else in our budget that looks like this, but it is simply a commitment we made to get and stay healthy. Also, my employer pays half, so our out of pocket is $240 a month. The trainer also pays our gym membership. We lucked into a great (male) trainer through a friend's referral. I think the key to finding value is knowing just what sort of trainer you need. We don't need to know any fancy routines, we just need someone who we HAVE to be accountable to every week. I would like to think we could be motivated through (cheaper) personal accountability, and if that were the case, I'd do it in a minute, but this is who we are. I consider it to be the most important money we spend every month, seriously. __________________ "Never argue with a fool, onlookers may not be able to tell the difference." - Mark Twain DINKS, 37 and 45, plan for his ER at 50, mine few yrs later. Last edited by Sarah in SC; 04-14-2008 at 10:12 AM.. Reason: math is hard!