Personal Trainers

[justlooking]

I'm booking in for my first session soon:

Is it money well spent?
How many times a week is effective?

what have your experiences been like?

 

[rainglow]

I've never been to one myself, but I'd love to. I'd imagine it's a huge help to have someone there pushing you on, because when I'm working out I tend to stop at the slightly discomfort rather than continuing!!

My friend goes to a trainer 4 times a week for an hour a go at €45 an hour, but this is a girl with more money than sense She has completely turned her body around while still eating what she wants because he's been able to tailor the workouts to her perfectly. It really forces her to get to the gym as well because there's somebody standing there waiting for her and she can't stand him up.

If you're thinking of going to one, do a bit of research, get recommendations, and be very specific about your goals. I'd love to do it - have fun!

 

[fab_fifties_fille]

I think it would be a great thing to have...someone to really push you, I know I'd work alot harder when excercising if I had one...

It's like the mentality I used to have when I was doing P.E at school...long distance running I'd just run and run and push myself because of the competition...few people like to give up when there's someone else to prove something to.

 

[twilight fairy]

After having a second child, my mum hired a personal trainer to get into shape. Needless to say she's very toned now, lost about 15 pounds and she doesn't even go that often, twice a week.

 

[Hipkitten]

I think having a trainer is important - especially if, like me, you get bored easily. My brother is a personal trainer and even he has a personal trainer of his own

 

[lunabella]

i don't think you really need a trainer if you are serious about exercise. but if you're a bum like me, a trainer would be nice.

 

[PrincessNoha]

A personal trainer would be great to have if you had the money. They would be very useful to your workouts and push you until you reach your goals. I would love a personal trainer because i tend to get lazy!

 

[justlooking]

thanks so much for all your feedback.

everywhere i look the prices seem to be quite expensive. Is 35 euros expensive for an hour long session? that seems to be the average price where i'm looking.

 

[rainglow]

No - in my gym it's €75 and in the one my friend goes to it's €90. She splits the session with her mom but it's still crazy expensive

 

[Piewi]

My mother has one and i do gym with her. I love the fact that you don´t have to get out of your home! I do gym twice a week.
Right now we aren´t doing gym couse the personal trainer is pregnant, she is such a nice girl

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[justlooking]

thanks for your help guys!

 

[xikry5talix]

I had a personal trainer when I was 13 years old, but I didn't feel she helped much because she was too easy on me. When I worked out on my own I really pushed myself and that is when I saw results. Now, I work out on my own without the help of a personal trainer. Personal trainers are good if they really do push you to work out your hardest, but if you don't have the will to change yourself, they won't be able to help you either.

 

[Tushka_BeLLa]

I'd love to get a personal trainer, but if I had that kind of money I'd probably end up saving it for something I really need. I'm pretty driven with my gym tho and like to think I'm my own personal trainer.
I think it's important to know your own body and push yourself, because with trainers you cannot get more "personal" than yourself.

 

[Bonchic]

I would like to have a personal trainer to show me the correct ways to do exercises (because they're much more effective done correctly). And just tell me what exercises I should do for the body I want, etc.. Actually that may be a goal of mine for this year.. To have a personal trainer. Even if I cannot afford it for the long run at least the advice would be in my head

 

[PrinceOfCats]

I'm motivated by the thought of all the money I'm not spending on a personal trainer...

 

[yoda]

My opinion on personal trainers

I think people that consult a personal trainer should remind themselves that every personal trainer is trying to sell a product. They want their clients to come back to them as often as possible. Now often times a personal trainer would present their clients with exercises that are simply not suited for them. People that cannot do a certain number of correctly executed push ups and pulls ups should not be using dumbbells for example. I am a strong believer that you first have to be able to control your own body weight before you can move on to the more complicated exercises. But who would want to pay a personal trainer to be told to do push ups, pull ups, and maybe sit ups?

 

[justlooking]

Now often times a personal trainer would present their clients with exercises that are simply not suited for them. People that cannot do a certain number of correctly executed push ups and pulls ups should not be using dumbbells for example. I am a strong believer that you first have to be able to control your own body weight before you can move on to the more complicated exercises. But who would want to pay a personal trainer to be told to do push ups, pull ups, and maybe sit ups?

Well i'll disagree with you on that point. All good personal trainers will do a fitness assessment of their clients and then design programs to suit the ability of the client and then build up on it.

Perhaps you could explain your logic in not targeting various muscle groups usng dumbbells for example, just because one might not have be able to push up their own body weight. Dumbbells come in various weights and why not slowly build up your muscles?

Regarding paying a qualfied professional to direct you (i.e. telling you to do push up etc, as you put it) - each to their own. Personally, i like having an authority figure guiding me and encouraging me to keep improving. Others have the discipline to do it themselves (i salute you people! congrats!). My own gym - the weights area especially is quite male dominated and with no real guidance not an area many females venture into. With even one lesson with a personal trainer, it breaks the confidence barrier for the females i've spoken to. So everyone has their own reasons for getting a personal trainer.

Ultimately, everyone chooses to spend money in their own way. Some splurge on clothes or make up or books and others on fitness...say for example personal training sessions each to their own.

 

[PrinceOfCats]

Well i'll disagree with you on that point. All good personal trainers will do a fitness assessment of their clients and then design programs to suit the ability of the client and then build up on it.

Perhaps you could explain your logic in not targeting various muscle groups usng dumbbells for example, just because one might not have be able to push up their own body weight. Dumbbells come in various weights and why not slowly build up your muscles?

Regarding paying a qualfied professional to direct you (i.e. telling you to do push up etc, as you put it) - each to their own. Personally, i like having an authority figure guiding me and encouraging me to keep improving. Others have the discipline to do it themselves (i salute you people! congrats!). My own gym - the weights area especially is quite male dominated and with no real guidance not an area many females venture into. With even one lesson with a personal trainer, it breaks the confidence barrier for the females i've spoken to. So everyone has their own reasons for getting a personal trainer.

Ultimately, everyone chooses to spend money in their own way. Some splurge on clothes or make up or books and others on fitness...say for example personal training sessions each to their own.

I see personal trainers as part of this myth that excercise is complicated. People like to propagate this myth because it means they can draw up timetables and buy self help books and special clothes and fancy equipment. However, excercise is not complicated, a simple rule to become fit is to start running and only stop once it hurts like hell and you want to die. I've followed this rule, running seven miles every other day and half marathons every saturday, and it works extremely well.

As for the gym, and muscle - why go to the gym? Unless you're a bodybuilder or some kind of athlete, all the excercise you need to do can be done at home, in the swimmming pool or in the park. Putting on muscle through sports is more effective, more fun and more natural than sitting in some sweaty gym for hours (which some ridiculous percentage of people can't keep up anyway).

 

[yoda]

Well i'll disagree with you on that point. All good personal trainers will do a fitness assessment of their clients and then design programs to suit the ability of the client and then build up on it.

Perhaps you could explain your logic in not targeting various muscle groups usng dumbbells for example, just because one might not have be able to push up their own body weight. Dumbbells come in various weights and why not slowly build up your muscles?

Regarding paying a qualfied professional to direct you (i.e. telling you to do push up etc, as you put it) - each to their own. Personally, i like having an authority figure guiding me and encouraging me to keep improving. Others have the discipline to do it themselves (i salute you people! congrats!). My own gym - the weights area especially is quite male dominated and with no real guidance not an area many females venture into. With even one lesson with a personal trainer, it breaks the confidence barrier for the females i've spoken to. So everyone has their own reasons for getting a personal trainer.

Ultimately, everyone chooses to spend money in their own way. Some splurge on clothes or make up or books and others on fitness...say for example personal training sessions each to their own.

See there is a problem with targeting muscle groups. Lets say you target your stomache muscles for example. This would mean that you should target your back muscles an equal amount or you will have an imbalance between the front and back. It is difficult to find that equal amount. Plus on machines you are only working in two dimensions. I think the gym of the future will not have any machines anyways but that is just my theory! Body weight exercises are just a great way to build up a strong base that is needed before you do any type of weight training. Like stated before: if you cannot control your own body weight why add extra weight? But again this is just my opinion. Right or wrong!