Are Personal Trainers Worth It?

Is hiring a personal trainer worth it?

Personal training can be an initial expensive investment, especially in Manhattan where a personal trainers average cost is $150 per session. Now that can be a hefty price, but is it worth it? As a NYC personal trainer, I’d honestly say it depends. You have to figure out what your priority is and then assess. Thats why some people are willing to spend $150 for a pair of pants that will give their butt a lift…itmaybe a better idea to hire a personal trainer so that they don’t need those pants and have it 24/7 :p

Is hiring a personal trainer worth it?

Priorities

If you’ve been struggling with dieting, training, fitness injuries and so on without positive results, then I believe hiring a personal trainer is well worth it. At first you may not want to pay a trainer to do things you believe you know but you need to realize what you’re doing is clearly not working. This happens very often, where a client may think that they are doing an intense workout but in reality they could’ve pushed for that extra rep, cut down their rest periods, and so on. This is why a qualified personal trainer is so useful, to help guide you on to the right fitness path.

Executing the exercise modalities correctly, keeping the intensity at the right level, and so on is just a few benefits to hiring a qualified personal trainer. While seemingly small, these details matter when it comes to getting results, otherwise you could be just wasting your time in the gym. In the end, hiring a qualified personal trainer not only helps you train effectively but it also saves you time for other things in your life, saves you MONEY by fitting into your old clothes better, AND gets you well on your way to results!

Is hiring a personal trainer worth it?

People That Should Not Hire a Personal Trainer

Hiring a personal trainer is not for everyone. Not because of the cost, but the mentality of the person. If you feel uncomfortable with a personal trainer dictating the workout, tempo, rest, diet, and so on then it’s clearly not for you. If you’re not willing to let the personal trainer do their job then you’re negatively affecting the formula for success.

Think of training like cooking, a good chef can make an amazing fish based on choosing the right cut of meat, cooking it at the right temperature, and mixing the right seasoning. If you were to take one of those variables out of the chef’s hands then clearly the fish will not taste nearly as well. Of course this doesn’t mean there isn’t any compromise, the personal trainer should cater the training to your goals and the type of intensity you want. With that said, you must realize that a qualified personal trainer does specific movements, reps, tempos, and so on for a reason. Bottom line, if you’re not ready to buy into the process and you want to control XYZ you’re not ready to commit to training = don’t waste your money.

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Budgeting for a Personal Trainer

If you decide it’s time for you to hire a personal trainer, the next topic is budgeting for the personal trainers service. I’ve always believed that if it’s important to you, you’ll find a way. For instance, I often hear people say they have minimal expendable money, yet they eat breakfast, lunch, and dinner out. In New York City that can easily cost you a minimum of $38 a day ($8 breakfast, $10 lunch, $20 dinner), multiply $38 saved x5 a week (because it is NYC and eating is kind of thing to do) = that’s $190 a week, or in other words a saving of nearly $10,000 a year!

Put a side the $10,000 you just saved to hire your personal trainer. And it’s much healthier to cook your own meals anyways 🙂 This way you know EXACTLY what was put in the food. This not only helps save up to hire a qualified personal trainer but it also helps you control your diet, both positive attributes pushing you closer toward your fitness goals = win+win!

Once you find your personal trainer, keep in mind that you can spread your training throughout a period of time to effectively utilize your session for your budget. An example can be like so:

Week 1-3: Meet x2 a week
Week 4-7: Meet x1 a week
Week 8-11: Meet every other week

In my experience it’s best to do more sessions toward the beginning so that you get the hang of the process and help expedite the learning curve. Once you’re feeling more comfortable with the movements and the trainers process, then you can start to reduce the sessions, as long as if you’re still executing the movements correctly and following the program.

I hope that this helps clear up your question if hiring a personal trainer is worth the price.