personal trainer question

[Piesank]

Difference is that there's no one you're letting down, but yourself when it's just the gym membership. With a personal trainer it's like having someone else you need to prove yourself too and not let down. Same principle as having a gym buddy.

I can definitely see his logic.

Look I said my piece. I'm sure everyone who joined the gym and pays the membership without going at one point told themselves if they just sign up and pay they will go.
Oh and the PT couldn't care less if you pitched or not, they bill that hour and that is it. So letting them down isn't really an issue, but I hope you and OP join the gym because the benefits of living an active and healthy lifestyle is so much better and I'm just angry at myself for making so many excuses before joining.

 

[D4N]

Look I said my piece. I'm sure everyone who joined the gym and pays the membership without going at one point told themselves if they just sign up and pay they will go.
Oh and the PT couldn't care less if you pitched or not, they bill that hour and that is it. So letting them down isn't really an issue, but I hope you and OP join the gym because the benefits of living an active and healthy lifestyle is so much better and I'm just angry at myself for making so many excuses before joining.

+1!. Also try jogging, its super addictive if you can get through the first month

 

[DrewChan]

Yes, its called accountability. Makes people do things they usually wouldnt be able to do normally do under their own steam

I gotta side with the guys that say you're wasting your time. I understand your "It costs money therefore I will do it" attitude, however money is known to be a short term motivator.

I have known MANY people who pay for personal trainers/gym memberships and skip anyway.

Even if you did go due to a PT persistance, what happens once you've reached your goal?

I'm with the people that suggest finding something you actually have an interest in.

 

[techead]

I gotta side with the guys that say you're wasting your time. I understand your "It costs money therefore I will do it" attitude, however money is known to be a short term motivator.

I have known MANY people who pay for personal trainers/gym memberships and skip anyway.

Even if you did go due to a PT persistance, what happens once you've reached your goal?

I'm with the people that suggest finding something you actually have an interest in.

Look, I used to play squash to keep fit but I can no longer play squash due to a knee OP that I had last year

Appreciate the reponse

 

[DrewChan]

Look, I used to play squash to keep fit but I can no longer play squash due to a knee OP that I had last year

Appreciate the reponse

Perhaps try get motivated? I reckon if you started a thread on this there must be a spark in there somewhere. I'll go with getting a gym buddy.

What are your goals?

 

[techead]

Perhaps try get motivated? I reckon if you started a thread on this there must be a spark in there somewhere. I'll go with getting a gym buddy.

What are your goals?

I do feel pretty motivated at the moment. I have never been a member of the gym, but I felt it was time so I went and joined. Signed up right away for the orientation session and a session with a PT.

Need to lose some stomach, gain some arms and chest. Need to work on Cardio as well, but the knee makes that hard right now.

 

[DrewChan]

Have you weight lifted in the past? its pretty addictive, I generally have an aura of hapiness after lifting heavy things.
Personally I don't like gyms though, have a setup at my house.

Give it a shot, hope you acheive your goals

Perhaps consult with a doctor re: what exercises to avoid considering your knee

 

[MagicDude4Eva]

Please ignore some of the trolls in this thread and brush off comments like wasting money on PT. My experience so far:
- Last year May I started to hit 99kg (1.76m - so quite a "porker") - that's when the alarm bells went on
- I started running (although it was a mere walk in the beginning and within 3 weeks I could comfortably do 4km)
- By July I had dropped from 99kg to 80kg (that was tough - no sugar, no bread, pasta and mostly had veg, chicken, red meat and no condiments. The first 4 weeks I kept daily carb in-take below 10g)
- Between September and December I did a few 10km runs, kept up the diet, but could not break the 80kg barrier
- In December I joined Virgin Active (Broadacres) and signed up for some complimentary sessions with a trainer
- I guess I was lucky to pick a guy who was driven and motivated (don't get me wrong, looking at some of the other trainers, I do agree, that money is wasted, as they are useless *)
- I do 12 sessions (3 times a week) per month which costs R3600 (the cost of R300/session does not change when I tag wifey along which is great).
- If it was not for having to pay the PT I would not be motivated to go to gym. I would also not have the right technique and would not have varied training
- If your training with a PT is dull and boring, than your PT obviously has no interest in his work - I hardly ever do the same thing (even building up the same muscle groups is possible with varied exercise )
- My PT pushes me through exercises which I typically would not do (I have upper body strength of a kitten) - in the beginning I was broken for days
- As of yesterday morning I have dropped to 73.5kg, and it was a gradual drop (also considering that gain in muscle balanced it out)

I would only sign up to a gym where you find the right trainer. There are many time-wasters around who are just interested in making money and it seems that the less progress their clients make, the better as it guarantees continued income. I do think I am lucky with my trainer as he as a personal interest in advancing my fitness level and I would have not gotten there without him.

I notice that most people in the gym go for weight- and strength training and would not be able to keep up with general cardio or functional training (half the crowd spends more time on their phones than exercising anyway). Be prepared though that it will hurt the first few months but once you over that, you will very quickly see benefits.


* My "trainers are useless"-comment: This might be a mutual thing between trainer and their clients. Some of the people who started around the same time as me, but have not improved and do not stick to the training or use a PT for the social event and not the training.

 

[TehStranger]

* My "trainers are useless"-comment: This might be a mutual thing between trainer and their clients. Some of the people who started around the same time as me, but have not improved and do not stick to the training or use a PT for the social event and not the training.

This is what the others are trying to say. Getting a personal trainer is useless if you don't want to commit to things fully. you are effectively paying RXXX per month to have a friend at gym for a set time period who knows a fair bit about training and can guide you in the right direction.

@ OP -

My advice would be to try gym (or any exercise for that matter) by yourself first and see how far you get on your own. Perhaps you surprise yourself and don't need a trainer?

Also, the first port of call is changes in the kitchen. Change your diet in combination with exercising to get the bests results. I know fatties who complain about not losing much weight at gym, while simultaneously stuff their disgusting face with deep fried tinkies covered in processed cheese in a cash, washed down with 2L of Coke.

Most of all good luck, and respect for wanting to change your life positively.

 

[TJ99]

This is what the others are trying to say. Getting a personal trainer is useless if you don't want to commit to things fully. you are effectively paying RXXX per month to have a friend at gym for a set time period who knows a fair bit about training and can guide you in the right direction.

@ OP -

My advice would be to try gym (or any exercise for that matter) by yourself first and see how far you get on your own. Perhaps you surprise yourself and don't need a trainer?

Also, the first port of call is changes in the kitchen. Change your diet in combination with exercising to get the bests results. I know fatties who complain about not losing much weight at gym, while simultaneously stuff their disgusting face with deep fried tinkies covered in processed cheese in a cash, washed down with 2L of Coke.

Most of all good luck, and respect for wanting to change your life positively.

Don't bother. You're not putting thoughts into your posts or whatever the trololololol said.

 

[Kornhub]

Why not also consider doing a sport like once a week with mates