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Patty Cake - 28 Oct 2005 23:41 GMT

I'm posting this here because I can't find an "exercise" newsgroup.

Is there anyone here that has a personal trainer? How much would one cost?

I cannot motivate myself alone to exercise, but if I could have a personal
trainer for three good workouts and weight trainings each week through
winter, I know this would really work for me. I need someone to kick me in
the butt to exercise.

I live in a small town. I thought of putting an ad in the classified
looking for a personal trainer, but I need some idea of what to expect to
pay for one... what is a fair fee.

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Nunya B. - 29 Oct 2005 00:05 GMT

> I'm posting this here because I can't find an "exercise" newsgroup.
>
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> looking for a personal trainer, but I need some idea of what to expect to
> pay for one... what is a fair fee.

Personal training services vary widely based on where you live. I would
check at a local health club/gym to see what they offer. My trainer is dirt
cheap - about $30 for a 1 hour session. It's a bargain for me because he's
able to help me with the rehab I need for two injures since my insurance
company only paid a limited amount for physical therapy.

OTOH I know people that pay $125 a session for trainers in other areas of
the country.

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oregonchick - 29 Oct 2005 00:31 GMT

I live in a larger town. I paid about $50 per 1 hr session. I would work
out with him once a week and do the other 2 on my own. But knowing that I
was going to have to check in with him again in another week I was motivated
to make progress.

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Chris Braun - 29 Oct 2005 01:58 GMT

>> I'm posting this here because I can't find an "exercise" newsgroup.
>>
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>was going to have to check in with him again in another week I was motivated
>to make progress.

We are in a large metropolitan area with a well-to-do population.
Trainers at our gym cost from $60 to $100 per hour, depending on their
certifications and level in the company. (I don't think the
higher-priced ones are necessarily any better -- depends on one's
needs. Once you get past basic proficiency, a lot of what makes a
good trainer is motivational skill and a personality that clicks with
your own.)

Oregonchick's approach is a good one if it works for you: Hire the
trainer for one session a week but make yourself accountable to
him/her for what you do on your own in between sessions.

It sounds like you may be looking for a trainer who will come to your
home, since you're talking about advertising. (If you belong to a gym
or have one nearby, I'd just ask there about a trainer.) I don't know
how in-home prices are. They may be more reasonable, since none of
the price would be going to a gym. Training fees in gyms generally go
partly to the trainer and partly to the gym.

Chris
262/130s/130s
started dieting July 2002, maintaining since June 2004

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Patty Cake - 29 Oct 2005 02:04 GMT

Chris, I'm blown away by your weight loss success. How did you do it? What
sort of foods did you eat along the way? (low carb, low fat, count calories)
?

> Chris
> 262/130s/130s
> started dieting July 2002, maintaining since June 2004

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Chris Braun - 29 Oct 2005 12:58 GMT

>Chris, I'm blown away by your weight loss success. How did you do it? What
>sort of foods did you eat along the way? (low carb, low fat, count calories)
>?

Counting calories, plus plenty of exercise. You'll see that I (still,
17 months into maintenance) post my daily food and exercise here, so
you can see the sort of things I eat and my activity level. I try to
eat a fairly high-protein diet, which seems to work well for me. I
eat less fruit than is ideal because I can't digest it well, so I
don't necessarily recommend my food selections to others. And I eat a
lot of fat free cheese, turkey burgers, and eggs :-). I have always
allowed myself occasional splurge meals, while losing as well as now
while maintaining. I don't eliminate any type of food from my diet
However, I'm careful about what I bring into the house and what I eat
at work -- splurges are for dining out and parties.

I am, by the way, a 57-year-old woman. So it's possible to do this
even after menopause :-).

Chris
262/130s/130s
started dieting July 2002, maintaining since June 2004

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