experience with a personal trainer anyone?

Just wondering if you have had a good/bad experience with working with a personal trainer?

When I worked as a massage therapist in a health club 12 years ago or so, I bartered with a personal trainer and really did a good job getting in shape. Now my husband and I have the opportunity to work with a personal trainer again after he recovers from gastric by pass surgery.

When I joined the first gym ever the biggest concern I had was what to wear! so I wouldn' look stupid! Then the next time around a few years after that, it was more, wil I be able to do it, keep up, and not look stupid?

Now it is more, I will do it, get in shape for my own "health" benefits. I'll be stupid to not do it . With all the negative things I've developed due to a couch pototato life style, there is proof that physical activity works.

So back to my title. Can anyone shar their experiences with us here at PC?

I had a personal trainer many years ago who was of great assistance. Now, like you, I recognize the benefit of exercise. Fashion has never been my forte and what others think is there concern. I compete with no one and relish the gains I make towards better health no matter how small.

Thanks for posting.

I had a personal trainer for about a year and a half several years ago. She was really good. I was completely out of shape and terrified of making an idiot of myself in the gym. But she showed me how to safely use all the equipment and a bunch of exercises with free weights & she really pushed me a lot harder and farther than I would have gone on my own. I've recently rejoined a gym and would love to work out with a personal trainer again, but can't afford it at the moment. So if you have the opportunity - I say go for it.

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thank you both for your replies.

Seems they are both very positive views! The first or second Monday in Feb I also start a diabetic/nutrition/etc class that will meet for 12 weeks, once a week. I finished the 4 required classes on preventing/controlling diabetses 2.

One of the things I have learned by doing is that when I walk for even just 20 minutes a day, my glucose is lowered. Motivation is what my problem area is, but I'm willing to make myself go to see someone who will work with me much more than I'm willing to do it by myself. DH has not really wanted to do the gym thing in the past, so now even when we don't go to a gym, we will have each other to support.
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again, thanks for your insights and experiences!

Good luck, Beholden and DH.

It is a wonderful thing that you are taking these positive steps to improve your health, congrats to you on the committment.

As stated above, a personal trainer can be very helpful to you in the process. A word of caution however. Be very careful who you select for this. There are a lot of Shysters in the personal training buisness. Make sure you check out the credentials of the person and get refererals from people who have worked with them in the past.

Best of luck!

Thanks Timgt5 for the words of caution. The person we will be going to is involved with the Air Base and is a Government Civilian, has a good licensing body behind him.

This is a gym provided to military only (dependents and retired as well) and has some really good equipement. I have only 15 lbs to lose to get back into a 'normal' MBI, but want to lose 25 to get back to a weight with 'wiggle room'. To see 125 on my scale would be heaven to me. I know it's just a number, but that is m ultimate goal.

But I'm doing it for the healthy benefits, not the dress size ultimatly.

Thanks for you well wishes.

I go to a gym, and trainers are very exspensive. At my gym they have a certain amount of classes that you pay for. If you have one, you want to make sure they stay with you during the workout. I will tell you that when you have one they are going to make the sweat roll off of you. I have been going for a little over 2 months, and I have lost 2 dress sizes, and I have worked really hard to do it. If you keep going on a regular basis your body will get use to it. I usually do at least 1 hour on hard cardio. I like doing 2 hours and doing the weights. I don't do the free weights. They have a bunch of different weight sets that you can do. They should have classes that come with your membership. I would just say that if your just starting, start with a lower machine that is not so hard on cardio until you get your heart, lungs, and muscles use to it. A treadmill would be good to start with. The ellictipals are hard. And if your like me, and don't know how to use the equipment just ask. Good luck and keep posting so we know how it goes.

Thanks jerrrymichele for all your imput. Great you lost 2 dress sizes, you go kiddo.

I remember the word(s) Cardio,,,Cardio,,,Cardio at the only gym I had a membership to several years ago. After I joined, all the instructers/trainers just sort of disappeared and couldn't be bothered to help me any more. So I do know there are clubs like that.

The fitness place my husband and I will be training at is on an Air Force Base. Free to us, including the well quilified personal trainer. (I hope he is as good as his certification.) So we are very lucky that way. Of course, hubby gave 23 years of service to our country to get that benefit.

The whole point of offering this benefit to service members and their spouses, both active and retired and to the civilians who work at the base, is to promote good health and save the DoD (Dept. of Defense) money in the long term.

If I can keep myself from "more body parts sagging and failing" it will be wonderful. Plus I have a wedding to go to in June for my niece.

I know myself enough to know my motivation isn't always so great and I for one need someone to push me. Or at least be there to 'support' me to get going and stay going. Right now I'm pumped to get started and when I see results it will keep me going...thanks again.