Personal trainer or not?

[Blondie638 98]

Looked into getting a personal trainer bc im nervous about the extra skin and maybe learn a more structured workout.

He said it was 80 per hour and recommends in the beginning meeting at least once a week. Truth is i just cant afford that right now. I still have about 4k to pay for the surgery.

Any suggestions? Im pretty concerned about this extra skin but just cant afford an extra 80 a week. :/

[Lapbandster 496]

Just do on your own whatever the personal trainer would do with you (minus the $80 bucks). Go to the gym 3-4x per week and do 30 mins cardio and 30 mins strength training.

Or buy a workout video and follow it at home

Or get a wii and do fitness on there

You get the jist....

I think trainers are fabulous.... If you can afford them!

[♥LovetheNewMe♥ 1,216]

I love using a personal trainer because it keeps me motivated I only pay 25 dollars a session or 200 dollars a month plus my gym memebership at PF of 10 dollars a month. Yes it is expensive but it did help me learn hown to exercise properly especially with weights. I supplement my trainer workouts with the DVD series, Jillian Michaels Body Revolution, this DVD series is easy to do and is pretty similar to my trainer work outs. I think 80 dollars is pretty steep for a trainer but I guess that depends where you live. I started out doing 3 sessions a month but had to back off to 2 sessions a month (cost) and occassionaly take a week off and do it on my own. But trainer or not, I agree with above, When I was actively losing I did 3 days a week of weights and 5 days a week of cardio of some sort.

[tee561 0]

U can find reasonable personal trainers on Craiglist.com it's worth it in the long run

[dolphintattoo 96]

My husband and I work in what's called small group training at our Y. It's one trainer And between 2-4 other people. It runs for 6 weeks and we meet with the trainer once a week for the hour. She customizes the workout for the group but also individuals. We pay about $18 a week (purchased as a 6 week block). Much more affordable than one on one.

[Jewelsm1127 351]

I live personal trainers. Can't afford one either. They run about $120 per hour in my neck of the woods. I paid for a few sessions back in the day and then used what he taught me to work out on my own. But I do live when they are around to push you to go the distance. Kind of keeps me from wussing out. But you can definitely work out at home or at a gym on your own. There is also tons of info on the Internet for various exercises if you don't want to invest in a DVD or don't know what to choose. Maybe even try your library and see what they have?

[vlp1968 83]

I love love love my trainer. She is motivating and fun. However it is an expense, I pay 25 dollars per 1/2 hour session. It's gone up, but I am locked in to that price with a contract. Your motivation is to eliminate excess skin from what you said. Well... if that's your reason I would save your money for sure. In my opinion, exercise does not reduce excesss skin. Once the skin has lost it's elasticity, it's gone. Your skin may bounce back. It depends on genetics, pregnancy, weight gain and loss et... Plastic surgery once you've kept the weight off a while is obviously a solution, but expensive. My plastic surgeon got a machine called the venus freeze- but it's actually a warm treatment. It tightens loose skin. Not as dramatic as surgery, but his before and after pics look pretty good. You may want to google venus freeze and see if there is one in your area.

All that being said, weight training has tons of benefits. If you can't afford a trainer for the long term, maybe save up to have one for some limited number of sessions. Tell them your goal is to learn moves and a routine that you can continue on your own. Good luck!