I see this topic come up from time to time in here and I am FIRMLY in the hire a trainer camp. But I wanted to share an NSV that I had this morning. 24 sessions ago the trainer I hired did a baseline test on me which left me exhausted and wondering WTF did I get myself into. The baseline test was the following:

200 meter walk

12-9-6 of Squats, Pushups and Rows

200 meter walk

My time was 13:34 seconds.

Today we repeated the baseline test to see improvement and if you are like me I love me some numbers and percentages! I did the above workout in 9:30 seconds for an improvement of AT LEAST 32%, BUT I modified the workout with the above to make it even tougher!

I RAN both 200 meters...instead of walking

For all the squats I pushed DEEPER instead of wimping out half way down

Pushups were lower on the bar instead of higher where it was so easy...

Rows were on the rings and feet flexed

So my point is while I push myself harder each session with my trainer, this is proof positive that I am healthier, faster, stronger!

So if you were waffling or had a question about whether it will be worth it, I urge you to consider it.

great post--way to go!

^{Awesome! Ive been asking this exact question and you've helped me decide. Thanks!}