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Benefits of Hiring a Trainer

A lot of people think that hiring a personal trainer is too expensive for them, but what they don't consider is that purchasing a gym membership and then hiring an in-gym personal trainer will cost you way more and they still have to find the motivation to get to the gym. And having your own in-home gym is great, but most people lack the motivation and expertise to truly use their equipment to its full potential, and it can also be expensive. Plus, most people lack the knowledge necessary to perform exercises properly, increasing their chance of injury.

Here are some of the benefits of hiring an in-home personal trainer in comparison to purchasing a gym membership and purchasing equipment and exercising in your home:

In-Home Personal Trainer	Gym Membership	At Home
Personalized program (including a full fitness evaluation).	Your general membership will not include a personalized program, you'll have to pay extra for that, on top of your already expensive gym membership (which will cost you more than hiring a personal trainer).	No personalized program that addresses all of your needs and looks at any health implications. No fitness evaluation.
Learning proper exercising technique helps you prevent injury. No wait times for machines/equipment.	You'll probably have someone (not a certified trainer) show you how to use the machines the first time that you use the gym, but after that, you're on your own, which will probably mean that you won't be using it correctly and this could result in injury. Wait times for machines at your local gym can be time consuming and frustrating.	No exercise technique instruction. Limited to certain machines/equipment and exercises.
1-on-1 instruction every session.	Once you join a gym, unless you're paying extra for an in-gym personal trainer, you won't have any type of 1-on-1 instruction, which means that you may not even be working out the correct muscles when attempt your exercises, and chances are that you'll be doing the same exercises day-in and day-out, preventing you from seeing any real results.	Have to rely on exercise DVDs, which may not be the proper exercises needed for your fitness level or goals. Doing the same exercises day-in and day-out, preventing you from seeing any results.
Increased motivation.	There won't be anyone motivating you at the gym, you'll have to motivate yourself to get there and exercise.	You'll have to motivate yourself to go in your exercise room to exercise.
At your doorstep, ensuring you commit to your routine.	You'll have to motivate yourself to get to the gym and commit to a routine.	You'll have to commit to your routine.
Goal Setting + Exercise Program + Commitment = Results.	Harder to achieve results since you won't have a tailored exercise program created for you and you'll have to motivate yourself to exercise up to 3 times a week to see any results—which may take longer to see any results achieved.	No tailored exercise program, commitment and motivation will have to come from you, and results will be harder to achieve.