| Personal training is a fitness trend that is really gaining | | | | doesn't. The workout plan is then tweaked from |
| momentum. A recent development is personal training | | | | week to week to increase intensity and help you |
| via phone or email. Most phone personal trainers will | | | | reach your fitness goal. |
| converse via email as well. With most services, there | | | | Negatives |
| is a part of the population that will benefit from and | | | | The most obvious negative to using a phone personal |
| enjoy phone personal training. However, there are | | | | trainer is that you lose that "personal" part - your |
| definitely some negative aspects of doing personal | | | | trainer is not there with you working out because |
| training over the phone. Each side will be outlined in | | | | they only available over the phone once a week. |
| order to provide you with an overall picture of how | | | | Some people need the motivation in the moment, |
| (and if) personal training over the phone will work for | | | | not after the workout has been completed. When |
| you. | | | | working out with a personal trainer, they are going to |
| Positives | | | | push you harder than you would push yourself if |
| Busier people will definitely benefit from this service | | | | they were not there. Two more reps of an exercise |
| because it enables them to workout on their own | | | | or two more minutes of running can make a big |
| time and report in when they can. People that do not | | | | difference in the long run - both for your body and |
| have the leisure of scheduling a three-day-a-week | | | | for your self-confidence. |
| workout at 9am, and instead have to stagger their | | | | A benefit of having a personal trainer in person and |
| workout times will find this service easier to use due | | | | not over the phone is that there is immediate |
| to its flexibility. Many phone personal trainers available | | | | feedback on your workout. Your personal trainer is |
| advertise a weekly phone session to check up on | | | | able to coach you on form and technique immediately |
| progress so a workout plan can be adjusted. | | | | instead of a week later. If you go a week doing a |
| Most people know how to work out already; they | | | | workout that was designed for you, and you are |
| are just looking for a personal trainer for motivation. | | | | doing one part of it wrong because you weren't sure |
| A phone personal trainer provides the | | | | of the technique, that could be precious time (and |
| encouragement and motivation that one needs; it still | | | | money!) wasted. |
| gives you someone to be accountable to and check | | | | The bottom line is that for some people, phone |
| in with. Phone personal trainers provide more | | | | personal training will work out wonderfully. For others, |
| coaching than anything, mainly because they are not | | | | it will be a waste of time and money. You have to |
| with you when you are working out but are tracking | | | | figure out how motivated you are and whether or |
| your progress nonetheless. | | | | not you are comfortable with your technique and |
| Based on your specific goals, a phone personal trainer | | | | form in order to decide which option will best suit |
| will still design a workout program specifically for you. | | | | your needs. Either way, you are gaining someone to |
| The weekly phone sessions are used to talk about | | | | be accountable to, and fitness goals aside, sometimes |
| the week's progress and see what works and what | | | | that is all people need. |