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