Looking for a personal trainer (for a beginner) - what gyms/places you recommend that have this?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Make sure your trainer actually has a degree in Kinesiology. Not just a pocketful of "certificates" that you can earn in a weekend.

Totally agree with this. Look for a degree in exercise science or kinesiology. Very good understanding of anatomy is critical to be a good trainer and most PTs who only have their three month certificate can barely tell their knee from their a**. I had a good experience with TFN training in McLean but they might be too far from you. In DC avoid Ultimate Performance.

Why?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Make sure your trainer actually has a degree in Kinesiology. Not just a pocketful of "certificates" that you can earn in a weekend.

Totally agree with this. Look for a degree in exercise science or kinesiology. Very good understanding of anatomy is critical to be a good trainer and most PTs who only have their three month certificate can barely tell their knee from their a**. I had a good experience with TFN training in McLean but they might be too far from you. In DC avoid Ultimate Performance.

Why?

Because that are expensive and their trainers are not qualified. Their dramatic transformations seem to be achieved by taking an average person and putting them on a crash diet with a bunch of bro style advice sprinkled in. They have great equipment though and I wish I could train there without having to use their trainers.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Fitness Together in Bethesda. It is entirely a personal training gym with 3 separate studios. They will work with you on everything you need and at your pace. Best experience I’ve had at the gym and with personal trainers

Is the Ftiness Togher in Gaithersburg also good? Any trainers you recommend? How much do they charge for a personal training session.

[Anonymous]

bump to ask about Fitness Together in Gaithersburg

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The best is somewhere you'll actually go. So close to you, easy parking, convenient hours, whatever you need.

I really like the personal trainers at DC Health Coaches, underneath Broad Branch Market in Chevy Chase DC. They are small, so they really get to know you and your likes/dislikes and it never feels crowded or self-conscious. https://www.dchealthcoaches.com/

This or YouTube.

[Anonymous]

All you need is several go-to exercises for core, posture, etc...and finding out which ones works for you and sticking with it but if you are pressed for time and want to hire a PT- I get that.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:LOL at this "exercise degree" crap.

Agree. Someone with a college degree can't afford to work for $20 an hour as a personal trainer.

You really think that trainers only earn $20/hour. And also I know plenty of people with degrees that make less that’s

This idea that someone’s job title is indicative of their income. Outside of government jobs you have no idea.

I know people that have the same job title, one make $40k a year and one makes several million. And I know several more that fall somewhere between them.

I know a trainer that easily makes $250k/year.

[Anonymous]

Agreed about avoiding ultimate performance. I live in Tenleytown and was commuting to work down there, trained for a few months and did lose a bunch of weight only to gain it all back. Totally a crash diet.

My husband actually signed up for a similar private gym near his work called Thesis. The equipment seems to be the same as ultimate performance but my husband has just dropped weight a little bit slower, he's been eating real food, not a crash diet at all. it is much slower though but I think still worth doing it the right way.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Make sure your trainer actually has a degree in Kinesiology. Not just a pocketful of "certificates" that you can earn in a weekend.

Totally agree with this. Look for a degree in exercise science or kinesiology. Very good understanding of anatomy is critical to be a good trainer and most PTs who only have their three month certificate can barely tell their knee from their a**. I had a good experience with TFN training in McLean but they might be too far from you. In DC avoid Ultimate Performance.

Why?

Because that are expensive and their trainers are not qualified. Their dramatic transformations seem to be achieved by taking an average person and putting them on a crash diet with a bunch of bro style advice sprinkled in. They have great equipment though and I wish I could train there without having to use their trainers.

I agree. Ultimate Performance hires uncertified personal trainers and promotes them as the “worlds leading trainers”. This is wrong and borderline unethical.

Notice how their website doesn’t give the names of their trainers? Thats because they don’t want you googling them only to find out that they don’t have any real credentials. They also only take home about 10% of what they charge. No good trainer will work for that

[Anonymous]

I'd look into https:///personaltrainerfairfaxva.com

[Anonymous]

I'd look into one of these:

https://personaltrainerbethesdamd.com
https://personaltrainerchevychasemd.com
https://potomacpersonaltrainers.com
https://personaltrainerrockvillemd.com

[Anonymous]

"I have posted on this forum before. I have an MS in Exercise Physiology and I earn $150/session as a personal trainer. DO NOT go to someone without an appropriate degree and experience training someone your age."

What a scam for what is common sense.