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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I frequently see recommendations to hire a personal trainer, which sounds great and expensive.  Are there group weight training classes that anybody can recommend where the teacher focuses on form?  I have a full set of dumbbells at home, and would ideally get to a point where I could do most of my workouts at home--I don't want to join a gym.  I would be open to using a county facility--I read that there are weight rooms in the recreational centers.

I'm located in Bethesda, and my goal is to increase strength and build muscle.  Am I being penny wise pound foolish?  Would this approach set me up for injuries--do I really need to just save up for a personal trainer?  [/quote]

Yes. Do you have someone who can join you and that would reduce the price per person? I pay my trainer $40 for 1 session a week to train DH and I. You won't build muscle doing assisted machines at Planet Fitness. [/quote]

$50 a month and she can join OneLife, where they have personal trainers who will make her a plan. Not just assisted weights. Plus you can attend classes, including weight classes.[/quote]

Those classes don't do crap. They are based on high rep counts and that is actually more bad than good. She needs someone who can spot her while doing a bench press and push her to do a 300-lb leg press. That's the kind of stress you need to build muscle. 
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