Anonymous
Post 10/11/2022 17:40     Subject: Re:Looking for a personal trainer (for a beginner) - what gyms/places you recommend that have this?
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
Post 10/11/2022 14:03     Subject: Looking for a personal trainer (for a beginner) - what gyms/places you recommend that have this?
bump to ask about Fitness Together in Gaithersburg
Anonymous
Post 08/11/2022 22:32     Subject: Looking for a personal trainer (for a beginner) - what gyms/places you recommend that have this?
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
Post 07/31/2022 04:24     Subject: Looking for a personal trainer (for a beginner) - what gyms/places you recommend that have this?
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
Post 07/30/2022 22:54     Subject: Looking for a personal trainer (for a beginner) - what gyms/places you recommend that have this?
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?
Anonymous
Post 07/30/2022 21:41     Subject: Looking for a personal trainer (for a beginner) - what gyms/places you recommend that have this?
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


Which trainer did you use and is there parking?
Anonymous
Post 07/30/2022 21:40     Subject: Re:Looking for a personal trainer (for a beginner) - what gyms/places you recommend that have this?
Anonymous wrote:LOL at this "exercise degree" crap.


Actually, they saved my life.

So yeah it is a thing for some of us.

Anonymous
Post 07/30/2022 21:39     Subject: Looking for a personal trainer (for a beginner) - what gyms/places you recommend that have this?
Anonymous wrote: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 are the places you recommend in the area?
Anonymous
Post 07/30/2022 21:38     Subject: Re:Looking for a personal trainer (for a beginner) - what gyms/places you recommend that have this?
Anonymous wrote:I belong to Lifetime Gaithersburg and one of the new trainers just started a “good posture” class on Sundays


How much is this a month? Maybe it is better to go somewhere small to get one on one training.
Anonymous
Post 07/30/2022 21:34     Subject: Re:Looking for a personal trainer (for a beginner) - what gyms/places you recommend that have this?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Maybe look at CrossFit Koncepts. It’s not too far and the owner is an amazing trainer.


To add, it’s not traditional crossfit. Much more focused on you and improving your abilities. Classes are small so you get as much 1:1 as you need.


How much do they charge? It is small classes or one on one. I didn't see anything on the website. Do you call and see what small classes they have? Did you do one on one for a while and then just go on your own?
Anonymous
Post 07/28/2022 11:06     Subject: Looking for a personal trainer (for a beginner) - what gyms/places you recommend that have this?
Anonymous wrote:Any suggestions for Virginia?


TFN in McLean
Anonymous
Post 07/28/2022 00:17     Subject: Looking for a personal trainer (for a beginner) - what gyms/places you recommend that have this?
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.
Anonymous
Post 07/27/2022 23:07     Subject: Looking for a personal trainer (for a beginner) - what gyms/places you recommend that have this?
Any suggestions for Virginia?
Anonymous
Post 07/26/2022 23:16     Subject: Re:Looking for a personal trainer (for a beginner) - what gyms/places you recommend that have this?
Anonymous wrote:
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.


The good ones do not make that little. And they are more common than you would think. In the studio I go to about 80% of the trainers have a relevant college degree. But you will surely not find many such trainers in your typical corporate gym paying peanuts.
Anonymous
Post 07/24/2022 21:42     Subject: Re:Looking for a personal trainer (for a beginner) - what gyms/places you recommend that have this?
I belong to Lifetime Gaithersburg and one of the new trainers just started a “good posture” class on Sundays