Personal trainer costs?

[ElephantOfRisk]

I've looked on loads of local websites and no-one seems to be upfront on how much it costs.

I know that it will vary depending on what they are offering/what you need but is anyone willing to give me an idea of what they pay/what you charge if you are a PT?

I have 2 young adult DSs with birthdays coming up, they don't particularly want anything or need anything but both are a bit interested in getting fitter and healthier but can lack personal motivation. I thought I'd ask them if they'd like me to pay for some sessions to get them started to the point where they might start seeing some benefits and be motivated to either continue themselves or carry on more sessions with the PT.

I really don't want to offer until I have an idea of how much it would be to see if it's affordable, but to be honest I get put off when people aren't upfront so don't want to start contacting multiple trainers until I'm confident in what I am looking for.

Thank you for any help.

I pay £25 per hour, but if there’s two of us we’re £20 each and I buy them in blocks of 10.

I also pay £25/hour for a block of 5 or 10 hours. For a one off session its £30

£30p/h for an ongoing arrangement. On top of that I pay for my membership of the gym we train in.

Thanks folks. That's probably about what I had in mind, £20-£30 an hour. Unfortunately they live in different places so can't do a shared thing unless they share with someone else. DS2 would probably be fine in in couple or small group. DS1 is very very shy so I think finding the right person will be very important.

DS1 is already a member of a gym as we paid for that probably nearly two years ago now but it's been extended because it's mostly been shut. DH uses this and DS1 will go when DH gets him to book and go with him. But DH has equipment in the garage and also works full time so might only go once a week so will take whatever time he can get when he is off. DS1 doesn't always want to book for 7am on a random morning. I would guess his membership will run out soon though. He did get himself into a routine of using the weights in the garage but had a sore knee and stopped and never restarted.

DS2 has started doing the c25k and wants to lose the weight he put on during lock down. If he was at home then his diet would be fine but living away (student) he isn't eating healthily and his GF doesn't eat well and doesn't like fruit and veg. She is slim though. (and is a lovely girl :) )

£60 in central London.

£50 a session in my part of London. Even when buying 3 months of sessions, cheapest I can get is £45 a session.

wow, that is high. We are small city scotland, not very much choice but probably not as expensive. DS2 is in the bigger of the two cities and looks like there are about 6 or maybe 7 places within a reasonable distance. There are about 5 options for DS1 though one of those is Puregym and they have quite a few associated trainers. That's not the gym that DS1 is a member of though.

I pay £30 an hour.

But my PT is going to stop later this year so I was looking at an alternative and she charges £50 for 45 minutes!

@ElephantOfRisk I'm in Glasgow and I'd say £25/hr is pretty normal for PTs in gyms like Puregym or The Gym Group, and same for PTs that come to your home. If your a student then going to a session in a gym makes most sense. They often do a nutrition plan alongside fitness so your DS might benefit from that too?

Thanks again folks.

@hemhem, yes, they are both students and would benefit from nutrition plan. They are both really fussy but about 3 years ago, we all went on a healthier eating regime and we all lost weight. DH and I have mostly kept it off but I've probably put a bit back on recently. Both DSs have put weight on during lockdown and I can sort DS1 out again as he's at home and I can dictate his portions to a degree - he doesn't go out really so what he has in the house is pretty much it.

DS2 I have no control of and although he wants to lose weight, he's not going about things very well. He basically eats a more limited diet than he would normally as his GF is even more fussy than him so they don't buy things that she doesn't eat which is fair enough to a point, but it means he isn't eating enough fruit and veg.

They were both on holiday with us for a week and they definitely both ate better and more fruit and veg than they usually have because i was presenting it to them. It's hard and I don't want to be controlling to adults, they need to want to do it themselves.