I have zero experience so I may well be unreasonable here, and my expectations may be too high.
I contacted a personal trainer to have chat about my fitness and goals. I turned up at his gym and he had me doing a few leg and balance exercises for an hour, told me to repeat the exercises I'd just done at home very day and booked me in for the following week.
Thing is, during the exercises he kept repeatedly looking at his phone and was instructing someone else there too, so sort of going between us. He asked no medical questions, did no assessment and wasn't interested when I mentioned I had balance issues due to a foot surgery.
But like I said I have no experience of PTs or gyms and I felt intimidated anyway, so I went back.
He forgot what he said we would do this week and it felt like he was just making up exercises as we went along. I also told him immediately when I had an odd twinge and he said keep going, and now I'm limping a bit.
Is not going 1-1, not assessing/asking anything medical and checking your phone/being distracted normal practice for a PT?
I was really, really hoping the first week to get an assessment of my fitness (is that a 'thing'?) and maybe have a plan for the future.
He's a nice guy so I feel obligated to go back :( he's also running in a race next month that I'm running too and I don't want to feel awkward if I see him (it's a small race so likely)...
What would you do?