To spend money on a PT

[Bidenfairy]

My daughter is unhappy with her weight and fitness levels and cannot seem to get motivated to do any exercise.

Previously I paid for a PT she gets along with but it’s very very expensive. It did her good though and she felt great.

Should I pay for a few months even though it won’t leave much money for her usual money for clothes she won’t be spending in lockdown?

Is this ridiculous? Or would it be worth the money to hopefully help her start to feel motivated and see the difference.

I’ve found it’s the only way I can stick to exercising.

@SherryPalmer ah yes I think she’s the same 😁.

I was hoping it could instill a love of exercise for her so she could then start her own regime but I’m not sure it will.

Personally I wokld much rather go without new clothes than without my PT sessions.

I’ve had a PT for years. I also do classes and go for runs with DH but the PT keeps me on track with fitness plans. I’m not sure I would be motivated enough on my own.

Thanks all, looks like it’ll be worth coughing up over winter for this.

I think it’s a sensible use of money but I would explicitly ask the PT to work with your daughter on some self-motivation techniques & strategies (assume from your post you can’t easily afford to pay for PT forever)

PT costs 60 per hour and I’m looking for at least 2 sessions a week, tutor twice a week too all adds up so it would be amazing if she could motivate herself long term yes!

£60 an hour? That seems very steep. I only pay £20 which I know is on the cheaper side but £60 seems very steep

I’d ask for 30min sessions if possible and do more of them. I find that more motivating.

Also more strength training than cardio as it’s harder to get the technique right by yourself so having an expert is really valuable.

I love my PT and I think that is about the going rate however any ideas I had about doing it myself never work out. I have a lot more knowledge and technique now so I could do my own programming but in reality I never do because I have no time or motivation so I rely on him for that.

Not sure having a PT does translate to doing it yourself for most people.

What I do to make it cheaper is small group PT ie I share the session with 2-3 others. We each have our own programme but share the trainers time. It works fine. You don't need the guy standing over counting every rep after a while but you still get the challenge, accountability and form checked. Maybe look into something like that to reduce costs.

I think it's not unreasonable to just pay for one session a week either and expect her to do one session independently from his programme. That's what most people do.

£60 an hour is too much. You should be able to find a good one for half that.
Very good idea though, an investment.

Thank you all. I live in an expensive area and need it to be close by and haven’t found cheaper . I will look into group sessions but DD is quite shy.

Will also look in to the 30 minute sessions.