LauraMax
Cathlete
I met w/the guy last night & after talking to him in person it became pretty clear that he doesn't differentiate between men & women. That's a huge red flag for me. And per Laura's advice I asked him for some references from women in my age range. He said he couldn't give them to me b/c they all live in NY. As if my phone doesn't dial outside of NJ. 
Another red flag.
Combine that w/my inherent suspicion of PTs--I mean no offense to PTs here b/c I know you're all great & I do trust your advice--but after 20 years of going to the gym I've seen & heard some pretty crazy stuff come from PTs so I was already kind of nervous spending the money on one.
After I had this rather uncomfortable conversation I asked another PT--one who I've known for years, watched train others & def. trust--if they had any PTs who specialized in women only, esp. ummm more mature ladies. He said can I tell you the truth? (I love this Q--what does he think I want, lies?) I said of course. He said I've watched you train & you have a great routine. You don't need a personal trainer, you have the exercise knowledge, just keep being consistent & push yourself. He did recommend I continue w/the nutrition sessions since this is where I'm completely lacking in knowledge. Boy did I appreciate his honesty! He saved me $1000+. I just have to make sure I don't tell anyone else in the club b/c I don't want to get him in trouble.
He said if I wanted to shake things up a little I could do a few boxing sessions w/him maybe 30 minutes once a week (my gym has an awesome boxing studio). It'd maybe help me tone a little more. But it was just a suggestion w/no pressure at all. It'd be much less expensive & much more fun.
Another red flag.Combine that w/my inherent suspicion of PTs--I mean no offense to PTs here b/c I know you're all great & I do trust your advice--but after 20 years of going to the gym I've seen & heard some pretty crazy stuff come from PTs so I was already kind of nervous spending the money on one.
After I had this rather uncomfortable conversation I asked another PT--one who I've known for years, watched train others & def. trust--if they had any PTs who specialized in women only, esp. ummm more mature ladies. He said can I tell you the truth? (I love this Q--what does he think I want, lies?
) I said of course. He said I've watched you train & you have a great routine. You don't need a personal trainer, you have the exercise knowledge, just keep being consistent & push yourself. He did recommend I continue w/the nutrition sessions since this is where I'm completely lacking in knowledge. Boy did I appreciate his honesty! He saved me $1000+. I just have to make sure I don't tell anyone else in the club b/c I don't want to get him in trouble. He said if I wanted to shake things up a little I could do a few boxing sessions w/him maybe 30 minutes once a week (my gym has an awesome boxing studio). It'd maybe help me tone a little more. But it was just a suggestion w/no pressure at all. It'd be much less expensive & much more fun.
