Are you tired of being overweight, out of shape and not looking your best? If so, and you do not want to go to a gym and hire a personal trainer, an online personal trainer could be a good solution for you.
What is an online personal trainer? — This is a personal trainer program that is available online. Once you sign up, you will then be given your own online personal training program that you can follow either at any gym, or by using equipment you already have in your home. You can specify if you want a weight training program, one that involves at-home aerobic exercise, or even one that involves some kind of sport.
What are the benefits of having an online personal trainer? — Many people do not want to hire a personal trainer at a gym. Not only are they expensive, they also tend to be pushy and a little bit too aggressive.
With an online personal trainer, however, you can often go more at your own pace, you will be given a targeted training program, and you do not have to deal with an aggressive trainer barking instructions at you while you work out. In fact, if you want a more gentle type of personal trainer, then an online personal trainer could be a great solution for you.
An online personal trainer is much cheaper — It is not outrageous to see an offline personal trainer charging $100 an hour or more, which is usually far too much money for most people.
Sign up with an online personal trainer, however, and your exercise program will only cost you a few dollars a week, yet the benefit you get will be just as good as with an offline trainer.
A targeted nutritional program — Along with your targeted exercise program, you will usually be given a nutritional program that has been created especially for you as well. This program will be accessible at any time, and will include an area of the trainer’s website where you can get access to nutritious recipes, and to a section where you can input the food you eat on a daily basis.
Online videos — Some of the online personal trainers out there also have websites that have a huge selection of exercise videos that can be accessed by their clients.
These videos are wonderful to use if you like to exercise with other people, but do not want to have to go to a gym. All you need to do is to start a video, and exercise along with the people in it. It will feel as though you are taking a class, yet you will not actually have to leave your home at all.
Online forums — Some of the online personal trainers out there also have chat rooms where their clients hang out and talk to each other. These are great places to find like-minded people, as well as good places to motivate each other to keep the training going.