Internet Personal Training??

[mbuk04]

I was wondering if i could get everyones views on internet personal training, having a registration at a site where they give you a training and eating plan designed just for the individual??

Just thinking is that going to be the future of personal training???

What do you all think??

[NateDogg]

I don't think it will be the future of PT'ing at all. It is a hands-on industry as it seems. You can get what you are referring to now, (not sure where, but it's out there) but I would not consider that to be complete PT'ing.

[DaLinkWent]

Be Careful if you pay for it! A girl I worked for signed up for something like that and they used her debit card to sign her up for all sorts of other **** she didn't want! She wasn't liable for any of it but it was a major pain. She liked the diet information she got so go for it!

Good Luck

[Todd]

I currently have my own Personal Training site via the internet. It does have it's place, but so does hands-on practical experience with a trainer in person. My site is geared towards people who have been working out for a while and do have some basic knowledge and experience behind them. It allows me to converse with them, answer questions for them that they would othetwise not want to pay $35 per hour to have answered by a personal trainer when there is no need to go see someone in person to ask some questions.

People who have quick questions they want answered promtply and who want a diet and/or exercise program tailored to their needs without the expense of paying an in-gym personal trainer, then the internet PT is the way to go. Now, if you are a beginner and require hands-on instruction and need certain exercises to be demonstrated, then internet PT's are not for you, and an in-gym trainer is definitely more valuable.

Those are just some of the differences and practicalities between the two....it depends on what you need/want out of it, and what is best for you.

Right now, one of my clients I am training is a 50 year old guy via the internet with diet and training, and things are going great! So internet training is valuable and possible....I wouldn't go so far to say it is the "new way" of training because nothing beats hands on experience and instruction, but for those who have important questions to be answered quickly and need more in-depth instruction, motivation, and guidence, for a fee the fraction of what it would cost to see an in-gym trainer, internet training can't be beat!

If you'd like to have a look at my site, it is here

[skinny]

it works in some ways, but without live video links, new movements cannot be demonstrated and form cannot be corrected via internet.

[Todd]

Very true skinny, it is hard to explain things in depth so that the person can fully understand you fully. Links to other pics etc are helpfull tho, but yes, some aspects of on-line training are hard to dictate and would better be done in a gym in person. Just depends on what you want and need as a client.