I just recently became a member at one of their clubs. I bought a prepaid membership and included in the membership was 5 prepaid personal training sessions. I wanted to use those 5 prepaid sessions to learn how to maximize my time at the gym.
I wanted to know how to use the wide variety of machines that the club offered. I wanted to know what each individual machine.
Also, I wanted to know the correct form to operate the machines. I really just wanted to not look like a complete 'gym idiot' when working out. It can be very embarrassing and a non-motivator if you don't know exactly what to do.
I know how to use the eliptical machines and the treadmill but I wanted to know more about the other gym equipment. I was excited about my membership and looking forward to meeting with my personal trainer.
My first meeting was okay. The trainer was nice and seemed knowledgable, however, he kept stressing that I purchase 36 more training sessions and that I purchase expensive supplements immediately. I went home and thought over what my trainer had said. I had just bought a prepaid membership, which wasn't cheap, and he already wanted me to fork out more money—and a lot of money at that.
I called him the next day and told him that I was not going to be able to invest in the program at the moment due to financial and pure motivational reasons and he was very angry with me. His tone became very unprofessional and rude. It was as if he was personally offended that I did not have thousands of dollars to throw at losing weight! All that I wanted was someone to explain to me the how to use the machines!
Anyway, so I guess the trainers work off of commission because I was switched to a different personal trainer for my second session, a brand new employee. He said that the other trainer generously gave me to him—yeah right, my first trainer just knew that he wasn't going to make any money off of me. My new trainer was very nice but he couldn't get over the fact that I was not overly concerned about the diet or the supplement part of the training program. I informed him that I strictly wanted to know how to use the machines.
This might sound strange but I feel that deciding to get into shape is a lot like deciding to quit smoking or doing drugs or quitting any sort of over-indulgence. You can't do it because someone asks you to or because you know that you should. You have to do it because you really want to. You have to be dedicated to the fact that you made that choice.
I personally am not ready to have a complete lifestlye change. I am not ready to go from eating 2 meals a day to suddenly eating 4 meals a day and taking about 4 or 5 supplements a day.
I just wanted to start working out at a gym—that is all. I was taking that first step to a healthy lifestlye. I joined a gym.
So, what I guess I am trying to say is— I am unhappy with the way that my personal training sessions have gone so far. I am saddened at the fact that their program seems to be more sales driven than client based goal oriented. I never was asked what my goals or purpose of coming to a trainer were. I was just asked how much weight I wanted to lose and then handed a price quote on how much I would have to pay in order to see results within 10-12 weeks.
I hope that you have understood where I am coming from. I hope that their company and their personal trainers understand that each individual has their own personal fitness goals and purpose for joining a gym. Just because a person gets 5 personal training sessions does not mean that they are completely ready to take on the challenge, both financial and lifestyle. I did not appreciate being hasseled at the gym especially a gym that I paid a lot to join. I would not recommend 24 Hour Fitness Gyms and I definately would not recommend their personal training program.
John Doe
Paradise but not gym paradise, Hawaii
U.S.A.
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