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In early 60's with sedentary lifestyle, hate exercising, running, etc. and am looking for a personal trainer. How should I go about it, what questions should I ask, what are rates? I am not looking to take classes and use sterile gym equipment. I don't need to lose any weight and recently had physical including stress test and my heart is fine. Primarily want to improve endurance, get muscle tone (losing strength) and improve heart health. So my goals are fairly modest but I can't get myself motivated. Would a personal trainer help with motivation??
So you want to pay someone else to motivate you to take care of yourself?
I know; seems like trying to find a needle in a haystack. Hate the idea of entering a gym and getting the sell. Might call some outpatient physical therapy groups to get a referral.
From my experience, I found gym trainers as a collective to be largely limited experienced young people who seemed to focus on trying to turn sedentary overweight people into the fit people on the gym posters. You'd be sorely disappointed if you're already fit and wanting to turn things up a notch, or merely needed guidance. You'd also be disappointed if you wanted specific training to your physical issues as many of them, when pressed, didn't really know how to work with people who have issues. The ones who have the actual knowledge and requisite experience often only stick around a short time because they aren't compensated all that well and the gyms usually end up being crap employers.
I lucked out with the guy I have now...third time's a charm and all..he's an Army sargeant who trains me with a "sorry/not sorry" approach. He really wants to see me attain my goal, which like you is to get stronger. He's "sorry" in that he knows how to get me to where I need to be without compromising my bad knees, but he's "not sorry" when it comes to pushing me if he knows I still have something in me. It's not about turning me into a gym poster girl, it's about getting me to my goal of being a strong woman.
For your goals, I'd either find a reputable trainer who either can come to your house or you go to theirs. Or a small, neighborhood gym type set up. Or, as you said, PT.
I don't mean to slam gym trainers, but your goals (despite what they preach) often don't fit into their template.
Don't really care for gym trainers. I like the one I have now, but the turnover is unbelievable and I've been through two people and was about to cancel before I found this guy. He, too, will leave in December, and at that point I will cancel and just go at it on my own.
Generally I agree w/you, and I'm a former trainer.
Our Park District fitness center has 2 older women who are not only qualified, but also licensed from the physical therapy center located on the first floor. Both of them are in great shape.
With this in mind, a PT center might be a better place for the OP to search.
"licensed from the physical therapy center": what kind of license is that, and who is the licensing agency? I am asking, not questioning; AFAIK, there are only 2 PT licenses available (PT, and PT Assistant) and they both require years of study + clinicals + a national board exam. Or is that a "certification", which is not as stringently regulated?
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