A good personal trainer is a coach, a teacher and a motivator. It is the personal trainer’s job to assess your current physical and mental state, establish very specific goals, design an individualized program, and do whatever it takes to keep you on track towards getting results.

That means motivating and pushing you forward to the point where you begin to see results and giving you continual encouragement and support so you keep the new fit body you have created.

The best online personal training  service will give you everything you would get with in-person personal training and more. A good online personal trainer will give you support daily by phone, email and/or text. They will also monitor all your data for you so they can track your progress.

Online personal training is a perfect and cost effective way to get all the same benefits as “in person” personal training. With online training you can workout anywhere. You have the option to do the workout in the privacy of your own home, at a gym, a park, or when you are traveling. Wherever is most convenient and comfortable for YOU. Your Gym is Always Open.

You should have 24/7 access to exercise demos, fitness tips, and your meal plan so you can stay fit no matter where you are; even on vacation. These tools should be accessible to you even when you are traveling, so you don’t have to abandon your fitness routine while away from home.

The best online personal training service should also work with each client based on their current fitness level. Your program should be individually tailored to help you make steady progress towards achieving a higher level of fitness and well-being. You should be getting valuable and empowering fitness advice to teach you how to safely and effectively lose fat, and a strategy on how to build a better fitness routine. It doesn’t matter where you start it’s where you finish that counts. As long as you have the drive and determination to do the necessary work, a personal trainer can show you how to get there.

Special consideration should be given to beginning clients. A good trainers’ approach should be a progressive style of training, so you will always be working at a level that is appropriate for your level of fitness. You trainers goal should be to make your program as simple as possible to follow to ensure your success.

Most personal trainers do not include coaching as part of their services. A person who assumes the role of a trainer may put you through workouts that may not be specifically tailored to your goals and needs. They meet you for a workout, often several times a week, and then send you on your way. Having a personal trainer who is a coach is a much different experience.

When you hire a personal trainer who offers coaching, you are first and foremost hiring someone who is an expert in the field of fitness and training. Their number one goal when working with you should be to bring you to the best conditioning of your life. Their second goal should be to always ensure that you are working toward your goals in a very well thought out and thorough manner. Coaching provides actual GUIDANCE in a way that cookie-cutter personal training does not.

What I’ve realized over time is that my relationship with my clients is even further enhanced because there is actually greater communication between myself and all of my clients as I am available 24 hours a day via text, e-mail, or phone.

The bottom line is, online personal training with the right trainer can get you fit and healthy for half the price of in-person training.