With the popularity of fitness social media gurus and the plethora of workout regimens available for purchase online, determining what is best for you can be difficult. The days of going to the gym to seek the advice and supervision of a personal trainer are long gone. However, the important question is which is superior between personal trainers and online personal trainers. Here, in this blog, you can get help in making your decision.

Pros Of a Personal Trainer

  • Certification- Personal trainers that train in commercial gyms have typically completed an online or in-person personal training course and the exam required to get certification and be hired. Essentially, accreditation ensures that your personal trainer has received the bare minimum of formal training to assist you in reaching your objectives.
  • Form-correction- This is especially true for new resistance trainees. A private gym with PT can show you how to properly perform an activity, sparing you the effort of having to rectify bad habits later on and lowering your chance of injury.

Cons Of a Personal Trainer

  • Nutrition- Most people underestimate the importance of diet in achieving their objectives. Personal trainers are not qualified to provide nutritional/diet advice unless they are registered nutritionists.
  • Affordability- Personal training costs about $99 per session on average in Singapore, and it ranges from $99 to $250 per session nationwide. Personal trainers in the gym are often highly pricey and difficult to obtain.
  • Scheduling- It can be tough to create a training program that accommodates both your and your trainer's availability, as well as the gym hours, depending on how busy your days are.

Pros Of an Online Personal Trainer

  • Diversity- If you search carefully, you will almost certainly discover a program that fits your objectives and lifestyle. For example, if you find it difficult to exercise because you don't have access to or time to go to the gym, there are various at-home, bodyweight training regimens that don't require the use of any equipment.
  • Flexible schedule- Although the cost of online workout programs varies greatly, it is usually substantially less than the cost of hiring a personal trainer for the same number of sessions as supplied in the program.
  • Affordability- You won't have to worry about scheduling around the availability of your personal trainer because you'll be doing the program on your own time.

Cons Of an Online Personal Trainer

  • Non- personalized- The program is designed to guide a wide range of people toward a common objective. The program does not examine your training history or injury history in the same way that a personal trainer would.
  • Less- accountability- On emotionally and/or mentally exhausting days, you may conclude that skipping a rep, set, or even a complete workout is acceptable. Without somebody pushing you, the impulse to cheat your program is strong.

Beginner trainees typically require instruction in fundamental exercise form, assistance with programming, and the encouragement of an in-person personal trainer. In-person personal training, on the other hand, is excellent for moderate and even advanced trainees. A competitive powerlifter, for example, who has reached a strength plateau may seek the advice of a coach to encourage strength advancement. As a result, you must be very decisive when choosing between a personal trainer and an online personal trainer.