Cirencester Scene Magazine - Establishing Local Connections Semi-Private
Training By Mike Edwards
I’ve written about Semi-Private or Small Group Training before, but I’d like to bring it up again because it strikes me as something people are missing out on. It’s a great alternative, a kind of halfway house for exercisers who want to im- prove their fitness under expert guidance but are put off by personal training prices.
People come to me for personal
or Semi-
Private training for many reasons but especially these;
They’ve tried going it alone but lack the commitment to main- tain a programme.
They’re unsure of what to do, what ismost effective.
Small group training in action. Gather some friends together.
They have specific issues that aren’t addressed in group classes.
They’ve been doing the same thing for a while and aren’t seeing any progress.
These are things that any good personal trainer will be able to take care of but for a price. This is where Semi-Private Training provides a solution.
The term ‘Semi-private Training’ means having an individualised training plan, different for each client, just as with Personal Training. Where it differs is how you undertake that plan, since
semi-private sessions are delivered to a group of, typically, 2-3 other people simultaneously.
It’s a system that’s been shown to be really effective for many years in the US but has never really caught on here partly, I think, due to a lack of awareness and availability.
It’s a shame because the experience of the fitness industry in the US suggests it’s very ef- fective.
On the plus side, you get a training plan based on your goals, abilities and limitations, you get the results, and you pay less (often 30- 60% less). There is a great social aspect to it and the presence of other people can be a spur to push yourself just a little bit harder.
On the down side the session times have to be rigid for a group setting to work. Clearly with
other people you
don’t get the same attention as with personal training. For some people the thought of being part of a group can be off-putting (although the actuality is nearly always better). You can apply these same arguments to group classes how- ever.
On that subject those who argue against Semi- Private Training say you might as well do a group class, like circuits for example. After all, it’s cheaper than personal training and is done in a group.
To use a trademark analogy, a class is like taking the train: it will deliver you and many other people to somewhere roughly in the vicinity of where you want to go. Semi-private training is a car that takes you and a few others door to door.
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Classes are designed for themajority and on the usually erroneous basis that we are all fully and equally functional and have the same goals. When it comes to exercise appropriateness and form the least qualified judge is in charge - you !
The difference from Semi-Private Training is that you’ve had no assessment, no tailored
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