I'd do it for free, if I didn't like to eat

ok
we all work
my daughters all have jobs where they make an amount per hour, all part time.
some people have a "base" plus commission
some are straight commission
Personal Trainers are 100% if I don't train then I don't eat.

I know you work hard for your money, I do too; training is more than counting your sets and reps. It is learning your strengths and weaknesses, helping YOU to reach YOUR goals, it is more than the hour a day/week etc we spend together. There is a lot that goes into your session.....

I have rates, yes I work deals and run "specials" etc. but geesh

After we talk and barter and talk and come to an agreement, please honor it.

It's like this:

A trainer only makes money on training you, the more sessions you commit to, typically, the cheaper the session becomes. There are not "payment plans" on the cheap session..... think of it like going to Sam's or Cosco... you buy in bulk and save money

Could you imagine going to Cosco and getting your pallet of toilet paper, then at check out, asking if you could pay for part of it now and part of it in two weeks.....
ummmm NO

so after we chat it out and decide on a price for you, honor it.

More about the WHY....

So I only make money when I train you..... ok cool. If you buy a package that has 2 sessions a week for 6 weeks, then I block out the next 6 weeks of my time for YOU. I may have to travel to you, so maybe I have to carve out 1.5 for an hour of training.... blah blah blah....
So if we agree to 2x a week for 6 weeks, you need to pay for those sessions before we get started...

WHY
Because if you do not prepay,you have no obligation to meet with me and it becomes: I can't do this day, let's do that; this week is bad, I can't meet; can we do it at a new time today?: and so on....
FURTHERMORE
A trainer makes a good deal with you because you become the regular, the person he/she knows will be there working out, making changes and, yes, regular income.....
SO
if you can't commit to a long term deal, then you will have to pay a little bit more for the sessions.... It is just the nature of the beast....

It is the same with everything, even candy :) buy one at 1.19, or 2 for 2...... 

mmmmmmm candy 

So the next time you are grumbling about the cost of PT, remember your trainer has to eat too!

mmmmmm candy :)