What Is It Really Like to Train With an Online Personal Trainer?

Online personal training may or may not be for you.

For some people, working face-to-face with a trainer is the best option. Maybe you need someone physically beside you during your workouts. Maybe you enjoy going to a gym and thrive with an in-person appointment on your calendar. There are plenty of reasons why traditional personal training might be the better fit.

But for other women, online personal training provides something that is difficult to find in a traditional training environment: a personalized plan, professional guidance, accountability, and flexibility to work out around their actual lives.

The goal of this article is to help you decide whether my online personal training program might fit into your lifestyle and help you reach your goals.

So, let's talk about what it's actually like to train with me.

Your Workouts Are Personalized to You

When you sign up to train with me, I don't simply hand you a generic workout plan and send you on your way.

I start with my beginner personal training program and tailor it to you based on your current fitness level, past injuries, experience, and goals.

You'll receive your own account inside my training app, where your workouts and schedule are organized for you.

One of the greatest benefits of online training is that your workouts work around your schedule.

You don't have to ask me when I'm available.

You don't have to rearrange your day around an appointment.

You don't have to make it to a gym at a specific time.

Instead, you tell me which days you plan to complete your workouts, and I add them to your schedule. If life happens—and it will—you can easily move a workout to another day.

I ask my clients to complete three workouts each week, but when and where you complete them can work around your life.

Because let's be honest: life is busy enough already.

Your workout program should help support your life, not become another scheduling headache.

"But How Will I Know If I'm Doing the Exercises Correctly?"

This is one of the most common questions people have about online personal training.

And it's a good question.

Since you are completing your workouts independently, you may wonder abou this.

I've got you covered.

Every exercise in your program includes a video tutorial where I demonstrate the movement and walk you through how to perform it.

You also have access to optional weekly coaching calls where you can ask questions and get feedback live. If you need additional support, private calls are also available.

So while I may not be physically standing next to you during every workout, you are not simply left alone to figure everything out.

My goal is to teach you how to train with confidence and this is part of the process.

Work Out on Your Schedule and in Your Own Space

Some of my clients work out at a gym.

Most of my clients work out at home.

And honestly? I think working out at home is one of the most underrated benefits of online personal training.

You can work out in your own space.

You don't have to worry about what you're wearing.

You don't have to worry about what you smell like.

You don't have to feel like someone is watching or judging you.

You can simply show up and do the work.

My clients have different reasons for preferring to train at home.

Some want to save time.

Some have paid for gym memberships but realized they weren't going often enough to make them worthwhile.

Some feel intimidated because they don't know what to do when they walk into a gym.

And one client told me she didn't enjoy being hit on at the gym. She's married, so that was definitely not part of her fitness goals.

But here's the thing: I don't want you to feel like you have to hide from the gym forever.

In fact, I would love to empower you to the point where you could walk into a gym with your plan in hand and feel completely confident.

You don't ever have to work out at a gym if you don't want to.

But you deserve to know that you belong there just as much as the muscle guy hogging the bench press.

Your Program Can Change as You Progress

One of the biggest differences between simply downloading a workout program and working with a coach is feedback.

As you complete your workouts, you can leave me comments, questions, concerns, and wins.

I review your feedback and use it to adjust your future workouts.

For example, let's say I recommend 3-pound weights for your bicep curls.

You complete the workout and tell me, "Those were way too easy. I used 5 pounds instead, and that felt challenging."

Perfect.

I can adjust your upcoming workouts to reflect that.

That's a simple example, but it demonstrates something important: your program isn't meant to stay exactly the same while you change.

As you get stronger, improve your technique, and learn more about what your body is capable of, your training can progress with you.

I also use your feedback to coach you on things like:

• Exercise technique

• Progressive overload

• Choosing appropriate weights

• Building confidence

• Creating a stronger mind-body connection

The goal isn't just to get through a workout.

The goal is to help you become someone who understands how to train.

You'll Learn About Nutrition Too

Exercise is only one part of the picture.

Inside my beginner personal training program, you'll also receive six weeks of teaching videos covering the foundations of nutrition.

You'll learn about the science behind nutrition and how to make choices that support your goals.

My goal isn't to teach you how to fear food.

It's not to make you feel guilty every time you eat something that isn't considered "healthy."

And it's definitely not to hand you a restrictive diet that you can't maintain.

Instead, I want to help you understand how to fuel your body, work toward your goals, and enjoy food without guilt.

Because long-term results require more than a temporary diet.

They require learning how to care for your body for the rest of your life.

Your Physical Journey Is About More Than Your Body

Alongside the fitness and nutrition education are some of my favorite parts of coaching: lifestyle, mindset, and spirituality.

Because I truly believe that your physical journey can be a spiritual journey in disguise.

When you begin working on your body, you often begin discovering things that have nothing to do with your body.

Maybe you realize how much of your worth you've connected to the number on the scale.

Maybe you discover that you have been speaking negatively to yourself for years.

Maybe you learn that you are stronger than you ever believed.

Maybe you begin to take care of yourself not because you hate your body and want to change it, but because you're learning to appreciate the body God has given you.

And it's often in those quiet, private moments—whether you're working out in your living room, garage, or bedroom—that the Lord can begin working on your heart while you're working on your body.

That's why I don't see coaching as simply helping women lose weight or change their appearance.

The transformation can go so much deeper.

What Transformation Can Look Like

One of the greatest honors of coaching women is watching them come back to themselves.

I've watched women become excited about their developing strength.

I've heard about clothes becoming too loose.

I've celebrated women enjoying shopping again.

I've heard from women who wore a tank top for the first time in years.

I've received messages from clients laughing because their husbands noticed their perkier booties.

Sorry. There's really no better way to say that.

But those physical changes aren't the whole story.

I've also had the privilege of watching women begin to disconnect their worth from the number on the scale.

I've heard about moms working out with their children.

I've watched women discover confidence in what their bodies can do.

And perhaps one of my favorite things is hearing a woman begin to enjoy the person she sees in the mirror again.

That's why I do what I do.

Because this journey is about more than smaller pants.

It's about becoming stronger.

It's about learning to care for yourself.

It's about changing habits that have kept you stuck.

It's about becoming more confident in your body.

And sometimes, it's about remembering who you are.

Is Online Personal Training Right for You?

Online personal training isn't for everyone.

You may need someone standing beside you in the gym.

You may prefer a scheduled appointment and face-to-face interaction.

And that's okay.

But online training might be a great fit for you if you want:

• A personalized training plan

• Flexibility to work out around your schedule

• The ability to work out at home or in a gym

• Guidance on exercise technique

• Ongoing adjustments as you get stronger

• Accountability and coaching

• Nutrition education

• Support with mindset, lifestyle, and spiritual growth

My program is designed to meet you where you are and help you move forward.

Not perfectly.

Not overnight.

But consistently.

You Are Capable of More Than You Think

Here's what I want you to know:

You are capable of more than you think you are.

You are capable of getting stronger.

You are capable of learning new habits.

You are capable of changing the patterns that have kept you stuck.

You are capable of feeling confident in what your body can do.

And maybe, somewhere along the way, you'll discover that this journey was never just about changing the way you look.

Maybe it's about becoming more of the woman God created you to be.

Jesus said that He came so that we could have life and have it abundantly.

I believe that learning to care for your body, becoming stronger, growing in confidence, and pursuing better health can be part of embracing that abundant life.

If you're ready to make a change and think my coaching program might be the right fit for you, I'd love to talk.

Send me a message with the word READY.

I'll learn more about your goals, your lifestyle, and what you're looking for—and together, we can decide whether online coaching is the right next step for you.

And if it is, I would be honored to walk alongside you on the journey.

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