It has taken me a while to write this review.
The first reason for this, is a combination of forgetfulness and laziness.
The second reason, is that Fitness Reborn offered me two free taster personal training sessions. I had the first one on 4th September, however I put off the second one, "until the weather improves"... Since that doesn't look like it'll be any time soon, I'll write my review based on the single session I did have.
I had googled for Personal Training on Highbury Fields and came up with Fitness Reborn who offer a free taster session. Due to a delay in replying to my emails, they kindly offered me two free sessions.
The session itself was pretty good. My trainer was Lewis, who had me doing press-ups, sit-ups, swinging kettle bells around, using resistance bands on my arms and legs, shadow boxing and kick-boxing too. It was a full hour of targeted exercise - and I actually did find myself putting all my effort into it (especially the boxing, so therapeutic!) and I was properly shattered afterwards.
However, I found that rather than accepting the charade of the whole experience, I was mentally kicking back. When the use of the word "can't" was punishable with 10 burpees, rather than rising to the challenge, I found myself reverting to "je peux pas" instead. After being told to "give it my all" but then to "give it more", I wanted to point out that, if I have already "given it my all" then it is actually impossible to give any more. In fact, I'd have to only offer, say, 75% in the initial burst, and save that 25% for later... All this going through my head whilst swinging a kettle bell around.
The session itself was good. I ached for about five days afterwards and I do feel that Lewis listened to my goals and actually target the workout to achieve them.
However it showed me that personal training is not for me. I had a free session, worth £40, which I have postponed indefinitely, with no intention to "define" any time soon.
This is for your if...
If you lack the self-motivation to push yourself, or if you have a specific goal to achieve, then I can see that personal training would be a good way to achieve that.
It's a bit like paying for a gym subscription if you don't have the motivation to go running and workout at home for free.
Recommendations
If you're going to try personal training for the first time, make sure you work out what your goals would be before going along. Whether it's sculpting arms, legs, weight-loss, general fitness. And try to find one that offers a free session first, if only because they're expensive and freebies are always appreciated.
