Whilst there are many advantages to using a personal trainer, the hourly rate combined with membership fees can make it an unaffordable luxury. However, with many gyms in Chiswick and the surrounding area offering flexible entry fees, you can afford to treat yourself to a proper workout with the experts.

There are numerous benefits to working out with a personal trainer, and the results you get will say it all. A trainer will ensure that you’re working out at the right fitness levels for your own strength and ability, and direct how you do specific exercise to ensure you’re working out efficiently and getting the most from it. They provide motivation through constant feedback, giving you that extra push when needed, and provide accountability. Most personal trainers will really believe in what they do and will be able to develop an individual fitness programme for you to help you reach your goals, whether they be gain strength, lose weight or improve a sports technique. They will often be able to include nutrition advice and offer an all-round good health approach so you can take what you’ve learnt into your normal daily life. And finally, personal trainers are also an excellent way for beginners to learn the best way to exercise, and how to use the various machine and facilities at the gym without being intimated or unsure. They build confidence in their clients and want you to reach your goals as much as you do; if not more!

There are a selection of gyms in Chiswick that offer expert personal training without the need to commit to a gym contract. The Gym Clinic, just off the Chiswick roundabout, offers a good range of cardio equipment and a spacious free weights area. The staff are well trained, very knowledgeable and very ready to help with advice as needed. The man who started it is an ex-athlete and very passionate about what he does. State of Mind Fitness, close to Ravenscourt Park, offers a very light, modern and quiet space to work out in. Group training is available as well as individual training sessions, and their head instructor is known as ‘the trainer’s trainer’. And finally, if you’re able to head a bit further south towards Barnes, you’ll find Educogym; a supervised training studio that focuses on specialised training plans within a positive, friendly environment and a goal-specific workout plan.

If you’d like to work out with a personal trainer at one of the gyms in Chiswick, without the cost of a monthly membership, go to www.payasugym.com to get further details about the gyms mentioned here and more.