Is Virtual Personal Training Effectictive?

Short answer? Yes! In fact, behavior change psychology indicates that online personal training is actually more effective than traditional training. This might sound counterintuitive but habit change psychology tells us that the only way to truly make a change is through developing autonomy in that skill or habit. Meaning having a coach to guide you through the process but still doing everything independently is the best approach to ensure success and safety along the way. And we've actually seen this proven by our clients, time and time again.

We have both worked in the industry for years, working in various cities, with multiple different demographics.  The bulk of our time was spent with traditional in-person coaching while working with a few online personal training clients in our "free time".  After a few years working with both, we started to notice something, our online personal training clients were making remarkable progress, bounding over obstacles and staying consistent not only with workouts but also with their lifestyle and nutrition habits.  On the other hand, however, our in-person clients were of course progressing but, on average, not at the same rate. The in-person clients really seemed to stay stuck on lifestyle obstacles such as sleep and stress management for much longer. But why?  When we began online training we deemed it the secondary option, the next best thing for people that we couldn’t work with us in person for one reason or another. So how in the world were these clients making such amazing progress and so quickly online?  The answer came down to simple math....bare with me for a moment on this...