PERSONAL TRAINERS IN RIVERDALE
Even surfing online for “personal trainers near me” or “personal trainers in Riverdale” shows intent and is a positive step towards changing where you are now and where you want to be.
Congratulations on making the first step towards your goal!
WHY PERSONAL TRAINING?
We have quite a range of private clients and the reasons why they come to us is always interesting as well as inspiring. Some reasons are straight forward like I want to lose weight and get fitter and others are completely off the wall.
We don’t care, your goal is our goal.
Whether you’re looking to lose weight, increase strength, improve technique or preparing for an event, a more personal setting with an individually designed program equates to faster results.
Personal training at OPEX Riverdale is an effective and efficient way to achieve your fitness goals.
WHY SHOULD YOU START PERSONAL TRAINING?
- If you haven't exercised for 6 months or more and want to kick start your fitness
- If you have a previous injury or are at risk of injury and want to ensure you have the right program for your needs
- You want even faster results to achieve your goals
WHY IS OPEX RIVERDALE THE FUTURE OF PERSONAL TRAINING?
Find out more below:
An introduction to what we do at OPEX Riverdale NYC, the future of personal training in Riverdale and New York City.
THE BENEFITS OF OPEX RIVERDALE
VS.
TRADITIONAL PERSONAL TRAINING
THE TRADITIONAL PERSONAL TRAINING METHOD
Let’s say a member, we’ll call them Dave, signs up to a 3x per week package with a personal trainer at $70 per session. $840.00 per month. Which is great, Dave will get lots of much-needed attention, motivation, and accountability. But after 3 months, does he still need that level of attention?
If we look at a standard hour of training. The first 10 minutes will likely start as a warm-up. After 3 months of being coached, Dave knows how to use a foam roller, he knows how to go through his dynamic warm up. So they have a chat instead, a bit of small talk. Next comes the first exercise of the day, a Deadlift. Dave is quite confident with this and is happy to load up to his first lift after a few pointers and reminder of his set/rep/weight scheme. 15 minutes and a few sets in, he does start to fatigue and lets his form slip. Dave’s personal trainer jumps in with help to get him back into proper form and finish the last set.
25 minutes deep and there hasn’t been much to coach. It’s an expensive bit of small talk with a few coaching cues! Now that’s not belittling the personal trainer, it is just truth. He taught Dave well! He just simply doesn’t need a personal trainer with 1:1 for this part of his workout.
THE OPEX RIVERDALE PERSONAL TRAINING METHOD
At OPEX Riverdale, Dave would be working out in a small group with other members. The personal trainer is coaching at all times within the hour session but can now focus on what everyone genuinely needs. Dave might move onto push-ups after his deadlifts and he sucks at them! (his words not mine). So the personal trainer will now engage and focus with him for 10 minutes on this, not small talk their way through an expensive warm up.
But along with that on the floor coaching, Dave still has his own dedicated personal trainer who he knows is there, looking at the big picture, checking his workouts every week for progress and who he speaks to every month to get personal lifestyle and nutrition guidance.
WHY IS THIS THE FUTURE?
Because of this small group setting members don’t need to pay $840.00 p/m to be coached at the gym 3x per week. Our membership is less than a third of that including access to our bespoke & private gym in Riverdale and unlimited sessions with our personal trainers.
This comparison is assuming you’re lucky enough to find a good personal trainer that actually gets you the results you want. In our experience, over the years you need the right foundations to genuinely reach your maximum potential.
+ STATE-OF-THE-ART PRIVATE GYM IN RIVERDALE
Not having the equipment available or having crazy busy times at a gym sucks. Our Riverdale gym is purpose built and will not have more than 8 people working out at a time.
+ PROFESSIONAL COACHING
The fitness industry is hardly regulated and is full of low-quality personal trainers. We spend $1,000’s each year on coach education and have 1000’s of hours experience.
+ NUTRITION
You’ll get legitimate nutritional coaching. Without this, your results will seriously suffer. It’s also something so many people struggle with, how can we ignore it! This is the key to weight loss and will be instrumental in any weight gain and bulking. If you want to change your body composition, this is the place to start!
+ ACCOUNTABILITY/MOTIVATION
You’ll be assigned your personal trainer who will take care of you and your program. Behind the scenes, they will keep you accountable and help guide you through it all. On top of that, the floor coaches will also be waiting with a smile to help you in the gym.
+ ASSESSMENT
OPEX has a saying “Assess, don’t guess.” Whatever your goal is we need to measure where you’re at now and continually assess to make sure you get there. We go deep on assessment! Body Fat %, muscle mass, weight, hydration, visceral fat, strength, mobility, stability, aerobic fitness, anaerobic fitness, power, speed... The list goes on. If your goal is related to it, we’ll test it continually through your time here. No personal trainer will shy away from testing, we’re confident in the results.
+ ATMOSPHERE & FUN
If you dread going to the gym or just find it boring, you’ll never make it part of your lifestyle. The trainers and fellow members keep it fun. You’ll get to know your classmates pretty quickly and we also arrange social nights. What better way to get to know everyone than embarrass yourself after a few drinks! (or let the coaches do that)
+ CONSULTATIONS
Every month you’ll sit down with your personal trainer to discuss how it’s all going. Here we have honest conversations about nutrition, lifestyle, sleep, stress, etc.. How can you expect to get life-changing results when your lifestyle doesn’t support it? You might like the idea of “6-week abs” but what happens at week 12? You’ve put it all back on again. Don’t be fooled by the “reach your goals faster” marketing ploy.
+ LONG TERM PROGRAMMING
After your assessments and consultation, your personal trainer will map out what the next 12 months might look for you. Then each month refine that program and plan the specifics. This style of a properly periodized training program will be part of why you get the best results you’ve ever had and it will also help keep you injury free! Unfortunate to say but if you asked most personal trainers, they haven’t even planned their members next week let alone the whole year. This is a fitness experience that will look at your long term health.
Personal Trainer Felix teaching proper form.
HOW MUCH DOES A PERSONAL TRAINER COST?
Yes, you want to hit your goals and get fit, but what will it cost me and can I afford it? Before we answer that we want you to really think about what a personal trainer is…
In the business world, we employ expert consultants and mentors every day to help grow our personal profile and our businesses. A personal trainer is not so different, you make an investment in us and we work towards improving your health and fitness with systems and processes.
Think of us as your mentor.
We may be biased, but we think our OPEX Riverdale team are amongst the best personal trainers in Riverdale. So much so we have members from Westchester, Manhattan, Bronx and as far as New Jersey coming to us just to be part of our program.
In New York City, personal training sessions can cost up to $200 an hour however our Individualized Coaching Membership includes so much more for less.
Remember this, you will always work harder and push yourself further when someone is pushing you. If you are held accountable to someone, you will deliver.
Let’s do this
We are here and ready when you are.
The rest is up to you.