Considering Personal Training? It is a great option for you if...
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You need extra encouragement and accountability to reach your fitness goals.
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You want to workout, but are not sure how to get started.
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You have physical conditions that might require extra attention.
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Your fitness level results or fitness routine have plateaued.
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You have set a personal fitness goal and need help reaching it.
TWU Fitness and Recreation offers great opportunities for training, considering a wide variety of fitness levels and budgets. Options for training are listed below:
FREE Fitness Assessments:
Assessments are a great way to benchmark success as you work towards your fitness goals! An assessment consists of the following measurements:
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Anthropometric measurements (heart rate, blood pressure)
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Body composition (including weight, skin fold calipers, and/or girth measurements)
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Flexibility assessment
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Muscular strength and endurance assessment
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Cardiovascular fitness assessment
Follow up appointments are possible every eight weeks.
Any member of TWU Fitness and Recreation, including TWU students, can take advantage of this free service. Just schedule your appointment at the Jones Hall Fitness Center!
Please note: After reviewing your lifestyle/medical history questionnaire, it may be determined that a medical release is required before the fitness assessment can proceed. This is to ensure your health and safety. The guidelines we use for medical clearance are based on the American College of Sports Medicine.
Personal Training Packages:
Personal training at TWU Fitness and Recreation is a great way to improve your fitness! Through individualized fitness instruction, you will receive:
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consultation on how to best reach your fitness goals
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a written workout regimen
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demonstration on how to execute the workout provided
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continued one-on-one instruction and education in all of the components of fitness training
Consider Team Training and save even more! Have a friend with similar fitness goals personal train with you and add only $10 to a session package!
Please note: After reviewing your lifestyle/medical history questionnaire, it may be determined that a medical release is required before personal training can proceed. This is to ensure your health and safety. The guidelines we use for medical clearance are based on the American College of Sports Medicine.
I want to start Personal Training. How do I get started?
1. Pick one of our qualified trainers or we can pick one for you based on your goals and availability. See the personal trainer and fitness specialist bios or contact the Jones Hall Fitness Center for more details.
2. Fill out a Personal Training Registration Form at the Jones Hall Fitness Center front desk. Payment is required at the time of registration.
3. You will be contacted by our staff within 5 working days to set up an appointment with your trainer directly. That’s it!
Personal Training Policies and Procedures:
For personal training to be effective, participants and trainers must know what the expectations are for both sides. Adhering to the following Policies and Procedures will be ensure success!
1. When purchasing personal training packages, the individualized fitness instruction will include:
*Fitness and goal assessment upon the initiation of the program. All information will be kept confidential.
*A written program based on assessment results.
*Continued education and instruction in the components of fitness: cardiovascular training, muscular conditioning training, flexibility and bodycomposition. Often, a variety of fitness-related equipment will be used based on the client’s goals and needs.
*One to three 1 hour sessions per week with the assistance of a qualified personal trainer or
fitness specialist that are scheduled to accommodate both the participant and the trainer.
2. It is also important to note what the individualized fitness instruction will NOT include:
*Diagnose, treat, and/or rehabilitate any health disorders and/or illnesses. Trainers may refer clients to appropriate health professionals based on the identification of potential risk factors. Personal trainers may also receive exercise, health or nutrition guidelines from appropriate health care providers in order to best meet the fitness needs of the client.
*Provide nutrition or supplement education beyond the USDA Food Guidance System.
*Counsel clients in areas of life beyond physical fitness.
3. Scheduling Sessions: Trainers and clients schedule their own appointments, independent of TWU Fitness and Recreation front desk or management staff.
4. Expiration Date of Training Sessions: Personal training sessions will expire 6 months from the date of purchase unless serious extenuating circumstances prevent the client from returning. Extending the expiration date will only happen based on an agreement between the client, the personal trainer, and TWU Fitness and Recreation management.
5. Late Policy: Clients must be dressed appropriately and ready to participate at the time of the scheduled session. The trainer is only required to wait for the client for 10 minutes. If a session begins late due to the client, the trainer has the right to deduct those minutes off of the session. The trainer is also responsible for arriving and being prepared to begin on time. Sessions will start and end on time.
6. Cancellation Policy: If a client must miss a scheduled personal training appointment due to illness, emergency, travel or etc., he/she should notify TWU Fitness and Recreation and/or the personal trainer at the earliest possible date and will make arrangements with the trainer to reschedule the appointment. If a client does not notify TWU Fitness and Recreation and/or the personal trainer within 24 hours, he/she will be charged for that session as if he/she had used it. The trainer is also responsible for giving a client 24 hours notice if he/she needs to cancel an appointment.
7. First Session: The majority of a client's first session may be a consultation and/or fitness assessment with the trainer. This consultation is designed to set goals, learn more about the client and provide education.
8. Medical Release: After reviewing a client's lifestyle questionnaire, medical history questionnaire and/or the fitness assessment results, it may be determined that a medical release is required before personal training can continue. These guidelines for medical clearance are based on the American College of Sports Medicine guidelines.
9. Current Membership to TWU Fitness and Recreation: Clients must be current TWU Students or current TWU Fitness and Recreation members in order to participate in the personal training program.
10. Check In at the Front Desk: Clients are still required to check in at the fitness center front desk with the appropriate ID before working with the personal trainer.
11. Outside Personal Trainers: No outside trainers or coaches are allowed to use the facilities without prior permission by TWU Fitness and Recreation management.
12. Problems with Personal Training: Please inform Fitness and Recreation management of any problems, questions or concerns that arise. We want this experience to be positive and successful!
13. Evaluation: Once I have completed my sessions, I may be asked to complete a brief evaluation in order to determine quality of the services rendered by the personal trainer, quality of the program, and education received.
Thank you for considering TWU Fitness and Recreation Personal Training!
We look forward to working with you!
page updated 12/2/2008 14:18
