Personal Training vs Large Group: A Case Study

Personal Training or Large Group Classes: A case study.

A young twenty-something medical professional, for our purposes here, we'll call her Charlie, short for Charlotte. She is a super fun person, easy to laugh, to smile, and brightens the spaces she is in, and is the kind of person you genuinely enjoy being around. She is also a little unsure of herself at times, just like all of us, but eager to carve her place out in the world. Charlie is one of our faves here at Leaf Gym.

Charlie joined our gym as a group class member initially and took off like a rocket. She got deep into the workouts, pushed herself every time, and got stronger and fitter fast, the kind of results everyone in the gym is after. But...it wasn't long before she started to experience some aches and pains, that eventually turned into hurts, and eventually into full blown injury.

She was devastated. She was so strong, and so much fitter than she had been previously, and loving the community she was a part of, and yet now, here she was, injured, a bit broken, and sitting on the sideline watching while her friends were all having fun tackling tough, fun things together. She couldn't do any of it, for fear or making it worse, or not being able to do her work without constant pain.

So she sat it out. For a long while. Let herself heal, let her heart and body mend.

We all missed her here, dearly, but these things are a part of the journey in nearly every life.

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At Leaf, we have three primary service offerings.

1) We offer personal training, 1-1, 60 minute sessions with custom programming and even more important, dedicated eyes and ears to teach well. This type of focused training is often perfect for our C-suite level executives, busy and active retirees hedging for a long great life ahead, and folks just beginning again on their fitness journeys.

2) We also have large group classes, usually between 7-12 attendees, with customized programming based on an athletes goals and current capacities. Perfect setup for the in and out athlete, capable but also looking for guidance and a group to push with.

3) And finally, we offer what we feel is the very best option for our clients, our small group personal training. Our clients who take part in small group personal training get to their goals faster, with less occurrence of injury, and with consistent attendance because it adjusts to their scheduling needs rather than conforming to a class schedule.

Simply put, small group personal training is the very best service we offer.

Personal training at 1/2 the cost of what it would usually cost for that amazing level of service: YES PLEASE!

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Now, back to Charlie.

After months of healing and absence, and a few reachouts by our staff, we were able to bring Charlie back in. This time, we would start anew with personal training, with an eye on returning and eclipsing her previous bests. Our hope was that with time, we would move to small group personal training once she was ready!

Well, all Charlie has done since is set personal records for her lifts, add volume to her bodyweight exercises and gymnastics, and have that beautiful smile return to her face, returning new fresh light to our space.

She has continued with small group personal training, making new friends in her appointment based work and made a ton of progress on her goals, requiring new goals to be set! She has been injury-free, and truly experienced the benefits of having a custom coach watching her and setting her course.

She has done all the work, but under the committed, caring eye of her personal trainers.

Charlie is back in full, and we couldn't be happier for her. We all win when our clients are thriving in their lives, and small group personal training has been the key!

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If you are interested in experiencing the best fitness and strength of your life, done on your schedule, under the caring watch of a team of trainers hellbent on your progress, today is the day to come join us at Leaf.

Book a starting point consult today and let's bring you in alongside Charlie, and all the rest of the community here at Leaf!