How Much Does A Personal Trainer Cost?

When you want to improve anything in your life, one of the most effective approaches is working with a coach.

Having accountability for doing the things we know we should be doing (but aren’t) is incredibly powerful.

If you’re wanting to lose weight, get stronger, or improve your energy levels, working with a personal trainer can accelerate your results.

One of the most frequently asked questions is “how much does a personal trainer cost?“.

The price for personal training varies widely across the nation with the average price per hour in Florida currently around $65 (updated in 2025).

For experienced personal trainers, you should expect to pay somewhere between $70 and $100 per hour for a one-on-one session in Melbourne, FL. The hourly rate would be significantly higher for a personal trainer with similar experience in higher income areas such as Naples or Miami Beach.

Before you decide to close this tab and start doing random YouTube workouts in your garage, stick with me.

The rest of this post will detail what factors determine personal training rates, the different personal training options available, and a chart that outlines the prices of the most common options.

What determines personal training rates?

When you purchase a standard gym membership, you’re paying for shared access to equipment and amenities.

Most big box gyms (Crunch, LA Fitness and EOS) have standard gym membership options between $10 and $40 per month that provide you with access to all the equipment you need.

The million dollar question is whether or not you’ll actually use a standard gym membership.

The reason that shared access memberships are priced so low is that big box gyms are confident that more than 95% of their membership base won’t attend regularly. Large crowds during peak training times creates a natural strain on this business model.

If you want more guidance with your training and some accountability around your actions, you may find working with a personal trainer to be a more successful avenue.

Several factors influence what you’ll pay for a personal trainer.

Location: Urban areas or regions with a higher cost of living generally have higher personal training rates compared to rural areas.

Experience and Credentials: A trainer’s experience and expertise can heavily influence their rates. Given the high turnover rate in the industry, most gyms aren’t concerned with the ongoing education of their personal trainers and this is left up to the individual.

Gyms, such as No Limits Fitness, have a more robust continuing education program for their personal trainers. This increases the quality of the training and the value provided to the client.

Session Length and Format: Many personal trainers offer both 30-minute and 60-minute sessions. The format of the session will also impact the cost (in-person, at-home, or online).

Training Frequency: Many gyms and personal trainers will offer a lower cost per session when the weekly training frequency is higher. You may expect to have a lower session rate when training 3 times per week versus someone only training once per week. Additionally, some gyms may offer a lower session rate when purchasing a block of 10 or more sessions at a time..

Addtional Support: Personal training rates at big box gyms typically only includes the session itself. Extra workouts, nutrition coaching, proven systems and accountability outside the training session may be provided at an additional cost. Personal trainers with responsibilities beyond the training session often charge a higher amount per session.

Personal Training Options

One-on-One Personal Training – 60 Minute Sessions

Long considered the gold standard of personal training, you get the undivided attention of a personal trainer. This option provides completely customized programming and the flexibility to work at your own pace.

In the Melbourne, FL area, most gyms will offer 60 Minute Sessions at a cost between $65 to $100 per session. This translates into $300 to $400 per month for training once per week and $600 to $800 per month for training twice per week.

One-on-One Personal Training – 30 Minute Sessions

These shorter sessions offer a more cost-effective approach to 60 minute personal training. Typically this option will have clients warming up on their own before working out with a personal trainer and subsequently stretching on your own after the workout.

The 30-minute personal training sessions are typically priced around 60% of the applicable 60-Minute Session Rate. For example, if the 60-minute rate is $80 per hour, you could expect the rate for a 30-minute session to be approximately $50.

This provides a more budget-friendly option while still delivering results. The shorter 30-minute sessions are also ideal for individuals who are often pressed for time.

Ideally, the selection of 30-minute sessions would increase your overall training frequency. Training twice per week using 30-minute sessions is likely a better approach than one 60-minute personal training each week.

Small Group Personal Training

At No Limits Fitness, we offer 60 minute Small Group Personal Training sessions that provide excellent value and significantly reduce the individual cost of working with an experienced personal trainer. Essentially this option allows you to share the cost of a personal trainer while also experiencing the energy and accountability of a small group.

In collaboration with a network of other small group personal training gyms around the country, we’ve found that the optimal session size for this format is 6 people working with one coach.

By splitting the expense of an experienced personal trainer, we’re able to offer high quality training at a more affordable rate per session.  (Currently our average Small Group Session Rate is around $35).

One of best benefits of this option is that the reduced cost allows you to increase your frequency with a personal trainer.

Additionally, our Small Group Personal Training programs include Accountability, a Resource Vault, InBody scans, quarterly Goal Reviews and support within our private online community.

These additional services typically aren’t included with one-on-one personal training and can have a significant impact on your overall results.

In-Home Personal Training

If you’re choosing this personal training option, you should expect to pay 30% to 50% more per session.

While in-home personal training is a more private experience, the rates must factor in the travel time, vehicle maintenance, and equipment costs that typically aren’t considered with other training options.

Online Personal Training

Although this training option exploded during the pandemic, online personal training has been around for more than 15 years.

Online personal training has a wide array of formats as well from virtual sessions to video lessons. Given the lower expenses and barrier to entry for personal trainers, the cost for online training varies widely.

There are many programs available for around $200 per month and higher end programs that approach $25,000 per person.

The best online personal trainers have extensive experience with in-person training. If you choose to go the online route, the quality of in-person training performed by the coach will directly impact the cost and experience of your online program.

Comparison of Personal Training Options

Why Small Group Personal Training Works
(Beyond The Price)

The Psychology of Shared Suffering. There’s something magical about watching someone else push through their last rep that makes you dig deeper for yours.

By surrounding yourself with people with a similar mindset and on a similar journey, you can find inspiration in their successes and drive yourself to achieve similar results.

Built-In Accountability. When you’re only accountable to yourself, it’s easy to brush off your workout. But when 3 other people are expecting you? That’s different.

You’re more likely to show up and put in the work because you don’t want to let your group down.

Quality Coaching At Scale. Personal training within a small group format provides the perfect amount of support for each participant. You’re still being appropriately challenged with form corrections, modifications and personalized attention…just with a little company.

The Investment Perspective

At some point in your life, you’ll be faced with the investment of your health.

You can either do this proactively at a lower cost or reactively at a much higher cost.

As of 2024, the average cost of long-term care in Florida is more than $6,000 per month.

That makes the $35 per session average of small group personal training seem like a steal.

Fitness is like compound interest for your health. The earlier you start investing, the bigger the payoff.

Instead of compounding money, you’re compounding your energy, strength, confidence and quality of life.

The Bottom Line

As you can see, there is a wide range of pricing options when it comes to personal training.

And we’re not saying that Small Group Personal Training is the right choice for everyone.

If you’re training for something ultra-specific (like a bikini contest), recovering from a complex injury, or just really hate being around people…other training options might be a more suitable option.

But for the vast majority of busy professionals who want the sweep spot between efficiency, accountability and cost, small group personal training is the best option.

The most important question isn’t “how much does a personal trainer cost?”.

It’s “what will it cost me to delay the investment in my health”?

The best investment you’ll ever make is the one you make in yourself.

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