Best Virtual Personal Trainer Apps on Reddit
189 reddit mentions across r/OnePelotonRealSub, r/PersonalTrainer, r/pelotoncycle, r/beginnerfitness, r/strengthtraining and 15+ more subreddits
"Me! Really happy so far. I was already well into a marathon training plan and she's scheduled great complementary strength workouts, stretches, etc around my runs. She's also got them set around my home equipment vs gym days and takes my feedback, increases weights/changes reps, and mixes it up. I'd say it's been about 2 months and I'm really happy, especially for the price."
"I love it! I am on day 60 with my trainer. I am doing 3 strength days and will be transitioning to 4 days fully by next month. She is responsive and explains her reasoning behind certain exercises and how it connects to my goals. I've never had an in-person trainer before and since I don't drive, my home gym and virtual trainer/coaching works best for me."
"I have been with my trainer since February. I love her coaching. She programs my strength twice a week using my smith machine and other props such as step ups onto box with weights. I think it's a great value compared to in-person training. I love that she picks my rowing machine, bike and walking classes because it is more rounded. I still have Saturday and Sunday to pick classes I want to take!"
"I'm about a week in and so far, I really like it. I picked my trainer and she programs everything — her strength workouts and Peloton classes. Everything I do counts towards my streak on the app. She picks classes I never would and I'm grateful for the help because the decision fatigue is real."
"I also use Trainwell and compared to any other trainer it's incredibly cheap. I don't see myself cancelling it any time soon."
"I used it as a client. I told my trainer that I'm also a trainer, and he was really excited to work with me. Good, challenging workouts. I felt well supported and respected the trainer's experience. Overall, I liked it. I used it for 3 months, but paused for a bit to do an in-person program."
"I've been using Trainwell for the past three months and loving the accountability and the personalized strength training workouts. I recently increased to using 20 lb dumbbells and was really excited about that accomplishment!"
"I have been doing it for approximately 5 weeks. Similar feelings others have stated. I will add, that when something doesn't jive with me I tell her and she switches it for me and I usually like the switch."
"I was a complete newbie at lifting and have built up some muscle since I have started. For form checks, you have to video yourself outside of the workout routine if you are on iPhone. You get some form tracking with the Apple Watch. You are paying $100/month vs $95/hr — the value is clear."
"I'm trying Fitbod now. So far, I like the workouts, although I'm still not sure whether I'm getting enough volume or intensity. To be fair, I really have no idea, so I've been checking with a few different AIs to get their opinions on whether the workouts are sufficient."
"The exercises and the video content are top notch. The workouts are great, efficient, and feel effective. However, the app design itself and customer service are pretty bad. It often deletes your week-to-week progress. It does not correctly save modifications you make to the workout plan. Every input has substantial lag."
"I use the Krato workout planner app. They offer everything except customized plans. But they do have a personalized routine builder."
"If you can actually handle the complexity, Liftosaur literally allows you to code your own progression. You do need to tinker with it for a while though."