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Can anyone recommend a good personal trainer. Prices etc in the Swindon area? I need someone who is going to motivate me to lose weight etc and live healthier. I’ll cut back on drinking in the New Year already that’s a start but I need a swift kick up the ass to motivate me.

fuck that!you just need motivation and will power.it comes for free.but you can pay me for this post if you want

This bloke, Les Slinn, is the man. He used to wrok at the gym i used to frequent.

He's a seriously nice bloke, very friendly and seriously knows his shit (he's always on courses!). He used to have a column in the adver and my once 21st sister, was helped, in part, by this man and his constant advice, nagging and upbeat attitude.

http://www.lspersonaltraining.com/

i had to read that twice, i thought you used to have 21 sisters. :|

  Nah I think he's got > 21 sisters....the sister helped being no 21.  Which I suppose is what you mean by used to.  

  Gazza, I do arse kicking for a very reasonable 21 an hour.

you can get personalised trainers from several online shops. i always find them rather tacky looking though

each to their own

er, yes. :wink:

 Don't expect to get much sense out of me......I tend to spend this festive period in a haze of excessive drink and sleep.

i was up drinking G&Ts until 6am. can't remember why, it was someone else's idea.

Gary haven't you got a friend you can go to the gym with etc? To me, that really helped get my arse in gear. When my mate and I went to uni I stopped going to the gym, it just wasn't as good without having someone there to push you.

 That makes it OK then as long as it wasn't your idea.

that's right.

Reg is right. I had 21, and now have many more.

It's not that my Mum's a goer, it's that my Dad has lots of seeds that need sewing. He's stopped naming them after the third and refers to them all as numbers. I'm lucky as i'm the only one to have a name, Dvanaestoro.

   Bit like Septimus Atterbury who played for us pre Great War.  He was presumably the seventh son of Atterbury.

No pulling the wool over your eyes Reg. :D

  I think Swansea fans enjoy a situation whereby they can pull the wool over their eyes.....not my scene at all.

That Les is very good gary.

Good luck with it

Any Idea how much Les charges per session etc? I've flicked through the website but I can't see how much. He seems to do the things I want as well so,..... !

Seriously give the bloke a call, he really is a very nice bloke. He'll probably motivate you just by chatting to him.

Think he has the ADHD equivalent of motivation and keeping fit.

I have personal trainers.

My Reebok's are my own, as opposed to anybody elses and therefore my own peronal trainer's.

Highly recommended.

My mum's a personal trainer.
Have a go with her, everyone else seems to.

 :shock:

Pm'd.

I did do that on purpose :D
But yeah, she is.

legend. :Ride On Fatbury's Lovestick:

hi son.

Alrite dad, uncle Pete, Postman John.
Whatever one you are.

we all meet up for beers on a thursday and reminisce.

:D

once you're old enough you should come out for beers. it's fun.

I do anyway, your right it's ace.
I once shagged a fence because of it :D

i understand that you drink, as all 17 year olds do, but when you hit 18 you should come out with us lot on awaydays and stuff. it's good craic.

I will, I could probably get away with it now.

you may well be right.

If I can get served without ID you're fine  :D

I seem to be alright at the moment.
Fuck it, let me know next time :D

you don't look as young as you hope you do.

...And bring your mum.

Booo. You're no longer my mate. Or maybe you're humouring me and this is a good thing.

i've been up for nearly 12 hours, i have to go to bed soon.

you seem to want to look 16, but you don't, you just look like a short 22 year old.

:(

You still would though andy

as long as you buy the beers.

hmmm flashback to youngest ever  :|

your's was wrongness, mine was fine.

albeit you were younger.

I think I was ok. Perhaps.

Ssshhhh this never happened.

what didn't?

Nothing

Night all.
x

that's what i thought.

Are you on about tonight or the past.


And fellow TEFers I have never slept with axs tonight or in the past if it reads that way  :?

 :shock: i'm not sure it ever read that way.

Well let's make that certain you sexy ginger man.

Thanks for the advice guys. I contacted Les and he seems like a nice enough guy. I would say £30-35.00 a session is fair. Here is the email I received today. I have since contacted him about an initial meeting session.

Hello Gary,

Thank you for your enquiry.

I like to meet with my potential clients before any training begins to talk to you about what you want to achieve.
At that first meeting if the client wishes to proceed I book you in for a fitness test. I do this with everyone so I know at what fitness level you are at and to enable me to gauge the future training to benefit you most. I also weigh you and take body fat measurements.
If anyone has any injuries, illnesses or high blood pressure I monitor you closely during each training session. I like my clients to wear heart rate monitors to enable me to keep a constant check on your heart rate. I also work with physiotherapists and sports therapists that help rehabilitation and treatment of injuries.
As part of the clients initial assessment I do a nutrition analysis which involves you completing a food diary for one week. I take this information and analyse it to check that you are consuming the correct amount of nutrients to maintain a healthy diet. If you are not, I will give suggested eating plans to help change to a better way of eating and help weight loss if required.

I charge £35.00 per session or £30.00 with one of my staff. Each session lasts one hour. I like the client to book 6 sessions at the beginning but these can be taken weekly, monthly, whenever it suits the client’s availability and budget. This will be discussed at the initial introductory meeting, for which there is no charge. You can have the sessions at home, my fitness studio or a combination of both.

I hope this gives you all the information you need but if you have any further queries please do not hesitate to contact me. I look forward to meeting you and thank you again for your enquiry.

Cheers
Les

Sounds good Gaz if you ever want a run shout as im gonna hit it hard this year

aounds good to me pt in mk are £50 an hour!!!!!!!!!!!

Did you look Dill? ha ha ace your taking it serious

Oi fatty i will do it

My motivation tactics are very good as you can see

Les is very good he often frequents JJB Gym with his clients - let us know how you get on it will be very interesting

What does he look like?  I think I know who he is.  Does he have greyish hair?

Ignore that.  Just seen the pic and I know who he is.

I think a lot of people that go to JJB know Les....I wish I had the money to pay a personal trainer, it's bad enough paying for the gym monthly (not that I've been for about 2 months)  - I think the price for gym's is a rip off though but they have you by the short and curley's as the council run gyms are crap so you have no choice if you want to go to a gym to 'try' and keep fit...or get a 6 pack  :soapy tit wank:

£36 a month isnt bad as compared to most in Swindon its pretty cheap!

Personal trainer wise, I think Id lose my temper with one!  :D

Depends what you want from your gym I suppose. I found the Link Centre to be excellent. Yes it is very small, but it had a machine of every type in there, I haven't been in years though.

De Vere is now £40 a month but its ideal.

Its free for me i got a card

i pay £9 a month in reading. that's student rate and off-peak (have to be out by 5 mon-fri) mind

They gave me a funny look last night when I said I left it with a mate!!

I bet they did