Personal Training
Get one-on-one support from a certified YMCA personal trainer who can help you build strength, improve fitness, stay accountable and create a sustainable plan that fits your life. YMCA of the Triangle offers personal training at local branches across Raleigh, Durham, Cary and surrounding Triangle communities.
Our Personal Training Approach
YMCA Personal Training is a comprehensive, client-centered experience incorporating physical fitness, nutrition, mental wellness, sleep and recovery.
How Personal Training Works at the YMCA
We've moved beyond traditional training sessions and focus on a multi-dimensional, whole-person approach.
1: Getting Started
Sessions begin with a consultation and assessment to create your personalized plan. This includes a session schedule and a clear accountability plan. We will help you connect your goals to results.
2: Planning & Accountability
Personal Training accountability plans include Evolt 360 body composition analysis. This provides detailed body data through more than 40 measurements in just 60 seconds. Trainers will explain key metrics, focus on the data most relevant to your goals and help you develop personalized action steps and strategies.
3: Training
Let's go! Whether you want to get stronger, lose weight or achieve other goals, we’re here to support you every step of the way.
4: Connect to YMCA Resources
Your Personal Trainer will also connect you to resources that support your wellness journey, including small-group training, group fitness classes, nutrition resources and Y Health programs.
5: Follow Up & Next Steps
We recommend Evolt 360 scans every 6–8 weeks. As your Personal Trainer reviews your data, they’ll adjust your plan as needed and keep you accountable—encouraging and celebrating your progress along the way!
Evolt 360 Scanning
Every Personal Training client has access to Evolt 360 body composition analysis. This provides detailed data about a body through more than 40 measurements in just 60 seconds.
The Evolt body scanner works by passing a safe electrical current through the feet and hands to measure muscle, fat, water and minerals specific to each person. This allows trainers to better design a health and wellness program tailored to each person.
The Why
You're busy. You need flexible, goal-driven training sessions that produce results.
YMCA personal trainers are educated professionals with years of experience who can help any YMCA member, including working professionals, new moms, seniors, and triathletes.
They can tailor a plan to your specific needs, goals and lifestyle and explain the chosen exercises, workouts and plans. They can also help with nutrition, recovery, stress, sleep and even mindset support with empathy, respect and positive encouragement. Plus Personal Training sessions give you access to Evolt 360 scans.
YMCA personal trainers come from as many different backgrounds and walks of life as our members do, and we take great care in matching members with the right personal trainer.
Personal Training FAQs
Once you purchase a session of Personal Training, a YMCA staff member will connect you with a trainer who matches your goals, preferences and needs. You can also request a specific trainer in your Personal Training Packet, provided through the link in your purchase receipt.
YMCA personal trainers also teach group fitness classes, or you may see them working with clients on the wellness floor.
Yes, YMCA personal trainers work with beginners. In fact, YMCA personal trainers work with people at every stage of their fitness journey. From working on functional fitness moves to intense training for a triathlon, there's a YMCA personal trainer ready to work with you wherever you are.
Personal training is available to all YMCA members ages 11 and older.
YMCA personal training includes a whole-person focus, regular assessments to track progress and improvement, nutrition guidance, a personalized program and an individual who stays with you to sustain and motivate you along the way. Our convenient 30-, 45-, or 60-minute sessions make it easy to fit personal training into your schedule.
Yes. Personal training can be anything from functional fitness moves to intense strength training. YMCA personal trainers will work with you to determine your goals, and yes, a very popular training goal is to get stronger. Within a few weeks, you will start to notice a difference in how you feel.
The YMCA offers several personal training options. With 30-, 45-, or 60-minute sessions available in 2-, 4-, 8-, and 12-session packages, you'll find an option that fits your budget and lifestyle.
Subscription sessions expire at the end of your individual monthly billing cycle.
Packages expire 6 months from the purchase date.
What Our Members Say about Personal Training
Personal Training Benefits
Accountability, support, expert guidance and knowledge are some of the benefits of using a YMCA personal trainer.
Accountability
When you work with a trainer, you're accountable to the trainer and yourself. Need one more reason to head to the gym? Your trainer is waiting with a workout designed just for you.
Measurable Gains
When you work one-on-one with a personal trainer, they will measure your progress through fitness assessments and flexibility and motion gains.
Support
YMCA personal trainers are here to support your goals and achievements. That support network makes a big difference in your progress and results.
Personal Training Forms
Before your first Personal Training session, please be sure to complete our Personal Training packet.
Download the packet and save it first. Fill it out, save it and return it when you sign up and make payment for your Personal Training at the Welcome Center.
If you purchase Personal Training online, complete the packet and email it to your Personal Training Contact, listed above. This helps us design the best personal training session possible for your specific needs.