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Honest answers

How much does online personal training cost?

Online personal training is usually billed monthly, and the range is wide. At HPHGenetics it is $275.99, $399.99 or $999.99 per month, with weekly and every 2 weeks options and no contract.

The honest version of the answer is that price tracks human attention, not the number of workouts.

You are not buying an hour of someone's time

This is where most people compare wrong.

When you buy in-person sessions, you are buying supervised time inside the session. Two or three appointments a week is one to three hours of coaching. The other 165 hours, including every meal, every night of sleep and every decision made while tired, are yours to handle alone. In-person training has real advantages and hands-on coaching in the room is one of them. But the clock is the product.

Online coaching prices the other thing. A full program is built to cover the whole week:

  • A training program built for your body, your equipment and your schedule, adjusted as you go rather than handed over once
  • Nutrition guidance you can actually follow, built on protein, portions and meals you already eat
  • Accountability between sessions, which decides whether any of it happens
  • Form feedback on video, so technique gets corrected instead of quietly getting worse
  • Education, so you eventually understand why the plan looks the way it does
  • Someone to talk to when the week falls apart, which is the moment most people quit

That bundle is what the monthly fee buys. Whether it beats session-based training depends on which problem you actually have. If you know what to do and want supervision for an hour, you may not need any of this. If you have known what to do for years and have not done it, accountability is the part you have been missing, and it is the part worth paying for.

We compared online and in-person coaching here.

What actually moves the price

  1. How much contact you get

    A weekly live call with a coach costs more than messaging alone, and both cost more than a program with no coach attached. This is the biggest driver, and the one most worth paying for if consistency is your problem.

  2. Whether a real coach is involved

    An app that hands you a template sits at the bottom of the range. It works for self-starters. It does very little for people who need someone watching.

  3. Add-ons

    Full meal plans, unlimited live calls, DNA analysis and event-specific training all add to the number, because they add to the coach's time.

  4. Commitment

    Some companies lock you into a term. We do not. Every HPHGenetics plan is no contract, cancel any time, and you can pay weekly, every 2 weeks or monthly.

Five questions to ask before you pay anyone

Ask these of any coach, including us. The answers tell you more than the price does.

  1. How often will I actually hear from you, and how?

    "Support included" is not an answer. Ask for a number and a channel.

  2. Who writes my program, and does it change as I progress?

    A plan that never changes is a template.

  3. What happens if I go quiet for a week?

    This tells you whether accountability is real or advertised.

  4. Am I in a contract, and how do I cancel?

    Get it in writing before you pay, not after.

  5. What are you not going to do for me?

    Honest coaches have a list. Be careful with anyone who does not.

What it costs with us

Published in plain sight, because you should not have to sit through a call to learn a number.

Silver

$275.99 per month

A custom training program, simple nutrition guidance, anytime messaging with your coach, form feedback on video, and the client community: one group chat with every client plus a monthly group call.

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All-Inclusive+

$999.99 per month

Everything in Gold plus unlimited live Zoom calls as needed, full meal plans, priority daily access and the Genetics DNA Program included.

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Also available weekly or every 2 weeks: Silver $69 or $138, Gold $100 or $200, All-Inclusive+ $250 or $500. No contract, cancel any time. The Genetics DNA Program is $849 one time.

Common questions about cost

How much does online personal training cost?

It varies widely, because "online coaching" covers everything from a downloadable PDF to daily contact with a coach who knows your name. The price tracks how much human attention you get, not how many workouts are in the program. At HPHGenetics it runs from $275.99 to $999.99 per month.

Is online personal training cheaper than in-person training?

It depends on what you buy. Session-based training is priced by the hour and online coaching is priced by the month, so the comparison only works once you know how much contact is in each. Compare what is included, not just the number.

Why is there such a big price range for online coaching?

Because the same phrase describes an automated program and a real coach who checks in every week. Those are different products under one name. The range reflects how much of a coach's actual time you get.

Do I pay monthly or can I pay weekly?

Both. Every HPHGenetics plan can be paid monthly, every 2 weeks or weekly. Monthly costs the least over a year. There is no contract on any of them.

Is the cheapest option ever the right one?

Sometimes. If you are consistent on your own and just need a better program, the lower tier is a reasonable buy. If you have started over more than twice, the cheapest option is usually the most expensive one, because you pay for it and still do not do it.

Do I need to buy equipment on top of the coaching?

No. Programs are built around the equipment you already have, and many clients train at home with very little. If a piece of equipment would genuinely help, your coach will say so, and it is never required to start.

This page is general education, not medical advice. If you have an injury, a medical condition, or are pregnant, talk with your doctor before starting a new training program.

Stay consistent.

Answer ten short questions and a coach will tell you honestly which plan fits, or whether you need one at all.