Frequently asked questions

It is free, and no training happens in it. Your goals, routine and any injuries come first, so you know where to start before you commit.

No, and the belief that you do is the single thing that stops most people. Personal training is for every level including people who have never exercised, and sessions are built from wherever you actually are. If anything, a complete beginner gets more from coaching than anyone, because the basics get learned properly the first time rather than unlearned later. Tell the coach what you are worried about at the consultation and expect it to be taken seriously.

For most people starting out, a coached session each week or a little more, plus some walking and some training on their own, is a load that survives a busy month. Training more often suits people who already enjoy it and recover well. The honest answer depends on your goal, your recovery, your budget and how much you will do unsupervised, and a good coach will recommend fewer sessions when fewer is right.

It can help, though most of the work happens outside the session. Strength training helps the body keep muscle while it loses fat, and daily movement and food habits do most of the rest. A trainer can coach habits, portions and consistency, but a trainer is not a dietitian and should not prescribe a diet. Anyone with a medical condition affecting weight should check with their doctor first.

Herschel Curley is ACSM, NASM, ISSA and Precision Nutrition certified, with 15+ years of coaching.

Because it should be written down. A program that is being progressed on purpose has a record, such as the weight on the bar, measurements or how a flight of stairs feels. Which of those matters depends on the goal, but there should always be more than one, because scale weight on its own moves for reasons that have nothing to do with progress. If nothing is being recorded, that is worth raising.

At HC Training, elite one-on-one coaching is from $320 a month and online personal training is from $150 a month. Custom workout plans are $110 a month and custom meal plans are $100 a month. Everything is month to month.

In person in the Farmington area, or wherever you train with the HC Training app: at home or in your gym.

Yes. Online personal training gives you 4 to 7 custom workouts a week in the HC Training app, with nutrition or habit coaching and check-ins by message and phone.

No. Coaching is month to month with no long contracts, and you can cancel anytime.

HC Training is based in Farmington, NM and also works with people in Aztec, Bloomfield, Kirtland and Flora Vista, in person in the Farmington area and online through the app.