How much does a personal trainer cost in Los Angeles?

What personal trainers cost in Los Angeles

A trainer at a big gym. At chains like LA Fitness or 24 Hour Fitness, sessions run about $60 to $80, plus a $30 to $50 monthly membership (The Compound, 2026 LA guide). At Equinox the same guide puts sessions at $80 to $150, on top of a membership that costs $205 to $395 a month. Equinox doesn't publish its rates, so treat those figures as estimates.

An independent trainer. In LA they charge about $75 to $150 a session in a gym and $100 to $180 to come to your home (Happy Trainers, updated Sept 2026). One Beverly Hills in-home service lists sessions "starting at $125" for 60 minutes (Posh Fitness).

Premium and celebrity trainers. This tier runs $175 to $300+ a session (Happy Trainers). Ultimate Performance says private coaching in LA runs "$200+ per hour" (UP Los Angeles). In 2023 Dogpound's sessions started at $200, sold in packs of at least three (Athletech News).

Training twice a week works out to about 8 or 9 sessions a month. At $75 a session that's roughly $650 a month. At $150 it's about $1,300, and at $200 it's about $1,700. Those numbers usually cover only the hours in the gym. Nutrition, check-ins between sessions, and adjusting your program when life gets in the way are often not included.

Why I'm not on that list

I train my clients, but the training isn't what they pay me for. It's everything around it. A trainer's job ends when the session does. Mine covers what you eat, how you sleep, what your bloodwork says, and what happens when real life gets in the way.

You don't have to take my word for it. Here's what it looked like for three clients.

Justin came to me at 42. He'd been stuck for five or six years. "I'd tried every gym and type of class, both in NYC and LA: HIIT, yoga, pilates, Crunch, Barry's, SolidCore, etc." Each class seemed cheap. Added up over years with no progress, it wasn't.

When he was deciding whether to hire me, he put it this way: "Committing to a trainer was a meaningful amount of money and time. But as Onur pointed out: How much money and time had I already spent without achieving my goals?" We found that "I was doing many exercises incorrectly, despite years of Barry's classes and lots of reading on my own." Within weeks he was seeing results again, "for the first time in years." He's lost more than 20 pounds. His words: "It's definitely the best money I've ever spent."

Xander had worked with 7 different trainers over 7 years before he came to me. He said I was "the first that provides a depth of knowledge in both workouts and nutrition."

Harkuver lost about 40 pounds in 20 weeks. "Yes, it is an expense but it's worth every single penny."

The cheap option that doesn't work is the expensive one. A lower rate doesn't save you money if you're still paying it three years from now. You save money by getting the result and keeping it.

What to ask before you pay anyone

• Does the price include nutrition, or only the workouts?
• What happens between sessions? Who do you talk to when you travel, get sick, or stall?
• How do they track progress, and how often do they change the plan because of it?
• Why did they pick these exercises for you specifically?
• What results have they gotten for people like you: your age, your schedule, your starting point?

If a trainer can't answer these clearly, you're paying for an hour of someone counting your reps. That might be all you need. If you've already tried that and it didn't work, paying less for more of it won't work either.

What executive health coaching costs

In-person coaching is $2,000 a month for twice a week or $2,500 for three times a week. That covers training, nutrition coaching, bloodwork review, and support between sessions. Sessions at your home or building add a travel charge. Online coaching is $1,200 a month and covers a weekly video call, programming for your gym, nutrition and sleep coaching, check-ins between calls, and going through your bloodwork together. Everything has a 3-month minimum.

Your first in-person session is free, so you can see how I work before you commit to anything. If you're training online, we start with a 30-minute discovery call. You can see the whole process on the how it works page, or read what executive health coaching includes.

I'm a coach, not a doctor. If you have a medical condition, check with your physician before starting any program.