Exercise Program Design
Exercise Program Design allows you to receive a custom exercise program without meeting with a trainer for routine sessions. This service includes a one-week exercise program tailored to your fitness goals and needs. You will meet with one of our certified personal trainers for an InBody Assessment, program review and follow-up session. You will also receive an exercise program design detailing your weekly workouts, including resistance training, cardio training and recovery training. The cost of Exercise Program Design is $80, and the service is available to Rec Sports members only.
About Our Certified Personal Trainers
All of our trainers are certified fitness professionals and hold an NCCA-accredited personal training certification. All trainers have also completed our in-house personal training prep course, BuckeyePT Prep. BuckeyePT Prep teaches trainers hands-on coaching skills and fundamental knowledge for exercise and personal training. Our personal training staff is made up entirely of Ohio State student employees. Our employees are undergraduate students with limited availability, which is why all personal training requests will be placed on a waitlist.
What Does Exercise Program Design Include?
An InBody Assessment.
Before a trainer can create a workout program for you, they will meet with you to learn about your fitness goals and have you complete an InBody Assessment. The InBody Assessment will inform you and your trainer of your overall health, including body fat percentage, lean muscle tissue, visceral fat and more. You and your trainer will also discuss your fitness goals, exercise limitations and past physical activity experiences. This session allows your personal trainer to gather the information needed to create an appropriate exercise program design.
A custom one-week exercise program plan to suit your goals.
Your personal trainer will create a full week of workouts with detailed instructions on what exercises to perform and how often. This workout program can be repeated weekly to support your fitness goals. You will meet with your trainer in person to review the exercise program design. Your trainer will review the full one-week plan and coach you through several of the exercise movements included in the program.
A 60-minute follow-up session after your first week of training.
This follow-up session allows you to discuss your progress or challenges with your personal trainer. Your trainer can make adjustments to your workouts and offer advice to help improve your routine and support your goals.
How to Get Started
- Submit your Exercise Program Design Request Form to be placed on our waitlist.
You must have a Recreational Sports membership to use this service. All new Exercise Program Design requests will be placed on a waitlist. You will be matched with a personal trainer as soon as one becomes available. - Match with a personal trainer.
Your personal trainer will contact you via email as soon as a trainer becomes available. You and your trainer will arrange your first session appointment, and you will receive instructions on where to meet at the RPAC. - Purchase the Exercise Program Design.
We do not ask for payment until after you are matched with a personal trainer. Exercise Program Design can be purchased online or at the RPAC Welcome Center. The cost of Exercise Program Design is $80.
For specific questions regarding our personal training program, please contact us at ptraining@osu.edu.