In-Home Personal Training on the Gold Coast

The Astor Street District mixes older houses and townhouses with apartment buildings, and high-rises ring the blocks around it. In a house or townhouse there's no building gym to lean on, and you don't need one. Your trainer works with what you have: a clear stretch of floor, a sturdy staircase for step-ups, a spare room that can slowly become a training space. In a high-rise, train in your unit or in the fitness center if management allows outside trainers. We've also run resident fitness programs in nearby buildings such as Chestnut Tower.

When it's warm, the lake is right there. Oak Street Beach gives you sand for lateral shuffles, short sprints and lunges that work harder than they look. From the Gold Coast, the Lakefront Trail heads north with separate paths for walkers and cyclists, so you can mix steady walking or jogging with faster intervals and finish with a cool-down walk toward North Avenue Beach. Once the wind off the lake turns cold, sessions move back indoors and your program carries on without a gap.

If you're coming back from an injury or surgery, or your back and shoulders feel every hour at a desk, say so on the consultation call. Chitown Trainer's ownership includes a Doctor of Physical Therapy. Post-rehab, mobility and posture are all goals we match trainers for. Sessions can run 30, 45 or 60 minutes, so a short, focused block of mobility work fits around the rest of your day. Every trainer holds a Bachelor's degree and a nationally accredited certification such as NASM, ACSM, NSCA or CSCS, and every session is insured.