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Train w/ The Movement
Personal Training
Group Training & Camps
Ala Carte Programs
Ways to Train
Personal Training
(Online & Toledo, Ohio)
Connect with a Personal Trainer! Your trainer does movement assessments, designs workouts and programs for you, and they provide expert coaching and support along the way. We offer 3 different training packages.
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Group Training & Camps
Join a training group, program, or bootcamp! Small group training is effective and cost efficient. Group training is also a great way to build community and support consistency.
A La Carte Plans
Just looking for some workouts to follow? We got you! We have a growing selection of ala carte (no subscriptions or contracts) workout programs that you can follow on your own!
What is Personal Training?
Personal Training is an individually tailored exercise program, designed to teach proper ways to perform conditioning exercises, use fitness equipment, address muscle imbalances, create effective exercise adaptations, and regulate physical effort. Working with a Personal Training begins with some assessments and goal setting. Depending on needs, a client may work with a Personal Trainer for a single session on a specific issue or train for a period of time for planned, progressive improvement on your goals. We offer Online (via Zoom) and In-Person Personal Training (Toledo, Ohio area).
Personal Training Packages
Movement Online PT Essentials Package
Work with one of our highly-qualified Personal Trainers for 4-weeks. Package includes one 30-minute session, custom workouts, access to our full Movement Training App, and 24/7 support.
Movement Online PT Premium Package
Work WEEKLY for with your Personal Trainer. Package includes FOUR 30-minute sessions, custom workouts, access to our full Movement Training App, and 24/7 support for 4 weeks.
Movement Online PT Premium Plus+ Package
Buy more save more, and get more time to train! Package includes EIGHT 30-minute sessions, custom workouts, access to our full Movement App, and 24/7 support for 8 weeks.
Our Personal Training Philosophy
Our focus is helping you learn to feel good and powerful in the body you have now, and to empower you with the tools and support to get any specific physical results you may be looking for. For example, we love working with trans clients using exercise to affirm their gender identity. Or, middle aged women looking to prevent muscle and bone loss. Or, a postpartum person looking to workout safely. We believe in supporting and empowering your goals.
Affirming & Inclusive
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We focus on an education, empowerment, and community. During your sessions, we'll weave in lessons, research, and explanations that you can carry forward. We do more than coaching, we teach. You will learn the science behind the exercises selected, how to see and correct muscle and posture imbalances, and so on.
Education Focused
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Our trainers use a "trauma-informed" approach because how we feel about our bodies, and how our bodies have been treated in the past, can "show up" during personal training. Clients are encouraged to take breaks, talk through feelings, and react however they need during training. Central to getting back a sense of connection with our bodies is being able to control when and how your body is touched and/or objectified. During personal training, both client and trainer will ask permission to touch or move body parts, each and every time.
Trauma-Informed
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We are body-neutral and explicitly "fat-positive;" we know all bodies thrive with movement and exercise is more than just weight-loss. Our approach to Personal Training purposively avoids any focus on body size or weight. If a client wants to use the scale as a measure of success, we can do that, but that isn't our focus. PT is for you, now. Not future skinny you, or because of past you, but you.right.now.
Fat-Positive
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Meet Our Trainers
Sarah Rainey-Smithback
Dr. Sarah is a NASM Certified Personal Trainer and founder of The Movement. Read more...
Gena Collier
Gena is Personal Trainer, and she teaches yoga, barre, and strength training classes! Read more....
Sabrina Furgeson
Sabrina is a ISSA Certified Personal Trainer, with a special interest in women's coaching. Read more...
Coming Soon!
This PT is onboarding! Coming soon.
Essentials Package $110 (subscribe for $95/month)
Premium Package $290 (subscribe for $275/month)
Premium Plus Package $495 (subscribe for $445/month)
Trial Session $40
Single Add On Session $50
Essentials Package $140 (subscribe for $125/month)
Premium Package $395 (subscribe for $380/month)
Premium Plus Package $525 (subscribe for $510/month)
Trial Session $45
Single Add On Session $55
Each Personal Training session is, by design, unique! Workouts are sometimes repetition and weight focuses, and other times they may be on a circuit or interval style set to work and rest times. But most generally, your 30-minute supervised PT workout will be structured liked this:
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Short Warm-Up (typically light cardio, stretching)
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2-3 Rounds of 2-3 Full Body/Core Exercises to focus on activation of muscles, core, and balance (e.g., plank, push ups, ball crunches, woodchoppers, step up to balance, jump squats, multiplanar jumps with stabilization)
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One Skills Development Exercise to focus on plyometrics and speed, agility, and quickness (e.g. ladder drills, box toe taps).
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2-3 Rounds of 3-8 Resistance Training Exercises (squats, lunges, rows, RDLs, overhead presses, overhead presses, lateral raises, etc. using barbells, dumbbells, resistance bands, and so on)
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Short Cool-Down (typically stretching)
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At your first session (both in-person and online), we will start with a review of the health history and other forms you completed online. These are sent to you by email when you book your first session. Your trainer will ask follow-up questions to better understand any physical limitations you may have, your goals and interests, etc. This part will take 15-20 minutes.
This interview will be followed-up with some movement and form assessments to look for muscle imbalances. For example, your trainer may ask you to do a series of squats, walk, and/or balance on one leg. This part may take between 5-10 minutes.
After the trainer has collected this information, you will complete a 30-minute workout designed by your trainer for you. Most likely the workout will include:
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Short Warm-Up
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2 Rounds of 3 Lower Body/Full Body Exercises (e.g., Barbell Squats, Lunges, Calf Raises, Resistance Band Monster Walks)
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2 Round of 3 Upper Body/Full Body Exercises (e.g., Push Ups, Rows, RDLs, Core Work, Step Up to Balance with Overhead Press)
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Short Cool-Down
At the end of your first session, your trainer will make recommendations for a training program.
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When you book your first session, you will be asked to complete some forms, including the PARQ+ questionnaire that can provide you and your trainer more information about your current health and physical fitness. The PAR-Q+ is a widely used, evidence based tool developed by The PAR-Q Collaboration. Your trainer will use the information to design your first session, and you and your trainer will talk further about your health and personal goals at this time. Sometimes your trainer may require documentation from or communication with your healthcare provider(s) before moving forward with particular aspects of personal training.
Online
During an online PT session, you meet one one one your trainer over zoom. You will need to be able to use your camera and microphone for the session so your trainer can see your form and provide coaching. Your trainer will also have their camera on to be able to model exercises.
Online trainers obviously cannot provide physical help for lifting, positions, etc. In addition, your trainer will be limited to what they can see or hear over the computer. This puts more "responsibility" onto the client; however, it is a more affordable and accessible option for many people.
In addition to the technology requirements, please be aware that online PT is also limited to the equipment you have access to at your home. You do not need to purchase any additional equipment-- your trainer will adapt the workouts based on what you have at home--but sometimes this does limit exercise options.
In-Person
During an in-person PT session, your trainer will come to your home. We will use equipment you have at home as well as some equipment that your trainer may bring (e.g., resistance bands, weights, etc.).
Your trainer will typically show up 10-15 minutes prior to your scheduled appointment to set-up, especially if they are bringing any equipment. Similarly, they will clean-up and leave about 10-15 minutes after your scheduled appointment. Because of this set-up and clean-up, please note the trainer is usually at your house for about an hour.
Please secure any pets in another room during the visit. It is fine to have children around but your trainer will need to stick to their scheduled time.
If you are a new client you can start with our Get Started Form. Someone will reach out within 24 hours to talk with you more and set you up if you want.
If you already know what you want and who you want to train with, then go ahead and purchase your package! Select your Trainers page and select the package you want.
All Personal Training clients--online and in-person--get The Movement App, where they can track exercise and body metrics, select and customize programs, communicate with their coach, and much more.
The fitness industry is very focused on weight, but weight is NOT an indicator of your physical fitness. To move away from a focus on weight, we like to set and celebrate non-weight fitness goals, like:
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Better Sex
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Standing Taller
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Running a 5K
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Being Able To Get On and Off The Floor Easily
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Less Pain
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Feeling Powerful
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The Feminist Fitness Club is an online, moderated community where members can interact with The Movement, get access to exclusive fitness education content, and meet other feminists from around the world who are also getting strong!
Thanks for asking! For us “feminist” is short-hand for an ethics and approach to the body. We truly believe that fitness can make nearly all people feel better in their body. Women, LGBTQ+ people, people of color, people with disabilities, poor people, etc. have historically been marginalized in health and fitness (see Justice Roe William’s awesome work on “the fitness industrial complex”). They have been banned from sports, experience discrimination at fitness clubs, are judged against unrealistic and harmful body ideals. And, these are the same communities that are already health-stressed: overworked, working in industries that are hard on the body, with little or no health insurance. So, we focus on access and education. Our approach is explicitly inclusive, gender-affirming, non-judgemental, fat-positive and body-neutral.