New York Personal Training

I cannot say enough good things about New York Personal Training. The place completely changed my life. I began going before my wedding as I wanted to look my best on my BIG day. WOW! I looked better than I even thought I could thanks to Michael and his team of trainers. On my wedding day, the amount of comments about how fabulous I looked were overwhelming. I am forever grateful to NYPT and will continue to go as I must admit, I love the new me. Thanks again!

I called Mike Shaw back in May 2014. He asked me in his intake to write what my goals were, what I hoped to achieve etc. I don’t remember exactly what I wrote but it was along the lines of I had been, probably fair to say at the lower end of the physical fitness spectrum, in terms of both cardio capacity as well as strength. Before I had joined I had lost a bit of weight, but I was still extremely unhappy with my physical fitness ability, and I felt I had gotten burned many times with trainers back in Dallas, where I’m from, who worked for corporate gyms.
At any rate, Mike put me with a great guy, Bob, who helped me achieve some fitness goals I never thought were possible. Simply put, I’m in the best physical shape of my life at 31 years old.
I will be running the Chicago Marathon and I will probably edit this review as physical fitness progresses at NYPT over the next year. Hopefully, I can share more of my story.
I want to make one more point on the financial side of the equation. I moved here from Dallas. I get that New York is an expensive town. Mike’s rates are actually some of the cheapest in the city, even compared to 24 Hour Fitness. This is probably because his gym is pretty no frills, but hey I just care about results.
If you can’t spend money on something you can’t afford, don’t do it. It’s not fair to you, it’s not fair to the trainer. I have a good job, but I’m not in the upper class. However, I have made a decision, on my own volition — not because Mike or anyone else pressured me — to make a long term investment in my health by spending more money on training and less money on drinks to make myself feel better (I’m not saying that’s what anyone else would spend their money on, just me). Sometimes, I get political and complain to Bob and Mike that training should be tax deductible just like health care is. Unfortunately, it’s not. But in the end, I believe, even with post tax dollars the investment is worth it for my overall life satisfaction.

Came here to start in the Group Fit classes.
When I spoke to Mike on the phone he was very nice and straightforward. I decided it was such a great deal and now is as good a time as any to start workin on that fitness. I came in to learn more about the classes and couldn’t be happier I did. I learned that classes are max 5 people with one trainer. How excellent is that??? That is so much room for one on one time in a group environment. I am so stoked to meet my trainer!
Overall it was a wonderful experience. Mike was super nice, no hidden fees and hidden what have yous, and I left more excited than I have ever been to start a transformation. Hope to have an update once 3 months has gone by!

Awful, awful place. The owner, Mike, is not only incredibly pushy (after multiple assertions that I couldn’t afford their RIDICULOUS prices, he literally backed me into a corner and wouldn’t let me leave until I had written him a check), but completely unfriendly and an awful businessman. I paid $ 650 for a one month «discount» personal training plan with Claudia. The one session I had with her was unproductive and I didn’t feel that I had gotten any sort of workout whatsoever. THEN after I left, Mike had the temerity to text me and say «now that you’ve gotten a discount, you should be able to afford our nutrition plan at $ 30/​month.» REALLY?! Who is he to tell me what I can and cannot afford?
15 minutes after I gave Mike that check, I called and emailed saying, yet again, that I REALLY couldn’t afford it. He didn’t answer the call, and emailed back the next morning saying I was a «problem» but just to be nice, he’d give me 3 months worth of group training sessions with Hal. After three weeks of trying to work out scheduling issues with Hal, not being followed up with, Hal not showing up or scheduling the sessions during times when I could actually make it, I asked yet again for a refund. Mike again wouldn’t return my calls and didn’t even respond to me. I received an email from Hal saying that he’d give me 20 one-​on-​one training sessions at no additional cost, to make up for the lost group training sessions.
I took this offer for two reasons: 1) because I wanted to rip Mike off, and 2) because Hal seemed like a good guy and a trainer who knew what he was talking about.
The training sessions weren’t bad. Hal was nice and I definitely got a workout at all of them. But I got unfriendly stares from Mike and reception crew every time I walked in, and felt incredibly unwelcome and ostracized. Eventually I told Hal I didn’t want to come anymore, and didn’t bother asking for a refund.
STAY AWAY!!! Skeezy, sleazy, and overall cheats with some good gym equipment. Not worth the price, even the «discounted» one.

I had the opportunity to win 3 free sessions -«Buff Bride leanMAXX» at NY personal training because I entered my name when I went to a wedding salon event in Soho. (This was a few months ago in august) I guess they had the opportunity to advertise at the wedding event, so offering prizes was a requirement.
My first impression of this place when I walked in was that it was a very laid-​back environment. The receptionist was on her personal cell phone and eating her lunch at the desk. When I asked to talk to a specific person, the woman just pointed me in the direction to the person. She was helpful, but friendly isn’t the word that I would use.
I only received ONE training session because my trainer failed to show up for my 2^nd session. Apparently, he put my name down under the wrong date in his blackberry. I’m not the kind of person to go and demand for my other 2 free sessions. I was thrilled and appreciative to get the one free session, but it definitely made me question the professionalism at this place. The trainer apologized of course, but he never made another attempt to catch up with me, so I didn’t bother going back. It may have been more appropriate for NY Personal Training to have a large appointment book at the front desk and have clients penciled in so that trainers wouldn’t get confused.
The gym is relatively small, but it seemed really busy and popular so they must be doing something right!
The trainers all seemed really knowledgeable about eating correctly and using the machines. They were in great shape, but I probably won’t be going back because the prices seemed a tad high for a personal trainer and my own experience with making appointments with the trainer wasn’t really a productive or successful one. It’s pretty cool that I won a prize, but I’m a bit disappointed that the people here weren’t «encouraging» or checking up on me because I was new to the gym. I received alot of blast emails promoting special packages, but never asked me if I wanted to complete my other 2 sessions. I guess they forgot.
Other than that, it seems like a nice gym. So if you have enough cash and would like the one on one attention… maybe you’ll like it!

Manny has been my trainer for only a few months and I cannot believe the changes my body has made. I strength trained for about 6 months prior, but it wasn’t until I started training with Manny that I saw some real strength gains and fat loss. He is the Mark Rippetoe of NYPT, he can teach anyone to squat.
Along with Chiropractic and physical therapy on site, NYPT is the best place I have ever had the pleasure of training at. I would highly recommend NYPT to anyone that enjoys working out with a great trainer, wants to get stronger and healthier, or in need of any chiropractic or physical therapy care.

The owner of NY Personal Training, Mike Shaw, made sure that my negative review on CitySearch was removed, so I wanted to ensure that others would be forewarned about this place.
I trained with Danny for three years but saw very little results. He rarely varied the routines, he did not push me and he did not help me with a training plan for when we did not meet. He also canceled frequently at the last minute. The breaking point came when he intentionally stood me up (he called my cell phone and left a message to see if I could come to our appointment earlier because he didn’t want to hang around; I didn’t get the message and showed up on time but another trainer told me he left!). I demanded a refund from Danny for my remaining sessions but received no response. One month later, I contacted the owner for a refund because the sessions were charged by NY Personal Training. His response was that Danny was an independent contractor and I had no recourse against NY Personal Training. Numerous emails and voicemails later, it took more than 2 months before I received a partial refund (Danny claimed that I had less sessions remaining than my records show).
If you don’t want to see any change in your overall condition and you want to be lied to and cheated out of your money, this is the place for you. Otherwise, go elsewhere — you can do better. (Hint: try Method Fitness, They’re awesome!).