Many fitness enthusiasts are of the opinion that Online Personal training is a much more cost effective way of losing weight. But there are others who swear by weight loss surgeries, liposuctions and other fad methods popularized by skinny celebs.

To know whether or not other weight loss methods are cheaper and a more fruitful way of losing your fat compared to Online Personal fitness training, you have to first consider the expenses involved with each.

Personal Training for your Weight Loss Goals
Following are some popular quick weight loss procedures and how much they can actually cost.

Liposuction Cost


Liposuctions are usually performed in the Day Surgery department of hospitals or cosmetic surgery clinics. It will require intravenous sedation and local anaesthesia. The approximate cost of a liposuction procedure can be anything between $3,500 and $6,500. This includes accommodation and theater fees of $1,100.

A larger, more major liposuction surgery needs to be performed in a hospital setting and you will require general anaesthesia. Of course, the charges are much higher because of the additional fees involved.

Private health funds can approximately cover $500 of the entire bill. But since it is an elective cosmetic procedure, you won’t receive any rebate from Medicare. Most insurance companies may not provide coverage for such cosmetic surgeries.

Bariatric Surgery Cost

Bariatric surgery or weight loss surgery is extremely expensive. But the actual bill that you have to foot may depend on several factors such as post-surgery medications, hospital or clinic fee, anaesthetist fee, surgeon’s fee and the kind of surgery performed.

Gastric band surgeries cost an average of $10,000 to $14,000 approximately and the bad news is that your Medicare will not cover a gastric band surgery.
Cost of Tummy Tuck
Tummy tuck is another easy way to flatten your potbelly and it is probably the most popular body contouring surgery in the world.

Unfortunately, in Australia, a full tummy tuck or full abdominoplasty can set you back by as much as $10,000. Sometimes, it is covered by medical insurance, but in most cases it is not. The Dangerously Fit Academy teaches trainers how to help people lose weight without the need for surgery.

Cons of the Above-mentioned Weight Loss Methods
The problems with all the above mentioned cosmetic weight loss procedures are that you have to maintain your newly sculpted body with a healthy, nutritious diet and plenty of exercise. If you go back to your couch potato ways, you will pile back all the lost pounds in no time at all. In many cases, you don’t put back the weight where you were operated, as the fat cells were removed.

But all the other areas surrounding the post-operative area will bloat up if you are not careful about your diet and exercise. So as you can understand, these are not permanent weight loss methods. The weight loss has to be maintained with sufficient amount of exercise and diet control.

Cost of Online Personal Training

Online Personal Training on the other hand costs as little as $30 per week or $120 per month. If you upgrade your membership, you can get full and free access to state of the art gyms. For those searching for package deals, there are Online Personal training classes which require participants to pay the full amount at one go.

If paying the full amount is too expensive for you, the trainers can arrange easy weekly debits for your fitness coaching with Dangerously Fit Personal Training.

For Online Personal training to be really effective, you have to attend at least 4 weeks of training and exercise three times a week. An unlimited one month package will cost hardly $360 that is, $15 only per session while you shall have to shell out $720 approximately for an unlimited three month package. This means you are paying only $10 per session.

If you are unsure whether Online Personal training is right for you or not or whether you will be able to cope with the arduous, military style agility drills or not, you can purchase a month’s starter’s package for as low as $50 and try out Personal  fitness training for yourself.

All the prices mentioned above are indicative and are for general guidance only.

The cost of Online Personal training may vary from one company to another, from one gym to another and may fluctuate wildly from the prices mentioned here. Some instructors charge more, while others charge less.

To learn the exact amount that you shall have to pay for the number of days per week you wish to exercise, you have to contact the organisers of your chosen Online Personal training program.