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Getting Started
Everything a beginner needs before the first session: what to expect, what to wear, how fit you need to be, and how to start smart.
16 articles in this topic
Can I Choose a Male or Female Trainer?
Can I choose a male or female trainer? Yes: at FlexWerk it's a standard part of FlexConnect matching, and you never have to justify the preference.
Can I Train With High Blood Pressure? (Doctor Clearance Explained)
Can you train with high blood pressure? Often yes: after physician clearance. How doctor clearance works, what to tell your coach, and who decides what.
How Do I Switch From My Current Trainer or Gym?
How to switch from your current trainer or gym: check contract terms, line up the new option first, give honest notice, and time the overlap.
How Do I Tell a Trainer About an Old Injury?
How to tell a trainer about an old injury: when to bring it up, exactly what to say, what a good coach does with it, and where the physician line sits.
How Do You Enjoy Exercise When You Hate It?
How to enjoy exercise when you hate it: remove what you actually hate (crowds, confusion, judgment), pick movement you like, and let progress hook you.
How Does FlexConnect Match Me With a Coach?
How does FlexConnect match me with a coach? By goals, schedule, personality, and specialty: not front-desk luck. Here's how the matching actually works.
How Fit Do I Need to Be to Start With a Trainer?
How fit do you need to be to start with a trainer? Zero: coaching exists to build fitness, not require it. What starting from scratch really looks like.
What Are FlexWerk's Hours?
FlexWerk's hours: Monday–Friday 5 AM–9 PM, Saturday–Sunday 7 AM–4 PM at Carmel City Center. Here's how to pick a training slot you'll actually keep.
What Happens at Your First Personal Training Session?
Minute by minute: the consultation, the InBody baseline, the movement assessment, your first real training, and what to wear and bring. No surprises.
What If I Don't Like My Assigned Trainer?
Don't like your assigned trainer? Diagnose the mismatch, give feedback once, then get rematched: how FlexConnect makes changing coaches easy.
What Is a FlexSpace Like Inside?
What is a FlexSpace like inside? A private training suite: lifting rack, cable system, dumbbells, connected cardio, plus music and lighting you control.
What Is a Par-Q and Why Do Trainers Ask for It?
What a PAR-Q is: the readiness questionnaire trainers use to flag who should see a physician before ramping up exercise: and what a yes answer means.
What Is Functional Fitness?
What is functional fitness? Training that improves real-life movement: squatting, hinging, carrying, pushing, pulling. What is real and what is marketing.
What Questions Will a Trainer Ask Me at the First Session?
What questions a trainer asks at the first session: goals, health history, lifestyle, and exercise past: why each matters and how to answer honestly.
What Should I Wear and Bring to My First Training Session?
What to wear and bring to your first training session: supportive shoes, clothes you can move in, water, and your health history: nothing new needed.
Where Is FlexWerk Located and Where Do I Park?
Where is FlexWerk located? Carmel City Center: 885 Monon Green Blvd, Suite 120, Carmel, IN 46032, steps from the Monon Trail, with garage parking nearby.