Future Review

Saturday, December 14th

2024 Personal Trainer Reviews

Future

• Over 150 available coaches (all virtual)
• $149/month
• Risk-free trial for the first 30 days
• Cancel at any time
• Membership can be paused for 1-3 months
• Requires an Apple Watch and iPhone for maximum features

Unlike some personal training resources that spread your attention out over workouts and nutrition, Future is strictly fitness-focused. While your Future trainer might offer insights or suggestions for your nutrition, the main goal will be to provide safe, effective, and realistic workout routines. This company is an "early-stage startup with a small but talented team”, so manage your expectations accordingly.

150+ trainers and counting

During our most recent visit to the Future site, there were over 150 personal trainers to choose from. You can easily browse all the profiles, use filters to narrow them down by coaching style or other criteria, or take the Future questionnaire to help you pick. We like how this service gives you some descriptors to consider for each trainer: are you looking for someone motivating? Results-oriented? Even-keeled or high-energy?

Average monthly fees

You'll pay $149/month for personal training through Future. This gives you unlimited access to your coach and unlimited customized workouts. Once you've signed up for Future, you can look in the app under Account to access prepaid membership packages too. When you join, you'll be scheduled for a strategy call with your coach, getting to know each other and discussing your goals and preferences. Your personal trainer will stay in touch through app messages, and you can schedule other check-in calls as needed.

Complaints are concerning

Reading through some of Future's reviews gave us cause for concern. More than once, we found complaints from clients who said, in essence, "This is a service for people who are already in decent shape, and my coach didn't make the modifications I needed.” People said this lack of customization led to injuries. We imagine that will completely depend on the personal trainer you select, and you can switch at any time, but it's disappointing that several clients had the same issue - especially for something that should be pretty basic and common-sense with a supposedly customized personal training program.

Limitations you should know about

There are other limitations with this personal training platform that are worth mentioning. It's heavily iOs-focused; in the past, an Apple Watch was required, but the service has recently expanded to include an Android app. Still, the Apple Watch was the only syncable wearable device at the time of this review, so Garmin and Fitbit users are still out of luck for the time being. Future is also available only to residents of the US: sorry, Canada, Mexico, and beyond.

Pause or cancel if needed

On a more positive note, you can try Future at no risk for a month. If you're not satisfied with their personal training platform, you can get a full refund of your first payment. And, at the time of this review, there was a 30-day free trial promo in place - no first month's payment required. You can also cancel your Future membership at any other time; you won't get a refund of any fees paid previously, but there's no contract obligating you to further payments once you've stopped your plan. Also, you're able to pause your membership for one to three months as needed.

Needs to make some changes

Future has a lot of room for improvement. Rival services are more comprehensive for the same monthly fee, offering both nutrition and workout guidance and much more interaction with personal trainers. Future has potential, but we'd need to see a lot more positive feedback from clients of all experience levels to move this service up in our rankings. We recommend that you look at the higher-rated personal trainer platforms in the meanwhile.