Same coach, same plan, whether you're home, in a hotel room or at your daughter's guest room.
This page is for people who are away from home a lot: work travel, long visits with family, winters somewhere warmer, or retirement trips. Travel is where routines go to die. HipTrain is live 1-on-1 personal training over video, so your coach comes with you. You see the same certified coach whether you're home or in a hotel, sessions cost about $14, and the first one is free.
Breaks in routine are the hard part. The CDC asks adults to get 150 minutes of moderate activity a week plus strength work on 2 days. At home, that's a habit. On the road, with early flights, client dinners and strange beds, it's often the first thing to go. A booked session with someone who's expecting you keeps a thread of routine running through the trip.
Short sessions still count. Federal guidelines say any amount of physical activity has some health benefits, and they dropped the old rule that only 10-minute bouts count. The CDC notes you can break activity into smaller chunks across the week. So a 30-minute session in your hotel room plus a walk around a new city is a solid travel day.
Hotel gyms are hit or miss. Sometimes it's two treadmills and a set of light dumbbells. Sometimes it's closed. Your coach doesn't need any of it. They'll build a session around what's in the room: the bed, a desk, a chair, a towel, your suitcase.
Your coach already knows you. Hotel workout apps start from zero. Your coach knows your bad knee, what you lifted last week and what you're working toward, so a travel session moves you forward instead of just filling time. You can also chat with your coach in the app between sessions.
Travel takes a toll on the body. Long flights and car rides leave many people with tight hips and a stiff back. Your coach can turn the first session after a long travel day into a mobility session, then get back to strength the next time.
Example only: a 30-minute session in a standard hotel room the morning after a long flight. Quiet enough for the guests below.
Back home next week, your coach picks up the regular plan. Nothing resets.
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The price doesn't change when you travel. Spread across about 4.3 weeks a month, 30-minute sessions are about $14 each and 60-minute sessions about $25. Your first session is free, and you won't need a credit card for it.
HipTrain is HSA / FSA eligible. Just know that IRS Publication 502 usually counts exercise as a medical expense only for a specific diagnosed condition, often with a Letter of Medical Necessity from your doctor. Check your plan.
Compare that with booking local trainers as you go. Thumbtack's national cost guide puts in-person trainers at $40 to $100 an hour, about $55 on average, and a new trainer in each city won't know your history.
A phone, tablet or laptop, a decent Wi-Fi or data connection, and about 6 feet of floor. HipTrain works in a web browser with nothing to install, or in the iPhone and Android apps.
Book your session for a time that works where you are, and reschedule in the app if your plans shift. Double-check the time on your booking when you cross time zones.
Yes. Most of a session happens in the space of a yoga mat. Your coach can skip moves that need room and use the bed, desk or wall instead.
If the gym is quiet and you can prop up your phone, sure. Your coach can use the dumbbells or bench that's there. Just be mindful of other guests. For room-only ideas, see workouts with no equipment, and if work is what keeps you on the road, our page for busy professionals.
Take your coach with you. Try your first session free, from home or wherever you are this week. No credit card needed.