What LA Fitness's own FAQ, a 2025 FTC lawsuit and news reports say about the price, the term, the early-exit fee and cancelling.
This guide is for anyone who has been offered LA Fitness personal training, or who already pays for it and wants out. HipTrain wrote it. We sell live 1-on-1 personal training over video, from about $14 a session, so we are one of your alternatives and we have an interest here. That is why every fact about LA Fitness below comes from its own website, a federal government filing or a named news or trade publication, with links at the end.
LA Fitness does not publish personal training prices on its website. In a lawsuit filed in August 2025, the FTC alleges that LA Fitness personal training memberships cost $180 to $660 a month, run for an initial term of six to twelve months, then roll into monthly billing, with a fee of half the remaining balance to leave early. Training is a separate agreement from your gym membership, so it has to be cancelled on its own, in person, by mailed written notice, or through your online account.
LA Fitness's own site says only that personal training carries an additional charge and "may be purchased at a club." There is no rate sheet online. The figures we could find come from two outside sources, and both are reports, not a price list.
The FTC's numbers are allegations in a court case, not a price list LA Fitness has published. Jill Hill, Fitness International's president of club operations, said in a statement that "the allegations are without merit," Club Solutions Magazine reported on August 21, 2025. Your club may charge more or less, depending on how many sessions a week you sign up for and where you live.
For a general sense of the market (not LA Fitness specifically), Bark's latest U.S. data puts the average personal trainer at $50 to $90 a session. Our personal trainer cost guide breaks that down by city and setting.
Here is what the sources say about the agreement itself.
What we could not find: a public copy of the LA Fitness personal training agreement, a published rule on whether unused sessions roll over or expire, or a published cooling-off period for training. Those terms live in the agreement you sign. Ask for a printed or emailed copy before you sign, and read the cancellation and termination sections first.
About the lawsuit: the FTC sued Fitness International and Fitness & Sports Clubs, which run LA Fitness, Esporta Fitness, City Sports Club and Club Studio, in federal court in California on August 20, 2025. The FTC alleges the cancellation process was too hard and broke federal law. These are allegations, and the company disputes them. As of our November 2026 check, the FTC's case page did not list a final ruling or settlement.
LA Fitness's membership FAQ lists three ways to cancel, plus email in some states. The steps below follow that FAQ. One warning from the FTC's lawsuit: the company has required a separate cancellation for each membership on an account, so cancel training and your gym membership as two items if you want both gone.
Your state may give you extra rights; check your state attorney general's consumer page.
If the main problem is the monthly bill or the long term, live online training is worth a look. HipTrain pairs you with one certified coach who trains you live over video, every session. You book times that fit your week and train at home with little or no equipment.
To put that next to the FTC's figure: the low end it alleges for LA Fitness training dues is $180 a month. Our weekly 30-minute plan is $59.49 a month, and our weekly 60-minute plan is $109.99.
A gym trainer is the better choice for some people. If you want someone to spot you on heavy lifts, teach you the club's machines in person, or put a hand on your shoulder to fix your form, you need a trainer in the room, and HipTrain has no in-person sessions. If you already like your LA Fitness trainer and the price works for you, staying is a fine choice too. HipTrain also has a small coach roster and far fewer reviews than the big apps. Our online vs in-person trainer comparison goes through the trade-offs honestly.
LA Fitness does not publish a price. The FTC's August 2025 lawsuit alleges personal training memberships run $180 to $660 a month plus one-time fees that the FTC says usually range from $99 to $149. Ask your club for the total cost of the full term in writing.
You can send a cancellation at any time, but if you are still inside an initial term of three months or more, LA Fitness's FAQ says a termination fee applies to leave early, or the cancellation takes effect when the term ends.
Not automatically. Training is a separate agreement, and LA Fitness's online cancellation page says you need to complete the process for each membership. Cancel each one and keep proof for both.
LA Fitness's FAQ lists your online account as one way to cancel. The FTC's August 2025 lawsuit says that, at the time, members could not cancel in the mobile app. If the online option doesn't show your training agreement, mail written notice or go to the club.
It can be, if you want hands-on coaching at your gym and the total contract cost fits your budget. If price or the long term is the sticking point, a live online coach on a monthly plan costs less per session.
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We checked LA Fitness's published FAQ and the FTC case in November 2026. Clubs set their own training prices and policies change, so ask your club for its current rate sheet and a copy of the agreement.