Comments on: Watch Out: Lawyers About http://www.washingtoncitypaper.com/blogs/citydesk/2008/05/12/watch-out-lawyers-about/ <em>City Paper</em> Writers on News, Politics, the Media, the Arts, and More Tue, 07 Oct 2008 17:54:13 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Mark Leventhal http://www.washingtoncitypaper.com/blogs/citydesk/2008/05/12/watch-out-lawyers-about/#comment-150655 Mark Leventhal Tue, 13 May 2008 13:52:16 +0000 http://www.washingtoncitypaper.com/blogs/citydesk/2008/05/12/watch-out-lawyers-about/#comment-150655 To clarify the $35: Many personal trainers charge $75/hour and up. Leventhal Weight Loss Incorporated is a consulting business, not an exercise service. As such, we have nothing to do with exercise at all. As a courtesy to my clients, however, I could arrange for someone to meet them at their office and go on a walk with them. For some attorneys, this activity is a good start. To just throw them in the gym, to begin, would not be something that they are comfortable with. The idea is just to get them to do something to start. Here is a link to an article from CNN.com talking about the benefits of even limited exercise: http://www.reuters.com/article/healthNews/idUSN1543902820070516 (A lot of my clients are women). Because I know people who are not trainers - but runners - they will provide this service to attorneys for around $35/hour. I could, however, easy get a personal trainer to provide the same thing for $75/hour. (If they want to pay a personal trainer $75/hour for the same service, that is their choice). The bottom line is to find something that works for each and every client. That's the goal. For some, having someone meet them at a set time to get them outside doing some sort of exercise is something that works. Everything is taken on a case-by-case basis. To clarify the $35: Many personal trainers charge $75/hour and up. Leventhal Weight Loss Incorporated is a consulting business, not an exercise service. As such, we have nothing to do with exercise at all. As a courtesy to my clients, however, I could arrange for someone to meet them at their office and go on a walk with them. For some attorneys, this activity is a good start. To just throw them in the gym, to begin, would not be something that they are comfortable with. The idea is just to get them to do something to start. Here is a link to an article from CNN.com talking about the benefits of even limited exercise: http://www.reuters.com/article/healthNews/idUSN1543902820070516 (A lot of my clients are women).
Because I know people who are not trainers - but runners - they will provide this service to attorneys for around $35/hour. I could, however, easy get a personal trainer to provide the same thing for $75/hour. (If they want to pay a personal trainer $75/hour for the same service, that is their choice).

The bottom line is to find something that works for each and every client. That’s the goal. For some, having someone meet them at a set time to get them outside doing some sort of exercise is something that works. Everything is taken on a case-by-case basis.

]]> By: the real dcdude http://www.washingtoncitypaper.com/blogs/citydesk/2008/05/12/watch-out-lawyers-about/#comment-150654 the real dcdude Tue, 13 May 2008 13:34:34 +0000 http://www.washingtoncitypaper.com/blogs/citydesk/2008/05/12/watch-out-lawyers-about/#comment-150654 What are they paying $35/hour for???? Is this some sort of ilicit, underground prostitution service? Whats included in these "walks"? I have a colleague-a lawyer of course- who uses this service and tells me his tag is "client 9" What are they paying $35/hour for???? Is this some sort of ilicit, underground prostitution service? Whats included in these “walks”? I have a colleague-a lawyer of course- who uses this service and tells me his tag is “client 9″

]]> By: sara.h http://www.washingtoncitypaper.com/blogs/citydesk/2008/05/12/watch-out-lawyers-about/#comment-150624 sara.h Tue, 13 May 2008 13:06:08 +0000 http://www.washingtoncitypaper.com/blogs/citydesk/2008/05/12/watch-out-lawyers-about/#comment-150624 $35/hour? That's what we make as temps! And <i>they</i> get to walk around outside instead of sit in a massive, computer-filled room full of clicking and people noisily eating nuts. $35/hour? That’s what we make as temps! And they get to walk around outside instead of sit in a massive, computer-filled room full of clicking and people noisily eating nuts.

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