Experienced Affordable Training – Ed Hickman

San Diego, United States

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San Diego, CA
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580 ftCivic Center
590 ft5th Avenue
0.4 miCity College
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Today 5:00 am – 7:00 pm
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Local time (San Diego) 02:36 Friday, 18 July 2025

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Monday 5:00 am – 7:00 pm
Tuesday 5:00 am – 7:00 pm
Wednesday 5:00 am – 7:00 pm
Thursday 5:00 am – 7:00 pm
Friday 5:00 am – 7:00 pm
Saturday –
Sunday –

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Are you tired of seeing the same trainers doing the same workouts? It’s because they all watched the same training DVD & then charged you $ 55 /​per hr. That’s the average trainer cost in San Diego. Why? $ 25.00/per hour that is my cost per session. E.A.T can help you. We are in a recession & money is tight. I’ve played professional football, division one college football & minor league baseball. I have been working out and training for over 20 years. Not every great player makes a great coach. I’ve learned how to make working out & any sports activity fun, no matter where I am. I believe working out should be about being healthy & focusing on the inner self. I’m the trainer that wants you to succeed & not eventually need me. Once that happens, I know I’ve done my job. I’ve helped you learn to be healthy on your own. I make my training sessions affordable. Being a healthier person should be about affordability, fun, healthy habits, loving yourself & appreciating your inner capabilities

History

Established in 2010.

New start-​up dedicated to making personal training, personal and affordable.

Meet the Business Owner

Ed H.

Business Owner

I have been working out and training for over 20 years. To be a trainer, is to be a great motivator .This means you need to have someone who cares more about you and your success, rather than when your payment is due. Your workouts will be much more than the typical boring boot camp and 30 people running around in a circle. My motto is, «Your 6-​pack starts in the kitchen.» I spend the time even when it’s not your day to workout, to call or text you. I talk about your food plan for the day and week. This is with all of my clients, because it’s called «Personal Training». I make my training sessions affordable and available in a tough times. Getting healthy shouldn’t be expensive or hard to maintain.~Ed Hickman: Head trainer, former NFL Player and CPR/​AED.

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16 reviews of Experienced Affordable Training – Ed Hickman

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Place rating: 5
San Diego, CA
Ed is truly the BEST!!!
I have been working out with Ed for the last 6 years or something like that years (I can’t keep track anymore). I stopped going for a short while after my baby was born but now I’m back. I’m starting back as a beginner.
When working out with Ed, he makes you feel like you’re apart of a team, a family or just around good friends. His personality creates an atmosphere positive teamwork and encouragement. He does not yell or push you but he pulls the push, drive and dedication out of you. I don’t know how he does it!
His workouts keep you moving and they consistently change (you can’t get board). He has the ability to adapt each exercise for each person (beginner to advance) while keeping the whole team motivated, focused and excited. If you want a good trainer, Ed is a great trainer.
So, if you’re a beginner just try it out and see where he can take you. If you’re advance take his challenge. He is totally worth it. You can’t lose working out with him. You only lose by not working out with him.
Place rating: 5
San Diego, CA
I enjoy my workouts with Ed and group. Its relaxed. No one is watching me like at a crowded gym. The other girls in my group are fun to see each workout and we motivate each other to keep moving. The hour goes by so quickly and I feel great for getting a good workout in. Ed tailors each exercise to my fitness level — even though we are in a group, we get individual attention.
Place rating: 5
Lemon Grove, CA
During the last 3 months I’ve had the honor of being trained by Ed Hickman and I have had the privilege of experiencing how much he genuinely cares about his clients. More than clients we are treated like friends or family members. Something not all trainers have in they’re heart. Its been a dream of mine to train with a professional personal trainer but had always been intimidated by the thought of me not being able to keep up, or being put on the spot to do something my body is not yet capable of doing, not to mention to cost!
Meeting Ed and having the opportunity to train with him has changed my life. He is not only a trainer but a caring, full hearted and amazing human being! He is not only a certified personal teainer like others out there… No! He does his job with full knowledge and personal life experience.
When he’s training you he is not only telling you what to do. He is there to help you, to support you and encourage you. He teaches you and helps you to one day do the workouts on your own. Of course I personally am not planning on short term training. I’ve done three consecutive months of training 4 days a week and I have no intention of quitting any time soon. His workouts are always different, he will always challange you and push you to meet your goals. In the time I’ve been with him I’ve gotten the best results in my life. Ive been struggling with my weight and depression the majority of my life and am happy to say I’ve found the help I’ve been in much need of! I have never felt better about myself. Thanks to his help!
He is truely an amazing Coach! And he must feel soo proud to help soo many change their lives for the better, on a daily basis! Btw! CONGRATULATIONS on 5 years of success with E.A.Training! Here’s to MANY More years to come! I wish you all the success in the world you more than anyone deserve it!
Place rating: 5
San Diego, CA
Ed is the best! I am by no means an athletic person. I’m actually athletically challenged but I love working out with Ed. His workouts are challenging and you get results. If you can’t do some of the exercises, he customizes it to your skill level. He never makes you feel like the fat weak girl. He’s upbeat and positive. He’s not going to yell in your face and make you feel bad. He’s a genuine person that truly wants to help his clients reach their fitness goals. You will not find a better trainer than him.
Place rating: 5
Escondido, CA
There is no question about it! Ed is the best personal trainer I have ever had the pleasure of working with. Get fit with him today!
Place rating: 5
Escondido, CA
Where do I begin…
First of all Ed Hickman is like no other trainer that I have met. He cares more about getting you healthy than he does about your money. Ed Hickman is the first person or place I have ever written a review on. Like most people I usually just read them. Ed Hickman deserves more than just 5 stars. Ed changes up our workouts out everyday so that we are working all different parts of our body. He will go out of his way for his customers, which I have never seen any other trainer do. Even after finding out he may have to get surgery for a sports hernia, Ed came to the workouts and put his 100% to helping us. I have never met anyone who cared that much. I wouldn’t recommend any other trainer to people I know. If you are in the area please look Ed up to be your trainer. This man spends his days off from work training his customers. If you want results then Ed Hickman is the trainer for you!!!
Place rating: 5
Tampa, FL
If I could give Ed more stars, I would!
So where do I begin? Hmmm, let’s just say I never write reviews whether negative or positive, I always read them though, and this is exactly how I found Ed and had been thankful for my discovery ever since!
I began training with him last year about February, and never have I ever felt better and felt like it was THE decision of my life to start a healthier, fitter lifestyle. Although, I am only 22 it was hard to remember the last time I ever worked out. IT was not easy, but sure worth it.
I worked out with Ed thought-​out few months, unfortunately, I moved to Miami after, and sadly, have not yet found another personal trainer like him, I often ask Ed as to why would not he value his time more (he has alot of clients to the point he could not manage sometimes) and charge people more, to what he always replies the same: ’ I want to help as many people as I can, and I want them coming back’. This is his MOTTO and it should be your motivation.
If you are in San Diego area, do YOURSELF a favor and check him out, I promise he would not disappoint, because unlike many others he appreciate his clients, although he would prefer to call them friends, he knows what the heck he is doing, and most and for most he LOVES it.
P. S. It was a pleasure to get few workouts in with him while visiting San Diego last month, made me wish I still lived there (only closer to his house hehehe)
Keep it up EAT family!
–Anastasiya
Place rating: 5
Valley Center, CA
Ed, with E.A.Training, is one of the Miss San Diego Organization’s sponsors! I am Miss San Diego 2013 and I have to say that Ed is such an awesome person overall and has been a huge source of encouragement to me in preparation for Miss California:) When I first won Miss SD, I was intimidated to start personal training, but I’m so glad I did! Ed has helped me conquer my fears and achieve a much healthier lifestyle! He always deters compliments by saying that he’s not awesome, he’s just «Ed», but let me tell you– Ed is amazing! I highly suggest you give him a try!
Experienced. Affordable. Training.
:D
Place rating: 5
San Diego, CA
I’ve been working out with Ed for almost two years now and I can honestly say he is by far the best trainer I’ve ever known (hence the reason I still continue to work out with him three times a week for almost two years, with no intentions of quitting anytime soon). I’ve worked out with plenty of trainers in the past, including those that charge $ 50 an hour at the gym and watch you do squats all across the gym then tell you to run on the treadmill for half an hour, DEFINITELY not helpful.
Ed takes a unique approach to working out with his clients. He takes your needs, skill level, and health into consideration when he crafts his sessions. He is consistently changing it up, always making each session a positive and fun session. Most of the time I forget I’m working out and I am just enjoying myself (until the next morning when I wake up and realize I worked out muscles I never even knew I had!)
Not only is Ed a great trainer, he also is extremely affordable compared to other trainers out there. He charges about $ 25 for a one hour session and you are generally with 3 – 6 people maximum. He even has sessions available for those who work a typical 8 – 5 shift and can not work out until after 5:00pm. Weekend sessions are also available. If you are serious about losing weight or even just want to get in better shape, E.A.Training is highly recommended. He is an extremely passionate trainer and so are his assistants: Jodie and Natalie who I can also not say enough positive things about.
If you are looking for something new that will actually work, skip the gym, skip the yoga classes, skip the 20 people repetitive boot camps, and hop on board with Ed!
Place rating: 5
San Diego, CA
After 5 years of working out on my own, I had hit a plateau and was no longer progressing to the body and strength that I knew I could achieve. My weight continued to go up and my workouts were no longer effective. I heard about E.A.T and figured it was worth a shot, to see if I could achieve what I had failed to achieve on my own. Besides that, the fact that it was so affordable, even if I didn’t gain anything, I knew I wouldn’t be losing out on any more money than I already paid for the local gym membership.
My first session with Ed was intense. He was making me do things that I never thought I could do. I was doing excercises that challenged me both physically and mentally. However, he motivated me and pushed me enough until I did it! My first workout I could hardly do 5 hill runs and my endurance was so weak that I was exhausted after 30 minutes. After working out with Ed for a little less than 2 months, I was not only able to do 5 hill runs, but I could do 10, was lasting for a full 1 hour session and on a good day was even strong enough to run a couple more miles after the session was over. Ed is amazing!!! In less than 2 months I have dropped 8 lbs, went from a size 7⁄9 to a ¾, and finally fit into a dress I had been saving for over 2 years because I was determined to fit back into it! Not only do I look and feel better than ever, but I have grown to see team E.A.T as a family, and never feel like I’m in this alone!
Place rating: 5
San Diego, CA
Ed and May are amazing human beings. If you have a chance to train with them go for it! He helped train my friend Kate as she was getting ready for her first bikini competition.
Place rating: 5
San Diego, CA
Ed is an AMAZING individual. It is not often that you come across a truly genuine person that wants to help others but Ed is the real deal.
I have been working out with him for almost 3 months and I can feel my strength increasing. You will NEVER have two workouts in a row that are the same so your body is always working!
With summer approaching I am so happy that I get the advantages of a gym-​like training (though he blows away ANY personal training you may have done in an indoor gym); with the benefits of being out in our glorious weather.
Oh yeah all this and did I forget to mention he is only $ 16 (SIXTEEN) an hour with no gimmicks to get you in and then raise the prices on you! Give Ed a try you have nothing to lose and EVERYTHING to gain!!!
Place rating: 5
San Diego, CA
Ed and the trainers of EAT are the best I have ever been with. the energy and level of commitment to your training goals are 1rst class. I recommend EAT to everyone, this program is amazing.
Place rating: 5
San Diego, CA
Ed is AmAzInG! I was so nervous the first time because it’s been way too long since I’ve seriously worked out… but he made it such a comfortable experience! At first I was going 2X per week, now after two months I love it so much I’m going 5X per week. I feel great, I have more energy. My body is beginning to change. I feel stronger.
Ed really supports you and encourages you to push yourself. He’s is tough, but what do you want from a trainer, someone who lets you keep eating 2AM california burritos and lets you quit when you are a bit tired??? NOPE!
If you really want to get in shape or stay in shape, Ed is the man. He is reasonably affordable and will give you a better work out than you’ll ever get with those pricey trainers. Ed works out WITH you, he’s not one of those trainers who is sitting on the bench while you sprint back and forth. He is by your side every step of the way encouraging you.
Oh yeah AND you get to work out with a view of the water at De Anza Cove, such an amazing experience!
Nothing can beat his prices, his quality, and his results!
Go Team E.A.T!
Place rating: 5
Granite Bay, CA
Amazing trainer!!! Ed listens to what I want (like smaller legs and a nice butt) and really focuses our workouts around it. He is so much better than any gym trainer I have been with, Ed actually enjoys it and tailors the workout for me! Seriously if you need a good workout and want results go to ed!
Place rating: 5
San Diego, CA
Ed will come to you or you can go to him! The very first time I trained w/​him he gave me the run down of his qualifications, he was very professional in his survey of my health history and then the training began.
We met at Mission Bay park, where he helped me with my running posture, timed me in a 40-​yard dash and explained to me how to do an accurate more efficient crunch. Ed had me running in and out of the poles that are located in front of the Hilton… football status (he played college football for the Washington Huskies).
When he saw a bench we would do dips, push ups and step ups. Part of this focus is on making sure you can do the exercises at home.
2nd time I worked out with him we met at Lake Miramar where I knew I had my work cut out for me. We walked, sprinted, lounged, squatted, jogged backwards & skipped for five miles!
The thing I like about Ed is that he is never in front of you, he is always side by side with you, no matter what your level of fitness is. He doesn’t yell, doesn’t make you feel incompetent, or weak.
Ed offers affordable training @ only $ 16 per session or four sessions for $ 48!!! So inexpensive. You can’t beat it… lol. Seriously you can either buy a medium pizza for that price or you can get one hour of professional training.
Do it! You know you should!
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