Training Strategy

Building workout programs from scratch for every single client is one of the most time-consuming things a personal trainer can do. When you have five clients it is manageable. When you have twenty, thirty, or fifty, the hours stack up fast and something starts to give, usually either your quality or your sanity, (or both!)....

Online coaching removes a lot of barriers. Clients don’t need to commute to a gym, you don’t need a physical location, and you can work with people across different cities or time zones. But it also removes something that in-person coaching provides almost automatically: the natural accountability of showing up somewhere and having someone right...

Group training is one of the most effective ways to grow your income as a personal trainer without adding more hours to your week. The maths are compelling: if you charge one client $60 for a one-to-one session, that’s your return for that hour. If six clients each pay $25 for a group session, you’ve...

There are a lot of fitness coaches online. Type “personal trainer” into Instagram and you’ll find thousands of accounts posting workout clips, transformation photos and motivational captions. So why do some coaches attract clients consistently while others post into the void? The answer, more often than not, comes down to personal brand. Not just a...

Generating leads is one thing. Converting them into paying clients is another entirely. Most personal trainers focus the majority of their marketing energy on getting people into the top of the funnel; social media posts, ads, word of mouth; and then hope the rest figures itself out. It doesn’t always. A potential client can go...

For personal trainers thinking about transitioning to online coaching, few stories are more instructive than Mark Ross’s. Mark has been in the fitness industry for 15 years. He started as a personal trainer on a gym floor, became a studio owner, scaled a group transformation program to 500 participants, and built one of the most...

There aren’t many integrative health coaches who can say their career has taken them from beach boot camps in Maui to multiple world tours with Fleetwood Mac. Christina Farias, founder of Farias Fitness, is one of them. But her story isn’t just about remarkable life experiences; it’s about how she took every twist, setback and...

Getting certified is the first step. Finding online personal training clients? That’s where most new coaches stall. The online fitness market is competitive, and simply setting up an Instagram account and hoping for the best is not the way to guarantee success. But here’s the good news: you don’t need a huge following, a polished...

Life is all about building great relationships. And so is personal training.  Fitness journeys are deeply personal. Clients show up with insecurities, busy lives, and goals that matter to them. As a personal trainer, your job isn’t just to write the programmes, it’s to create an environment where people feel safe, supported, and genuinely understood....

Imagine being the go-to personal trainer in your area of specialty. Clients actively seek you out for your advice, you’re in demand to appear as a guest speaker on podcasts and interviews, and you might even be considered a thought leader on cutting-edge industry topics. Sounds nice, doesn’t it?  The challenge is real, though. How...