Training Tips

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...

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....

As a personal trainer, working with older adults might not have been your first focus. But personal training for seniors is one of the fastest-growing and most rewarding niches in the industry, with demand rising year on year as more older adults prioritise their health, mobility and independence. By specializing in senior fitness, you can...

Time management for personal trainers doesn’t just mean squeezing more clients into your schedule. It’s about building a sustainable fitness business that doesn’t leave you burnt out halfway through the week. Between client sessions, program design, admin work, marketing, and continuing education, most personal trainers feel stretched thin. The result? Long hours, burnout, and a...

Personal trainers and fitness coaches know that motivation isn’t optional, it’s the foundation of everything you do. You push your clients to go further, show up on hard days, and build habits that actually stick. But even the best coaches need fuel. Whether you need a boost for your own mindset, a caption for your...

You can write the perfect training program with ideal progression, recovery periods and exercise selection. But if your client doesn’t drink water, skips meals, sleeps four hours a night and forgets to actually show up for workouts, they’re not going to achieve stellar results. This is where habit coaching changes everything. It’s the missing link...

Fitness and nutrition go hand in hand, which is why so many personal trainers now offer nutrition services alongside their training. But knowing how to create a workout program and knowing how to create a meal plan for clients are two very different skills. In this guide, we’ll cover why offering nutrition services is worth...