Wellbeing & Lifestyle

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...

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...

Updated for 2026, this guide covers the best books for personal trainers; whether you’re just starting out or looking to level up your career, knowledge, and business. When you first started your personal training business, you probably spent hours reading articles, comprehensive guides, and any other information you could find about how to be a...

Creating meal plans sounds simple: calculate calories, split into macros, assign foods, done. In practice, most trainers either overcomplicate the process or oversimplify it, resulting in plans clients won’t follow. The difference between meal plans that transform clients and those that gather digital dust comes down to a systematic approach balancing science with sustainability. This...

Let’s be honest: your clients probably hired you because they struggle with accountability. They know what to do (eat better, move more, stay consistent), but actually doing it? That’s where they need you. Here’s the thing though: accountability isn’t one-size-fits-all. Some clients thrive with daily check-ins. Others feel micromanaged and quit. Some love progress photos....

You can write the perfect training program with flawless exercise selection, progressive overload and optimal volume. But if your client is sleeping four hours a night, chronically stressed, and dehydrated, that program won’t deliver results. Training is only one piece of the puzzle. The clients who transform aren’t just the ones who follow your workouts,...

If you’re not using wearable data in your coaching, you might well be missing the bigger picture. You’ll be making decisions based on what clients tell you, which is often incomplete, inaccurate, (or just plain wrong!). These statements might be true. Or they might be wildly off. Without data, you’re guessing. Wearables like smartwatches, fitness...

Introducing Habit Tracker, now available on My PT Hub Premium! Connect with your clients on a deeper level and gain a more holistic view of their progress. Support lifestyle and behavioural changes that form healthier long-term habits. Assign habits using pre-built templates or create your own.  Log and track assigned habits, like clockwork, using in-app...

Yoga is a practice that combines breathing exercises, meditation and poses to encourage relaxation, and is said to come with many benefits for mental and physical health. Here are our top 5: 1. Improves Flexibility & Balance Research shows that practicing yoga can help improve your balance and flexibility. Yoga poses work by stretching your...