Business: Personal Training Articles

tricks of the trade Your questions answered by industry peers Q A "How do you take care of clients when you are unavailable?" programs so they are not lost when they are on their own. I always give at least two weeks notice when I will be away. While away, I stay in touch with my apprentice as much as possible to ensure that all is going well. If necessary, I give my clients a call to motiva...

tricks of the trade Your questions answered by industry peers Q A With partner training, how do you handle cancellations if just one person cancels? flow. If clients in the group are normally trained one-to-one, I give them a free t-shirt to say thank you or offer them a coffee, which is accepted here in Italy as a friendly thing to do. Serafino Ambrosio Owner, Il Metodo (The Method) Rome, I...

tricks of the trade Q A "How do you encourage your clients to give you referrals?" didn't kick in for us. Then we realized we had been relying on passive word of mouth so we needed to get more active word of mouth happening! To encourage more referrals we began a Christmastime promotion. We mail two complimentary 30-minute personal training session passes to our clients to give as Christmas p...

tricks of the trade Your questions answered by industry peers Q A What can personal trainers do to generate client referrals from the medical community? viduals who require special exercise prescription secondary to physical limitations. Just as a medical, nursing or physical therapy student is not ready to begin treating patients after completing the academic portion of training, you too wi...

online trainer By Gregory Florez Make the Web Work for You O nline personal fitness training has become one of the hot commodities on the World Wide Web. Pop the words "personal trainer" into any major Internet search engine and the results will be hundreds, if not thousands, of links to sites throughout the world. What's behind these domain names? Some are business people who have neither pr...

careers BY SUSAN CANTWELL ow will your clients pay for services? There are many different ways to structure your company's receivables, and the methods you choose can affect your long-term success. Payment and billing policies that are too restrictive make it difficult for some potential clients to use your services. Policies that are too flexible will, at some point, cause conflict and cost your...

In today’s society, people struggle to find enough time to complete work-related projects, enjoy their loved ones and also take good care of themselves. A personal fitness trainer (PFT) who can demonstrate to clients that they can spend quality time with their sweetie or friends while helping each other stay healthy and fit will be in high demand! Partner training is more economical f...

No one will respect you if you don’t respect yourself first. I’ll never forget, in my 20s, a good friend telling me (in regard to dating), “You won’t be treated with respect unless you require it.” In other words, if you want to be treated with respect and dignity, don’t accept any behavior that is less than what you want and deserve...