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The Benefits Of Training The Brain As Well As The Body

March 16, 2023 By Shayla Andreas Leave a Comment

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As a certified health and wellness coach, you know that physical fitness and mental wellbeing are intrinsically linked. By incorporating whole body wellness into your personal training practice you can increase your clients’ chances of success and add value to your relationship with them. Here are four easy ways to add mental training to physical training to improve ability, consistency and confidence. #1 Hit …

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METRICS: THE ULTIMATE MONEY MAKER FOR PERSONAL TRAINERS

February 20, 2023 By Shayla Andreas Leave a Comment

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How to Take Advantage of Metrics to Build Your Coaching Business Metrics are the Ultimate Money-Maker When Training and Keeping Clients. Here’s Why and How to Better Take Advantage of the Process… When motivating your clients to work out and keep working out, metrics are one of the most powerful tools. It's simple; humans want to see their progress. This is why before and after photos are so compelling. And …

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Thinking about switching your Personal Training Software?

February 14, 2023 By Shayla Andreas Leave a Comment

3 things to ask yourself and 1 thing to consider before making the move.  As a personal trainer, finding the right software to manage your clients, track their progress and build their workouts is crucial to the success of your business. But what happens when you find that your current software is no longer meeting your needs? The thought of switching to a new software can seem like a hassle, but it's …

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Case Study: TrueCoach for the Classroom

February 7, 2023 By Dr. Erin Nitschke Leave a Comment

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Discover how Laramie County Community College is using TrueCoach to prepare future fitness professionals for their real-world careers. Overview Laramie County Community College (LCCC) was opened in 1968. Located in Laramie and Cheynne, Wyoming, LCCC is a full service, comprehensive community college. It offers 80 associate degrees and 30 certificates of completion across a wide range of academic, …

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HOW TRUECOACH AND AIRROSTI CAN HELP COACHES KEEP THEIR CLIENTS ON TRACK

January 24, 2023 By Shayla Andreas Leave a Comment

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Here’s How One TrueCoach Trainer Used Airrosti to Treat Her Pain and Why She Recommends it to All Her Clients As most personal trainers and coaches know, one of the most challenging aspects of their job is keeping their clients and athletes on track to hitting their goals. Online coaches especially can find it difficult as they don’t have the advantage of pushing their athletes, in person, during the …

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Five Essential Pieces of Equipment for Personal Trainers

January 4, 2023 By Shayla Andreas Leave a Comment

Whether You’re a New or Experienced Personal Trainer, The Right Equipment Is Key to a Great Workout. There are many elements to setting up a personal training business. First, a certification from one of the many top training providers is a great way to set yourself aside from the crowd. Personal training software like TrueCoach allows you to deliver workouts, stay connected with your clients, and easily manage …

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New Exercise Spotlight: Spiderman Push-Up

December 20, 2022 By Matthew Ibrahim Leave a Comment

Push-ups represent a staple exercise that nearly all traditional strength and conditioning programs incorporate. There’s a ton of variety when it comes to push-ups, the different variations you include, the different progression an athlete is ready for and the like. Spiderman Push-Ups are one of the many variations of push-ups that have developed over the years in fitness. I think they’re a great option …

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Showing Gratitude to Your Personal Training Clients

December 18, 2022 By Manny Daniels Leave a Comment

The year is ending, and you’re probably scrambling to finish important tasks and help your clients reach those last-minute fitness goals before you indulge in good holiday cooking. This may be when you’re organizing your business financials for the upcoming tax season or finishing up your own last-minute to-do’s before you take a much-needed rest pre-2023. Amid the busy holiday season, it is vital not to forget to …

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How To Use TrueCoach: A Basic Checklist for Coaches

December 13, 2022 By Matthew Ibrahim Leave a Comment

TrueCoach is a one-stop shop type of online training platform for coaches around the world. The best part? It’s super easy to navigate, user-friendly and organized for both the coach and the client. This is exactly why I’ve been using it for the past few years. It’s all about getting my clients results through a simple-to-use platform. New to TrueCoach and looking for a basic checklist to start? I’ve got you …

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Which Personal Trainer Certification Program is Right for You?

December 2, 2022 By TrueCoach Admin Leave a Comment

Are You a Personal Trainer or Aspiring Trainer Looking for Certification? These are the Best Certification Bodies For You TrueCoach has partnered with five of the best certification programs to give you exclusive discounts from each. Now, you just need to choose which one is right for you!  One of the best ways to elevate your personal training business is through a certification program that can give …

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5 Ways TrueCoach Software Can Help Elevate Your Business

November 15, 2022 By Manny Daniels Leave a Comment

Organize Your Athletes, Create Programming, and Track Progress with One Simple App TrueCoach is a Dedicated Software to Help Elevate Your Coaching and Give Your Athletes the Best Possible Programs. Here are 5 Ways It Can Help Coaches with multiple athletes to train can quickly feel overwhelmed with programming, tracking, and organization. Spreadsheets, folders, and files accumulate for each athlete they …

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Want to Be a Successful TrueCoach?

November 9, 2022 By Manny Daniels Leave a Comment

Power User Steps for the TrueCoach App Becoming a personal trainer is a rewarding career that is on track to expand as people return to the outside world with a renewed vigor to get active. The personal trainer industry is valued at $13 billion and has grown faster than the economy over the last five years.1 But it’s a little more involved than just gaining certification— you need to become a customer service …

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How to Use Facebook for Personal Trainers

November 2, 2022 By Manny Daniels Leave a Comment

Taking Your Facebook Business Account to the Next Level Facebook. The OG of social media. Boasting 18 years in the game and the most users of any social media platform, it’s no wonder it’s the go-to platform for most businesses to build brand awareness. Business ads have the potential to reach 2.14 billion people.1 Until just recently, Facebook was only second to Google in revenue generated from ad spending, even …

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How to Use Instagram for Personal Trainers

October 26, 2022 By Manny Daniels Leave a Comment

Taking Your Business Insta to the Next Level  Sales only come as a result of great marketing, not the other way around. What better way to market than through social media? The days of using social media strictly to connect with friends and family are as dead as MySpace―social media is a branding and marketing powerhouse. With 4.7 billion users worldwide, having a social profile is a way of life.1 If you’ve …

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How to Charge Top Dollar for Online Personal Training

October 20, 2022 By Manny Daniels Leave a Comment

Setting the right price for your services can be scary for new business owners. As businesses have shifted to a hybrid or online model, setting prices has become downright tricky. The traditional cost-plus pricing model of calculating costs and adding the profit margin has been taught forever as the no-fail pricing strategy. Though it works well for finished goods, it isn’t the best for service providers (like …

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How to Use TikTok for Personal Trainers

October 17, 2022 By Manny Daniels Leave a Comment

Taking Your TikTok Account to the Next Level The newcomer to social media platforms―TikTok, has its fair share of controversy. Even after the threat of banishment by the Trump administration, TikTok has become one of the front-runners in social media. It began taking the US by storm during COVID, garnering the most downloads of any other app, and it hasn’t slowed its pace. Ways to appeal to TikTok users differ …

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Best Apps for Personal Trainers: Is TrueCoach on Your Shortlist?

October 5, 2022 By Manny Daniels Leave a Comment

As a personal trainer, you want what’s best for your clients, but what about what’s best for you and your business? In addition to having a software solution to help manage clients, there is a slew of other apps to help your training efforts. From tracking nutrition to practicing mindfulness, TrueCoach has compiled a list of apps to help you and your clients train successfully and decompress.   1. …

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6 Steps to Becoming an Online Fitness Coach

September 20, 2022 By Manny Daniels Leave a Comment

For many, starting a new endeavor can be scary or complicated; for others, not knowing where to start can keep them from starting at all. If you’ve thought about becoming a personal trainer but don’t have much capital or want to create flexibility in your professional schedule, becoming an online fitness coach may be for you. The average personal training session costs between $40 and $70 per hour, with the high …

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The Benefits of Wearable Fitness Trackers in Personal Training

September 5, 2022 By Manny Daniels Leave a Comment

As of 2022, nearly 20% of Americans wear a fitness tracker, with that number more than doubling to almost 45% if you include smartwatches.1 That figure is set to increase as wearable fitness technology has become the number one fitness trend of the year, followed by home gyms.2 Some people may be reluctant to use them, believing them inaccurate, but studies have proven that isn’t true. It has also been proven that …

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Marketing Your Personal Training Business?

August 9, 2022 By Manny Daniels Leave a Comment

These Social Media Tips Will Help You Save Time Most business owners work on average 50 hours per week, with only 31% of that time being spent on activities that lead to business growth.1 Keeping up with social media accounts consumes a lot of that time. Social media has become a necessary tool for marketing, brand awareness, and customer engagement – especially for personal trainers who are looking to increase …

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Instagram for Personal Trainers – 3 Tips to Upgrade your Profile

August 1, 2022 By Manny Daniels Leave a Comment

Social media is a powerful tool all business owners should take advantage of. It doesn’t have to be scary or daunting, but not using it can be detrimental to your training business. As of May 2022, more than 1 billion people worldwide use Instagram monthly. Of those users, more than 1/3 are Millennials and Gen Z, who rank Instagram their go-to platform even over Tik Tok. If you’re not well-versed in Instagram, it’s …

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New Exercise Spotlight: Extended Reverse Lunge

July 27, 2022 By Matthew Ibrahim Leave a Comment

Consider the number of times one of your athletes struggles when attempting to perform a 1-Leg RDL (“SLDL”). It’s rarely ever easy and oftentimes takes plenty of repetitions until technique is finally solid. Quite often you’ll see difficulty with avoiding rotation in the hips and also balancing on one leg. Let’s face it: the 1-Leg RDL isn’t an easy exercise. However, it is an important one. Enter: the Extended …

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Networking for Coaches & Trainers: The Do’s and Don’ts

July 6, 2022 By Matthew Ibrahim Leave a Comment

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Networking can be a scary term for some coaches and trainers, but it doesn’t have to be. What it really comes down to is your ability to effectively build long-lasting relationships.  Beyond that, some coaches and trainers might look at networking as being inorganic or inauthentic. Networking is what you make it. If you’re an authentic person, then each networking opportunity and scenario should be an organic …

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What We Do Best: Deliver Killer Workouts

June 28, 2022 By Manny Daniels Leave a Comment

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Giving your clients killer workouts that deliver results is the pillar of your fitness business. At TrueCoach, we make it easy to customize and share workouts with clients. The superior functionality of our Program Builder and Exercise Library over our competitors means you can add exercises in just a few clicks and get clients moving.  A “one size fits all” approach does not work in the fitness industry. …

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Tech-Friendly Training: How Fitness Mirrors Can Be an Asset

June 23, 2022 By Manny Daniels Leave a Comment

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Working from home and working out from home have become routine, with many resorting to purchasing in-home gym equipment. As the uses for fitness-based technology become more personal and accessible, many fear in-person connections will become obsolete, but that isn’t the case. Like working situations, working out has simply morphed into a hybrid model of its own. Learn how to embrace change and incorporate fitness …

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Common Problems Faced by Online Training Businesses

May 31, 2022 By Manny Daniels Leave a Comment

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A training business is one of the most rewarding types of businesses you can start. With the right strategy, resources, mentorship, and commitment, you can thrive in the online space.   You’ll be able to help people across the globe achieve their health goals from the comfort of your home. More than the money, your clients’ testimonials will be a true indicator of your success.  If you are in the …

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The Power of Friends: Creating Effective Referral Campaigns

May 24, 2022 By Manny Daniels Leave a Comment

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Personal training referral programs are a great way to unlock more value from your members and grow your membership base. They’re a great promotional strategy for trainers with both big and small client bases, because people value recommendations from friends and family. They want suggestions on where to go and what to try, including the best local personal trainers.   To make sure your referral campaign …

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4 Tips for Avoiding Coach Burnout

April 25, 2022 By Matthew Ibrahim Leave a Comment

Read more below, but first, sign up for our webinar on Tuesday, April 26 at 2 EST / 1 CST. Master Coach at Functional Body Building, Brianna Lamb, is going to talk all things burnout and how to get back on track. REGISTER HERE Back to our regularly scheduled programming - Burnout is a real thing. For some reason, there is a preconceived notion that strength coaches and personal trainers need to be …

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Creating & Uploading Video Content to TrueCoach

April 14, 2022 By Matthew Ibrahim Leave a Comment

If you work in the fitness, health, exercise, or strength & conditioning space, it’s a given that you’ll be creating, producing, and uploading content for your clients and athletes. If you’re not doing this, I think what you’ll find is that they’ll move on to a coach or trainer who does. If you’re down with adapting with the times, then it’s important to, at the very least, develop a basic understanding of how …

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New! Discover Coach Profiles: Onboard and Convert More Clients

March 15, 2022 By Manny Daniels Leave a Comment

Ready to start generating more leads, convert more clients, and put your business out there in one simple, easy-to-manage place? Set up your Coach Profile—our latest marketing tool for coaches. Free for TrueCoach users, Coach Profiles are personal landing pages you can create and tailor specifically to your business. Easily design a landing page for your leads with all of your business information: you can add …

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New Exercise Spotlight: Side Plank Crunch

March 14, 2022 By Matthew Ibrahim Leave a Comment

Once in a while, you come across an exercise that just makes sense. The Side Plank Crunch is one of those exercises. There’s a ton of benefits with this exercise since it targets several key qualities and skills related to strength and performance. The biggest challenge you’ll face in this movement is maintaining a static position on the bottom side of your body while the top side of your body is performing a …

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How to: Deadlift

March 10, 2022 By Matthew Ibrahim Leave a Comment

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The deadlift exercise, to some, is considered the king of all exercises. When performed with proper technique and form, there is no debate that the deadlift exercise helps you build full-body strength with a primary focus on the posterior chain of the body (hamstrings, glutes and back). However, most folks miss the boat when it comes to proper execution of technique and form. If you really want to dial in …

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Strength Training for Runners: The Why, The What & The How

March 1, 2022 By Matthew Ibrahim Leave a Comment

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Runners love to run, compete, and perform well in their events. That’s the entire purpose of running in the first place: to enjoy the process and to shine when the lights are on in competition. Running is likely the most highly performed physical activity across the globe, which is great since it gets people moving. The problem? Most people abuse running by taking on way too much volume and forget about …

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How To: Bench Press

February 10, 2022 By Matthew Ibrahim Leave a Comment

The bench press is the exercise that everyone thinks of every Monday when they’re going to the gym. In short, it’s a gym classic. It’s known for helping people develop massive upper body strength, muscle and power, primarily in the chest and shoulders. The best part? It’s as simple as pressing weight off of your chest. The challenge though is that most people leave a lot on the table in terms of getting the …

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New Exercise Spotlight: Ipsilateral Split Squat & Reverse Lunge

January 20, 2022 By Matthew Ibrahim Leave a Comment

Split squats and reverse lunges are commonly performed with an athlete holding one dumbbell or kettlebell in each hand. Naturally, this allows for an even distribution of weight on each side to help with balance and stability. After that, we typically have our athletes use a variety of other holds, loading patterns and positions such as: Goblet, Front Rack, 1-Arm Front Rack or 1-Arm Offset. But, what about loading …

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Support Your New Year’s Resolutions by Developing Consistent Health Habits

January 14, 2022 By Matthew Ibrahim Leave a Comment

It’s a new year. 2022 is here. This means that we’ll be seeing New Year's resolutions and goals coming in waves related to fitness, nutrition, health, and performance. Just remember, the most potent “secret” to achieving them all is consistency. That’s the key. In order to support your New Year’s resolutions, let’s identify 4 key areas that you can begin targeting in your approach: Strength …

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Built on Fitness Show Episode 6 Recap: Attracting Your Clients Back Through a Pandemic

December 30, 2021 By Laly Matos Leave a Comment

A positive outlook on new marketing strategies brought to light by the pandemic. In the latest Built on Fitness episode, Stewart and Mandy, both gym owners in North Carolina and Virginia respectively, delve into the successes and setbacks of their gyms. The reopening phase of the pandemic offered new opportunities for both gym owners, while Mandy has seen top numbers in March 2021, Stewart has noticed a lull …

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How to Optimize Your Clients’ Resolutions With TrueCoach

December 23, 2021 By Madeline Allaire Leave a Comment

It is that time of year. During the holiday season, fitness businesses often experience a small lull. Don’t worry though because Santa Clause comes to town every year with New Year's Resolutions. In contrast, January is one of the most popular months of the year to start new fitness programs. As a trainer and a small business owner, I can say from experience that we are about to hit one of the busiest times of the …

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Built On Fitness Show Episode 5 Show Summary: Social Media Marketing Strategies

December 17, 2021 By Laly Matos Leave a Comment

To grow your studio, you need to go where the people are. And the people are on Facebook and Instagram. In episode five, Stu and Raechel dive into social media strategies that studio owners can implement today. And spoiler alert: It’s not just about paid ads. Organic, guerilla marketing is where we all need to begin. Go Organic For studio owners who don’t have at least $900 per month to spend on social …

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Built On Fitness Show Episode 4 Show Recap: The Rise of Tech + Crisis Communication

December 9, 2021 By Laly Matos Leave a Comment

Since the onset of the global pandemic, tech has taken over. Companies like Peloton, Mirror, and Tempo have made it easy and fun to train from your living room. And it begs the question: Should brick-and-mortar studio owners be worried that at-home training will put them out of business?  Both Stu and Raechel don’t think so. But they do advise studio owners to take out their pen and paper, and do some big-time …

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How to Build a Social Presence During the Holidays

December 3, 2021 By Madeline Allaire Leave a Comment

Within the last decade, social media has grown to become a pinnacle of health and fitness advertising. 10-20 years ago, doing an “Instagram Workout” and buying fitness clothes and equipment from social media was not common practice. Nowadays some of the leaders in the fitness industry have started and grown with great success by accumulating a following on social media. Whether you are new to the social media game, …

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How to Get Noticed in Inboxes During the Holidays.

November 26, 2021 By Madeline Allaire Leave a Comment

Growing a health and fitness business in the middle of the holiday season can be difficult.  However, emails can be one of your greatest resources to expand and reinforce your membership this holiday season. Emails can also be a great way to promote your holiday fitness offer to new and existing clients. The more quality emails you can get out of a targeted audience, the better chance you have of capitalizing on …

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How to Create a Compelling Holiday Offer

November 23, 2021 By Madeline Allaire Leave a Comment

The holiday season is upon us. Before you know it, it will be Thanksgiving, then Black Friday, then Cyber Monday, and Christmas. During the holiday season, we often see a lull in gym attendance. A great fitness business will respond to the lull with a compelling holiday offer. It’s a great idea to formulate a holiday offer to motivate your members to maintain or start a new fitness routine this holiday season. There …

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Examples Of Health Goals to Use with Your PT Clients

November 13, 2021 By Tess Underhill Leave a Comment

As a personal trainer, you’re usually going to experience the vast diversity of the general population walking through your door for a consult. Even if you work within a specific niche such as female only training, weight loss, or sports performance, no two people are the same. In your first consultation, you’ll be asking them “Why” to investigate the emotional and situational motivations behind their new push to …

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Top Exercise Tips Going Into the Holidays

November 5, 2021 By Jordan August Leave a Comment

When the holidays roll around we all want to enjoy ourselves right? I mean I know that I do. A lot of people who are on a structured program tend to drop off or take a few days away during the holiday time due to obligations with friends and family. Holidays tend to be a time for rest and relaxation, but they can also be a great opportunity to reset or continue your health habits and keep yourself …

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Built On Fitness Show Episode 3 Show Summary: Sales Strategies

October 29, 2021 By Laly Matos Leave a Comment

“Great salespeople are relationship builders who provide value and help their customers win.” – Jeffrey Gitomer  One thing’s for sure: Your studio can have the best marketing, the best service, the best staff, and the best experience available; but if you can’t close a sale, you’re not going to be around long enough to show the world how great your brand is.  If the sales process at your studio needs …

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How To Get Clients As A Personal Trainer

October 22, 2021 By Tess Underhill Leave a Comment

Personal Training Clients: How to Find Them, Get Them Started, and Keep Them for Good  When you start out as a PT building a client base, it can be a daunting task thinking about approaching new people to engage with, regardless of how confident you are at coaching. The most important thing to know is there are always people who want to get healthier, almost everyone is open to …

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Built On Fitness Show Episode 2 Recap: Strategies for Client Engagement and Acquisition

October 15, 2021 By Laly Matos Leave a Comment

Client acquisition and engagement has never been more difficult. COVID has pushed studio owners into a virtual fitness world, and the rules of engagement online are different than in-person.    But if you learn how to masterfully engage with your clients and acquire new ones in the middle of a pandemic, just think of how ahead your studio will be (and how great you’ll feel) when the doors reopen and the sun shines …

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The Reality of Running a Health & Fitness Business in 2021

October 8, 2021 By Madeline Allaire Leave a Comment

The past two years have brought trials and tribulations that were nearly impossible to prepare for. The health and fitness industry looks completely different from any predictions made before 2020. Quarantines, social distancing, and state and federal laws have completely changed the way business is conducted. I strongly argue that despite these setbacks, health and fitness businesses can still thrive in 2021. The …

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Built On Fitness Show Episode 1 Recap: How to Retain Your Clients Amidst COVID-19

October 1, 2021 By Laly Matos Leave a Comment

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The fitness industry has taken a big hit during the last several months.  Like many studio owners, you might be wondering how to keep your studio thriving during this difficult moment in history. The first step, studio owners, is to keep the clients you have. Retention is of the utmost importance right now.  We’ve got a lot of thoughts on how to retain your members and keep them engaged. (And we’ve …

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