Personal Training Pricing – How to Set Your Rates
Before you analyze your competition and current market prices there is one crucial foundational component of setting your rates to consider. Many personal trainers set their rates based on a list of factors outside themselves, such as demographic area, target clientele, competing trainers in the same experience and educational bracket as themselves. These are important factors […]
Alea Martinez – Mobile Personal Trainer Spotlight
If you ever wanted to be a mobile trainer 25-year-old Alea Martinez is one to learn from. After just 6 months of mobile training, she’s already got a second trainer on board (Nick Young) and a 1,000 square foot storefront in progress to run group fitness classes. Alea’s mobile training business is called My Fit and is helping […]
5 Personal Trainer Tax Questions Answered
Why does tax advice vary with different accountants? I don’t think it’s so much variability between accountants (this isn’t a super-complicated area of tax law). Where I think the variability comes from is in the individual trainer’s other tax facts and outside income. A single person who doesn’t itemize, has no kids, and isn’t a […]
Personal Trainer: 1099 Independent Contractor or Employee
As a personal trainer, you can work as an employee, a 1099 independent contractor or be self-employed. You can work as all three if you work in multiple settings. An independent contractor is sort of the middle between an employee and being self-employed. What is a 1099 Independent Contractor? A 1099 independent contractor (IC) provides […]
Does Chronic Inflammation Prevent Weight Loss?
Chronic low-grade inflammation can impede weight loss. If you have a client who is struggling to achieve a fitness or performance goal, inflammation may be interfering with that achievement. Inflammation. Sounds scary and undesirable. Depending on what you read (and who is responsible for the information), this could be true. It’s easy to gather that […]
NFPT Live: Tools Trainers Can’t Live Without – Ep 37
Some tools make training more efficient and an already enjoyable fitness career even sweeter. In this show, we share various training non-negotiables – some physical and others strategic. If you have something to add to the list please post it on the Facebook feed so we can be in-the-know! In this episode we talked about: Planners […]
How Neuro Linguistic Programming Can Help Personal Training Clients
Personal trainers can help clients reprogram their thinking and realize their fitness goals. Without a change in thought patterns, behavior doesn’t change. Neuro-linguistic programming is a way to accomplish this. Neuro-Linguistic Programming (NLP) provides a model of change that can help clients find success in their quest to conquer the mental aspect of fitness. […]
Virtual Personal Training – Everything You Need To Know
Virtual personal training has become fitness revolution. It’s convenience-based fitness for clients to access a trainer or instructor online instead of commuting to a facility. The potential is limitless. The advent of the internet and social media has connected the world in ways that were not possible just decades ago. We can obtain full degrees, […]
Facebook Strategy for Personal Trainers
Facebook is a great tool to reach a lot of people without a big financial investment. Like most things in life, to get good at anything, it takes time. With the right strategy, you too can build your brand as a personal trainer and get your message across to your potential clients. Here are 5 […]
It is Time to Raise Your Personal Training Prices
Raising prices is scary for many personal trainers. The fear is clients might get angry and quit. Don’t be scared. Think through it and handle the change appropriately to be successful. Here’s how… You can get over the fear of losing clients by adding up how much more income you will make monthly once you’ve […]