1. Obtain a group fitness qualification, such as circuits or spinning and instruct classes for the experience of working with larger groups of people.
2. Train clients outdoors as well as within a gym/ studio environment. This will get you thinking more imaginatively and enable you to create fun and original sessions.
3. Don’t overlook the importance of nutrition. Creating goals in this area is an important step towards your client achieving long term results and overall health.
4. Sign up with a good accountant, they will save you their fee by giving you advice on what you can claim against for tax.
5. Have a clear cancellation policy for your clients and be assertive when applying the no-show fee to those bailing out within your required notice period.
6. Make sure that both you and your client agree on their goals and that you set them together. They must have ownership so that they can be held accountable for them. Get them to record food and training diaries for you to check over.
7. Offer a bulk set of personal training sessions at a discounted rate to encourage people to train with you more and also to stick with you for the long term.
8. Look the part – You don’t have to look like Adonis, but you should be able to do what you ask your clients to do.
9. Be a role model – Live your life the way you tell your clients to.
10. Gain a holistic knowledge of exercise and fitness and know your stuff about the human anatomy to gain respect from your clients.
