Either you’re looking for an easy way to access a trainer or you are a trainer looking for alternative means to reach clients; an online personal trainer can be a viable option for both and has grown more popular.

Being an online personal trainer

There is still a certain degree of discomfort some people harbor when it comes to the online world. Maxims along the lines of, “If you’re not online you might as well not exist,” could be considered pretty annoying things to say to the rare luddite out there, but to the rest of us, these types of statements are an honest reflection of the world we live in.

Now, some might say that nothing beats an in the flesh one-on-one training session with a personal trainer. But the truth is, not everyone has access to fitness facilities or reliable trainers. This, however, does not have to be a hindrance to your workout regime.

TRAIN ANYWHERE, ANYTIME

The obvious number one advantage of training online is that you can do it absolutely anywhere. You no longer have to worry about gyms being overcrowded or frustrating gym rules like the “1-hour session protocol”. As long as you have a smartphone and an internet connection you can be in communication with your trainer around the clock. The same applies to when you want to train. Again, because of the flexibility of the online option, you can co-ordinate your training hours to meet your particular requirements. This also means you have the option of getting really specific with your goals.

Imagine this: You’ve booked a holiday to Athens, Greece. But you don’t want to just lie around and put on weight, you’d like to continue you’re training. So you inform your trainer and he or she comes up with a plan to combine a cardio workout with a sight seeing trip. A 10km run from your hotel room through the streets of this beautiful city. Perhaps the speed at which you make certain sites become personal goals over the course of your holiday. You run the same route 3 times during the course of your trip, each time attempting to do it a little faster. Why not? Depending on how important your training is, perhaps you are training for a marathon, you could even have your trainer with you, following your progress through an App, motivating you along the way to push harder than the day before.

You’re into Yoga? Why not take your yoga routine to the beach? You could have your trainer send you an hour long workout in the morning, or again, have them right there with you guiding you through your session. Imagine finishing your Savasana to the sound of the Aegean Sea.

There are countless ways you and your trainer could work together to create solid workouts no matter where you are.

KEEP TRACK OF YOUR CLIENTS’ PROGRESS

Another advantage to training online is the growing number of online personal trainer tools out there. We have already mentioned the use of Apps. There are a growing number of fitness apps that can help you not only track your clients progress but motivate them in all kinds of creative ways.

Online fitness professionals also have more options as they can now follow their clients progress wherever they are in the world. They’ll have access, depending on how tech savvy and dedicated their client is, to their heartrate, nutritional intake, workouts completed and so much more. You can create your own fitness videos, short 10-20 second descriptions of your exercises, which your client can watch again and again.

There are dedicated apps that trainers can use that keep record of everything from payment to communication to the most important part, workable fitness strategies.

LESS RESTRICTIONS AND MORE CONTROL

Trainers don’t have to worry about gym restrictions anymore such as closing hours. You can work the hours that best suite you. This could potentially mean working weekends or even taking a client through strength conditioning at 1am, but this is entirely your choice. You can develop unique relationships with athletes and share your personal brand of training with people in places you never even knew existed.

Going online obviously does not mean you have to cut gym training entirely. This applies to both trainers and clients. It is simply another means to keep an eye on progress. And progess is everything.

Today, personal trainers don’t have to burn themselves out with too much work to reach their career goals. Being a personal trainer can be a lot of work but there are stories of the overambitious who push themselves too far. They take on too many hours, too many clients, and are forced to work according to the whims of gyms. But going online means you no longer have to pay rental fees and you can schedule your clients so that they get the most out of you. This means you can charge accordingly.

HOMES BECOME GYMS

Obviously online training is not only a great thing for travelers but it effectively means that training professionals no longer need to run fully stocked gyms. Of course, who wouldn’t want a gym to call their own, but this is an incredibly expensive venture. Starting an online training business means you can meet people where they are, saving both you and them time and money.

THE PROFESSIONAL’S CHOICE

If you want to start an online personal training business it is essential that you know what you are doing. This means possibly spending some time in a gym developing your knowledge before leaping into the online world. This will help you understand how people think about their own fitness, the myths around fitness and what it means to be a personal trainer.

CONTACT TRIFOCUS FITNESS ACADEMY 

If you are looking for an online personal trainer, make sure that they are accredited. If you want to become a fitness professional then make it easy for potential clients to choose you. Trifocus Fitness Academy is an online personal training platform that is both YMCA award and REPS accredited. They offer a variety of personal training certificates and diplomas that guarantee up-to-date, powerful, fitness industry knowledge.

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