To start this article off, I’d like you to think back over the last couple of weeks – has there been one particular coaching session in which you remember thinking “I reallyyyyy cannot be bothered with this cli […]

3 Tips For Managing a 200+ Member Gym By Mike Waywell of Steel Habitat 
Managing a 200+ member gym may seem like a daunting prospect, however with the following three things in place, it becomes a far simpler t […]

During my first two and a half years as a Personal Trainer, I kept my prices at the same level.

Also during this time, I invested over £4000 in continued professional development and traveled across the UK for […]

For a lot of people, the thought of finance results in a groan.  That’s what big companies have people in grey suits for, it’s like some dark art that we don’t want to associate ourselves with.  As a result, […]

As a personal trainer, you’re expected to have your ducks in order when it comes to your exercise and eating habits.

You’re the person whom people turn to for help getting into exercise, creating good habits […]

Applying Self-Determination Theory to Business by Chris Burgess
Would you like a primer on what self-determination theory is? Listen in to this episode of the LTB Podcast.

Over the last couple of years, we ha […]

Books are one of the many ways that exist to learn and better yourself.

There are thousands out there and many that are specifically on concepts you can apply to Personal Training. There are also many out […]

Do You Have to be in Shape to be a Good Personal Trainer? By Claire Winter
You hear it regularly, usually from trainers who believe their six-pack bestows some kind of superior status that raises them above other […]

It’s around eight weeks into a programme and you’re at a point where it’s starting to feel like changing up your client’s training would be a smart decision. You open up Microsoft Excel and using some basic p […]

Is Education Always The Answer? By Claire Winter
Personal trainers often note, with an element of condescension or exasperation, that people are looking for a magic pill when it comes to weight loss. However, […]

 Blurred Lines by Louise Johnstone
Mental illness; often used alongside the terms crazy, mental and nuts. We’ve seen the media exposure covering the extreme end of the spectrum of mental illness and we’ve seen […]

Training Clients with Fibromyalgia by Louise Worboys
Fibromyalgia means that clients have non-specific pain in many areas of their body. This pain is muscular as opposed to skeletal, and there is no clinical w […]

A Personal Trainers Guide to Teaching Classes  
Teaching classes are often forced upon gym instructors or PT’s in gyms or encouraged within LTB as a method of lead generation.  Both of these completely overl […]

Lead Generation for Mobile Personal Trainers
Running a mobile personal training business can be a great way to work with clients as it allows more flexibility and fewer overheads. It’s becoming more and more […]

How and Why to Apply Immediacy to Your PT Business by Chris Burgess
Impatience – The ultimate 21st century, 1st world problem.  

Whether it’s the rainbow wheel of your Mac or iPad taking more than 3 sec […]

8 Plug And Plays You Can Use For Better Coaching by Stuart Aitken
There are many things you pick up coaching clients that can help improve your coaching experience.

For example:

You discover certain […]

The Personal Trainers Guide to Client Retention
Most new Personal Trainers (PTs) struggle with client retention and I think the reason this struggle exists is that trainers spend very little time focusing on the […]