How Trainers and Coaches are Thriving with gymGO
To say 2020 has been a year of great pain and suffering would be an understatement. It has been an extremely difficult environment for billions of people and millions of businesses, not the least of which has been in the health and fitness club industry. Back in 2019, trainers were reporting that they were working a lot, keeping busy with in-person training, teaching group exercise classes in their health clubs, and doing a little bit of workout programming for a few clients on the side. Sometimes clients move across the country and it’s great to keep those relationships going!
It’s important to enjoy what you are doing, to feel a passion for your work, but there are also times where you may very much feel like there’s a ceiling over your head, with respect to your earning potential and gaining more of the types of clients that you pair best with. You may want to develop specialties for certain types of populations but perhaps haven’t been able to justify the investment because you’re unsure of how to attract those types of people in great numbers. Some fitness pros report, they simply don’t see enough of these people coming into the club or that they’re not getting enough of these via referrals.
What Changed?
When COVID-19 first hit, it was unclear at best how much daily life would change. It is easy to downplay the severity of something that’s never happened before and the uncertainty has been unnerving, to say the least.
The life changes forced upon us by COVID-19 continue to be jarring, but we at NESTA consider ourselves a resilient group of people who approach life with a glass-half-full attitude. You must always look at the positives in life and make the best out of the hand you’re dealt!
When you’re forced to move your entire business online, there’s not much point in fighting it. To succeed and thrive, you need to get an end-to-end system that’s set up to work well for you, right out of the proverbial box. You are now in the live and on-demand content business. The good news? You’re no longer bound by the geographical constraints of your in-person training. Your clients? They can be from anywhere in the world. Were you waiting to start your physique and figure training specialist certification, because you weren’t sure how to find enough customers in your local area? You’re no longer confined to where you live.
One positive we’ve found is how easy it has been for trainers to migrate their book of business onto gymGO, where you can live-stream workout sessions and group exercise classes with relative ease. gymGO has not only been easy to adapt to, but for clients, some of them not all that tech-savvy, gymGO has been no problem at all to pick up and use.
gymGO enables you to reach more, train more, and earn more, through a proprietary mix of business management tools, 2-way live streaming, and on-demand content delivery. With a capacity to host live classes of up to 1,000 people, your success will never be limited by technology. Unlike platforms such as Zoom focused solely on the delivery of the classes – gymGO provides a complete turn-key business solution. The platform allows your clients to buy, book, and experience individual and group training live or pre-recorded content. The system allows you to manage every aspect of your virtual training business from the ability to send automated and on-demand individual text and email communications to the ability to track participation and instructor performance metrics.
Where Do We Go From Here?
Now that state economies are reopening, some gyms will be able to function in “the new normal”. Depending on your specific state requirements, larger “big box” clubs may be more restricted than small studios. It’s unclear at best right now, with at least 50 individual governments handling things to their unique circumstances.
What is not anticipated to change, however, is the consumer’s desire to exercise, be fit, and build a relationship with a certified instructor or trainer who can help them achieve their goals. The demand for a fitness experience will be there and is expected to grow. It’s in the hands of the entrepreneurial fitness professional to capitalize on the opportunity.
Steps to Starting an Online Training/Coaching Career
Check out this list of fitness careers that let you follow your dreams which includes what it takes to start a career in personal fitness training. This is your most affordable and fastest way to become a highly qualified personal trainer.
Is your re-certification coming up? Learn more about earning your CEU credits. You can find the full list of CEU courses here.
If you are ready to start your online personal training or coaching business, don’t forget to learn more about our online coaching course.
One of the most popular and fastest ways to get started working with clients while you travel is to coach/train online. You will want to learn more about gymGo. gymGo lets you work with clients and make money in different ways: online, live-streaming virtual training & on-demand training. Use our link to get yourself a free 14-day trial >>> https://www.gymgo.com/nesta
Remember, NESTA and Spencer Institute coaching programs are open to anyone with a desire to learn and help others. There are no prerequisites!
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NOTE: When you take your fitness business home, you can also work with clients outdoors as you operate your business from your kitchen table and even coach clients online from home.
