Online Personal Training
by Kerri Davis
(Wilmington, NC)
I have just been introduced to Fitness Generator, which is a company founded by a personal trainer to allow other trainers to train online. The company offers a personal web page which you can link to your own website. Clients can sign up through paypal and then log in and fill out questionnaires and fitness evaluation forms.
Then, the trainer can design a program based on these forms and using animated exercise demonstrations to explain the workout to the client. The program also provides online food diaries and a workout log calendar for each client. The program costs about $37 a month and they recommend that you charge your hourly in person fee for the whole month.
I have signed up for the free 30 day trial and really like the set up and ease of use of the program. (I am not extremely computer savvy). The cost seems a little high, but if you have just one regular online client at your regular hourly rate, I suppose it would pay for itself.
Right now I am testing it out (at no extra charge)on my in person clients who only train 2 days per week due to finances and hoping that any clients who plan to train in person for only a few months will continue to train with me online. I have not set the link up to my website yet, but will keep you posted on how that works out.
I know there is another trainer in my area who uses an online training program, but I am not sure which one. She advertises 9.99 a month for her online training services. I think I would charge $45-$55 per month because there is still some time involved in reviewing each client's forms and setting up the program for each individual. I am wondering what people would actually be willing to pay, especially if they never met me in person first.
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