2. Personal Trainer Personal Trainer:
A health/fitness professional who primarily works on a one to one basis with a client and facilitates the achievement of health and fitness goals

3. Why will a Client Hire You ???? What can you offer ????

4. Roles & Functions Provide direction, advice and specialist knowledge
Provide support
Facilitate
Design programmes

5. Roles & Functions Health promotion Set goals Listener
Provide discretion
Motivator

6. Personal Characteristics of the PT
Excellent communicator
Ability to empathise
Patient
Vibrant optimist

7. Technical Characteristics
Knowledgeable in the following areas
Client screening
Goal setting
Fitness Assessment
Programming
Exercise adherence
Healthy eating
Myths, fallacies and fads

8. Where to Start Home Gym PT Companies
Set up one to one classes or groups for PT

9. Acquiring Clients Word of mouth
Referrals – GP. Physio , friends ,clients etc
Social Media

10. Cost to you
Car
Fitness Testing Equipment
Training Equipment

11. Equipment Required Heart rate monitor Swiss ball Skin fold callipers
Measurement tape
12” Step/Reebok Deck
Weighing scales
BP monitor
Cones
Dyna bands
Roller
Boxing gloves & pads
Swiss ball
Free weights/Gym Bars/Kettle bells
Ladders{SAQ}
Bosu /TRX
Barbell with plates
Circuit cards
Mat’s
Medicine ball /Pilates Ball
Balance board

12. Trainer /Clients Policy
Appointments
Holidays
Phone Number
Introduction
Cancellations
Payment Methods
Charges

13. Trainer/Client Relationship
Professional relationship at all times
Confidentiality
Set time parameters for contact
Clear policies
Trust/confidentiality contracts

14. Training Environments
Clients home
Sports Fields /Park /Beach
Housing Estate
Running Track
Swimming Pool
Trainers Home
Be imaginative for variety

15. Types of Clients Low fitness levels Sports specific
High fitness levels
Overweight
Shy/low self esteem
Busy
Partners

16. Schedule
Most clients will require early morning appointments – 5am -8.30am
From morning till mid-afternoon think about who can slot in to this time frame (target market)
From 5.30pm to 10.30pm
Be aware as a PT you decided on your hours and how many clients you can take

17. Weekly Routine 6.30am Pilates session 9 am Client Pilates Pregnant 8am
Client at 6am for Pilates session
NCEF
Limerick for HCEHF Year 1,2 or 3
Limerick
5 am client
Run 5km
Client 7.30am
conditioning session
6.30am
Pilates session
9 am Client Pilates Pregnant
8am
Outdoor boot camp type of class
10am
Run with client
Interval training

18. Routine Cont: Classes from 6pm till 10pm Team Training from 7pm -9pm
Pool session for injury rehab client
7.30pm
Clients Home
Pilates session
4pm
Clients home
Pilates & CV
9pm
CV & LME
Team Training
5.30 x 2
Run (sports specific )
10.15pm
Pilates
Clients hme
Pool/Toning

19. Client Scenarios
Female 36yrs old weighs 68kg(10 stone) has 3 children under the age of 8….. Wants' to improve CV endurances and also tone up especially on Abs after 3 sections has “pouch” effect ?
You can only use equipment mentioned early
You will have a 3 year old also in training session
Client worked out all through her life and pregnancies so has a fairly good fitness level
Can give 60 minutes twice a week

20. Cont:
2. Female Client 50yrs old wants to lose approx two stone and tone up ,works by sitting for all day in an office ,plays tennis twice a week and walks over the weekend . Client can give PT one hour a week only equipment in home is a treadmill

21. Cont
Male client aged 32 has no weight been carried have very low CV endurances and wants to improve this ,Client has good LME build ,has a issue with posture as in rounded shoulders also
Client can give PT two days a week both an hour each
Client would like to work outdoors as apt very small
No equipment only what PT has

22. Retention

23. Personal Training Pro’s Con’s
Financial
Flexible hours
Low start up costs
Satisfaction of helping clients achieve goals
Personal development
Variety of clients and work environments
Challenging
Job insecurity
Acquiring clients
Client retention
Cancellations
Transporting of equipment
Traffic
Councillor
Isolating / lack of camaraderie
Lack of sick pay
Lack of injury pay

24. Benefits of Personal Training Course
New clients policies
Ideas
Networking
Insurances
Knowledge

25. Questions