Online training will be a big part of your strategy moving forward. Sure, it’s hard to build that trusting relationship and it’s harder to keep tabs on a client when you aren’t seeing them 3-5 times a week either in sessions or around the gym and that’s before we even start to talk about pushing a client hard enough to warrant the results they’re paying for—either way, online personal trainers will be crucial going forward. Use it to your advantage with these 5 tips.
- KISS – Keep It Simple…. Stupid
Simplicity is key. we’ve seen countless workout videos with all kinds of fancy techniques, and the average person never makes it past the first few movements. Remember, your workouts should be easy to follow, they should be designed for simple muscle activation, proper technique and above all, effectiveness in gaining results.
- Progression
Making your online program progressive can increase the quality of results and improve client motivation to stay with you. When a new response is administered to the body, the body reacts by increasing the intensity of that response to make it more comfortable. In another way this progressive overload is what will make your business grow.
When a client comes to you for results, they need a plan, not just a dream. They want to know how you’re going to translate their goals into tangible results, and they’re going to judge your commitment based on your ability to provide one. Continual communication about their progress is key to giving them what they need to trust that you can provide them with the plans and tools to reach their potential.
- Accountability
Whether you’re conducting sessions face-to-face or online accountability training go hand-in-hand with successful training programs.
Accountability is important in a personal training environment because it takes consistency for clients to reach their fitness goals. Holding clients responsible for following their training plan enables them to stay the course long enough to get their desired results.
- Make the most out of it
A great online program does not stop with creating quality videos – that’s just the start. Continuously engage with your clients off camera through sharing quality contents with them.
You can easily do this by creating an email list system where you can send tips, healthy recipes and any news to clients either individuality or in groups within your different programs.
- Integrate Feedbacks
It’s important to integrate your client’s feedback by taking them through a short survey on their workout and progress. Ask questions like, “What areas of your training are you struggling with?” and “How would you rate your experience thus far?”. These will help identify the problem areas in need of improvement. This is also an opportunity to prove that they’re progressing at a steady pace.
Remember for any training program to be successful there should be a collaboration between you and the client.
Conclusion
Now that you have a clear sense of your strengths and how best to offer them, don’t hesitate. Hard work will always result in success.
That’s it, our top five tips for building a successful online training program! What are some of your favourite ways to keep clients engaged? Let us know in the comments section below.
PS: Hapori Coach provides PTs with the tools to provide value for their clients. Automatic client feedback is built into our platform where your clients will be asked how your session went (represented by emojis) and provide any feedback.
