On the Edge - Fitness Educators

Do you feel sick to your stomach? Do you stutter, hem and haw not knowing the right thing to say. Or worse, do you blurt out your rates and then start trying to justify why you charge what you do? Just the thought of having to talk about prices sends some trainers into a tail [...]

Building a business is hard work but having the right plan can make things a lot easier.  It’s more then just earning your personal training certification and then saying you are open for business. But unfortunately many trainers do just that. While some see initial success it’s difficult to grow a business and start making [...]

Selling may not the biggest thrill you get in your day but it’s what pays the bills and keeps you in business. Learning how to avoid some common mistakes will help you build your clientele and feel more comfortable in a sales role. Here are just three mistakes you should avoid when offering your services [...]

Let’s see, website, check; business cards, check; homemade flyer advertising my services, check; ten people who said they would train with me when I became a trainer, uhm….  Sound familiar? Just because you start a business doesn’t mean you will automatically have a rush of people banging on your door. Unfortunately it doesn’t work that [...]

Do you find yourself stuck with so much to do in your life and your business that you are having difficulty moving forward? Do your feet feel like they are rooted in cement making it impossible to take a step? Listen, you are not alone. Many people feel this way. You want to move forward, [...]

f only I could go back in time and take the lessons I learned the hard way when starting my own personal training business and just start over. I did make my fair share of mistakes. Some of them were small but a few of them were financially quite significant. Sometimes the bumpy path and hard road that gets us the best results in the end due to the wisdom we gain through surviving these situations. Yes this is true. But to be honest if someone would have shared the five tips I’m about to share with you, that road would not have had as many potholes.

So here they are and you would be wise to follow them and avoid finding yourself falling into the same trap.