Nik And Ant - Ptma Podcast

How to stay focused with tasks without getting distracted. (I'm trying to remember what my priorities are) How much would I charge for small group PT if my one-to-one sessions are priced at £45? How would you approach establishing business connections with physios etc? Want to get more of a network of professionals I can refer people to when needed and vice versaHow narrow do you think we should go with our demographic? I have just worked out my monthly break even number and trying to work out how many clients I need to reach this target. I have different price points for my business, is the easiest way to work this out to divide my break even number by my cheapest price point? Or is there a better way to do this? Hope that makes sense. How do I get my clients to be super adherent to their check ins? Social proof : Apart from client progress photos if they are ok with me using them and clients feedback from check ins, reviews and testimonials, would you recommend any other ways of showcasing w

best video editing software , i use capcut just wondering if there was any better in your opinion Any advice for downgrading clients to less frequency? Have started to do so for a few clients but realise this isn’t something I’ve got much experience doing so having some adherence issues with programmed sessions How to make the service valuable during consultation What are your thoughts on the software notion? The Gym Group has just opened in my town and I have joined as a member. A new private boutique gym will also open soon in my town on October. These could be further opportunities for me to maybe leave my 9-5 and keep online going as well. Apart from talking to staff and networking a bit would you recommend anything else? Should I be looking into anything in particular? Anything to watch out for ? At what point would you work out that you're at your max capacity of clients? Seem full of ideas just now. Advice on filtering through them to spread/pace them out? PTMA has been highly professional

Do you feel you should always have some sort of coaching or mentoring in place as a fitness business owner. Or should you also take time away from it? Overcoming lack of confidence on social media. If people are enquiring about 121 coaching should you add them to a wait list or still get them in for a consultation to maybe sway them towards another service?

How important do you feel it is to walk the walk as a coach in terms of your own health and fitness? How can we get more engagement on stories with polls/question boxes? I feel like not many people are that bothered even if I provide lots of value I struggle with content for my emails. In the past I've tried exercise of the week/tips and tricks and it takes me too much time to write to do weekly. Would you advise sending less emails in the month with more detail or keeping them very short and snappy and doing weekly? What’s the number one thing that PTs do on social media that annoys or frustrates you the most? What could they do to change that one thing and be more productive on socials? (Hope that made sense) How can I manage taking on new clients when I know I’m going to be going away for a week in the next month?

2 Questions today!. 1) My goals for the next month or so are to generate new leads and nurture current ones. I also want to create curiosity for my 1-1 service while still also promoting my bootcamp. I'm worried in case I try to focus on too many things at once and none of them pay off, so do the above goals sound ok or should I focus on fewer things? 2) Do you have any tips for creating a lead magnet as I'm struggling to come up with ideas Should we have one set upront and monthly price for online coaching? Best ways to help people with nutrition if they suffered from eating disorders in the past? Specifically triggered from tracking food. Any help is appreciated What advice would you give to peeps, new and old, to ensure they get the absolute most out of the PTMA Pimps? Cheers.

I have had x2 online 1-2-1 clients leave this month who have been great to work with. One has a back injury and one is a teacher who is going travelling for most the 6 weeks summer hols. Both have expressed they are interested in returning in the near future. Apart from keeping them on as members in my private Facebook group and dropping them the odd message of ‘hi how are you getting on’ type message, would you recommend any other ways to help them sign back up with me? I have 2 clients that I do Group PT with who are not consistent. They don't check in, they dont follow any advice that I give them, and in their sessions it's just like they don't want to be there - they are the only clients who haven't made much progress. I have spoken with them and asked if they think Personal Training is right for them, in which they said yes, but I dont know what more I can do to help them? What to include within an education hub for clients in a platfrom such as kajabi. I'm setting up a group walk for my clients t

how to deal with a client that is constantly rearranging or not showing up. They have the attitude of 'I'm paying her so she should be accommodating when would you start talking about lanuching a free challenge or trial to your service How can I get my clients to take me seriously after a holiday when I’m severely overweight and lost the plot ? I had a client ask for a refund last week after 7days with me. I'm going to re look at my on boarding process but is there anything else I shud look at to avoid this in future? For the long term play of being in a position to coach other coaches around building a successful coaching business as you guys are doing. What would you say are some of the key attributes, things to consider and boxes to be ticked with regard taking this leap? "When you have something you want to build, another offer/ service, which is for your TM and an area you know really well, at what point do you know that it's the ideal time to start to work on this while managing to keep the r

"I am going to ask some of my clients to audit my social media to see if my content speaks to them. Do you have any advice for how I should go about this? What specific feedback should I be looking for?" How many times per week would you say is enough for using polls/ question boxes in stories? Do you think this depends on audience size? I still struggle to collect basic metrics (measurements/photos / weight) with some online 1-1 clients. I’ve spoke about why we do it and the benefits etc etc etc. they are paying and staying with me so I can’t complain really but I want to obviously get them results. Any advice? Thanks "-  I feel like I spend a lot of time on adding value to current clients and not as much on generating leads - how should you balance your time between this? I wonder if I find myself doing more and more for current clients as I want to make sure they do not leave me.  However,  I know I won't be able to continue in this way for a higher number of clients. How can you en

How should you approach a client who is telling you they are following your program and education system but have confided in another client and said she isn't doing any of it. Do I wait till she doesn't get results to speak to her? Or call her out earlier? What are some options/services I can provide as a stopgap until space opens up when I’m fully booked? Want to make sure it is something worthwhile that the potential client will get value from rather than just a program they probably won’t do Do you think it's ok to share on socials that you are abroad and working? Conscious that my clients might think I'm having a jolly. Additionally, with regard to onboarding, new clients do you think being out of the country could deter them, from signing up? I struggle opening up about this and it feels like a bit of a cliche but I find it really hard to look after myself properly in terms of exercise and diet. I feel like I should know the answer to this but how can I make it easier for myself? I always feel li

Do you know the difference between positive and negative stress? Does a personal trainer have any role in managing the global stress crisis? Did you know stress has overtaken back pain as the biggest cause of being off work? Is exercise is a system stress, is it always good for you? Are there foods that meaningfully decrease stress? Why has Wim Hoff and Cold Water Immersion become so popular? Should you be measuring your clients Heart Rate Variabilty above all else?

How do you go about cancelling on clients if you are I’ll yourself? Do we owe back 121’s ? I'd really like to start doing more educational talks/seminars in the gym. What's the best way to get this up and running in a Pure Gym? I seem to be getting really overwhelmed with the amount of information throughout this course (even things like lead generation confuse me because I’ve never really touched it). I’m doesn’t help that I’m quite a slow learner either - so my question is how would you recommend I approach the material if I’m constantly feeling so overwhelmed? Thoughts on one-off or once per month 1-1 PT sessions? Had a few conversations recently with people wanting this and I'm not sure it's worth it? or is it worth doing in the hope they sign up for more down the line? Advice for lead gen when the gym is practically empty! I had planned to launch my group ex for mums and babies on w/c 13th June and planned to start marketing for it this week by creating a free Facebook group. I'm currently in

I get the majority of my enquires through email. I always get asked about my prices. My question is should I be revealing my prices in my response or not? Sometimes I think this puts people off. Perhaps it's best to get them booked in for a consultation first before revealing the cost? Trying to think of a more professional way of going about client off boarding (when clients leave), at the moment I don’t do anything but want to put some sort of leavers survey or leavers process together "I am currently doing lead gen in times I don't want to fill (i.e. 6pm and 7pm) due to being at full capacity.  So even if I do bring these people into my business in the future, they will not be free to train at my scheduled 1-2-1 slots during the day. I am also going outside of my set schedule/time management boundaries to train 1-2-1 clients and don't like it...  The only solution I can think of is to transition these clients onto a different service, but not sure it's right for them atm.  Any ideas o

What do you think are the 3 most important components are to becoming a successful fully booked PT "I have a couple of clients just now who are struggling due to having a lot on with work and their personal lives. I don't want to be the type of PT who tells them if they don't make time for exercise then they just don't want it enough. But at the same time I think I can possibly be doing more to support them, I feel as if although I'm trying to be nice and understanding, I might've been a bit too laid back about their training & nutrition taking a backseat. Have you got any tips for helping clients through periods like this? I have had a think about it and I think I might need to communicate with them better. If I know in advance that they are going through a busy spell, I can sit them down to come up with some open ended questions to help them come up with solutions. Thanks" "I stopped doing one off sessions with people but I've got a member/husband of current client who wants to do a session to help

Would you say there is a ratio of what type of posts we need to do for social media? Should there be a balance of informative posts, reels, recipes, gyms tips etc. "Some of my clients are adamant that they are eating a 'healthy diet' and do not need to/cannot make any changes due to hectic schedule (one client); or fear of failure/dislike of calorie counting/any discussion around nutrition (another client - very sensitive subject matter!  We could not even discuss nutrition in the consultation, it was that bad!  So I completely respected this and focused on performance goals despite her being severely overweight).  We agreed the client journey would focus on nutrition at a later date, but it is becoming evident that their results are not going to be optimal (I did make this clear to them from the start). When you know a client would get better results with a different approach, but they are resistant to change/do not believe anything is wrong with their diet (even just in terms of performanc

"I will be looking into what I can do on Stridist but in general, how can I offer more value and accountability when it comes to nutritional support for my one2one online clients.  Second  question  - I am struggling to get progression photos and measurements off some clients. I add it to their weekly check ins as reminders and reiterate the reasons why we do it and how it benefits then but I’m hitting my head against a wall.  Any advice? Thanks" How long do you think an effective consultation should last where we can get a sale but not also use up loads of time? Any tips on chasing up enquiries? I had 10 last week but as of yet no consults booked in. Want to reach out again but not sure how to go about it "I know my ""ideal client"" and have been making sure my message is to them, however, I have different skillset that could be for a different market. e.g. I work mostly with women making sure they have the right mindset and approach to losing weight, but I'm also a Low back pain

How often should we message clients to make a good service and what sort of things can we say? I want to make my service a bit more active so what can I do in between sessions and check ins? "I’ve still not plucked up the courage to up my prices for my monthly online 1-2-1 coaching.  I’ve always felt like an apprentice on an apprentice wage with this.  I want to go for it and and rate my monthly fee.  I want to use the price increase for current client retention.  Do you think keeping current clients on their current price is a good idea and to let them know that only new clients will be on the new higher rate?" Best way to create scarcity for online coaching other than ig stories? Do you know of any companies that would check/verify our social media posts before scheduling to ensure that I don't say anything I shouldn't in them. Been thinking of taking some time off and go travelling from Jan 2023. Want to start online coaching so I can work on the go. What is the first s

Everyone wants Amazon prime type of service, when it comes to weekly check ins my client check in by the end of the day on Sunday and I try and read, film and record feedback videos and send them back to each client my Monday night. This can be challenging! Especially if I get late check ins. How long would you allow to send feedback videos? I want to offer an Amazon prime type service but realistically it might go past the 24hr time frame sometime. How do we make Instagram stories more engaging? How would you deal with other trainers in a commercial gym? How can I best create conversations on Facebook? It feels less interactive than Instagram but it’s also where my demographic and most of my clients come from I have a client on 1 session per week and I don’t believe she’s completing her sessions out with ours. How do you think splitting her sessions up into two half hours would work? So as to guarantee she gets in the gym twice per week and go over the main lifts? The best way to approach business

PT Business Transformation Program open to sign up! Click here to find out more!  Questions cover this week;  I’m using Trainerize now and you can add a lot into clients calendars. How in depth do we need to go for scheduling things like progress photos, and measurements What cocktail should I go for while I’m by the pool? How would you balance working another job alongside being a PT to avoid burnout? Have a good time at level up and try not to miss me having a breakdown next week! In terms of online marketing is it better to go all in social media or email marketing? or allocate even time to each? "I don't like educating clients about calories anymore as I don't think it works. No matter what I do they all still believe they're eating between 1200-1400 calories a day. I think I'm going to do a new video series on BMR and under reporting calories to see if that helps. Is there anything else I can do as I'm at the point where I don't feel there's anything else I can do to help them." I

Questions covered this week ....  I want to start online coaching but don’t want to call it ‘online coaching’ as I feel like it’s a generic name and sounds like everyone else. What sort of path could I take for naming my online coaching platform? What are the 3 top systems I should have in place for my business? Free PT competition winner says she’ll get in contact in May to sign up properly as April won’t work, what can I do to ensure this happens? Was thinking I’ll keep her in my client group/email list and send her a home program for April How would you deal with someone who prefers a “per session”/block booking way? The main reason is because they travel a lot so can’t have a set routine. I am worried sessions will carry over and mess up my time table. Thoughts? "I am looking for advice on running a free 14 day plan through email I am thinking about emailing the plan out as a pdf, then sending out 3-4 emails a week offering value. I'll eventually send out a CTA asking them to book a consu

PT Business Transformation Program now LIVE to sin up and find out more Click here! Questions covered this week include;  What should the success rate of signing clients up through a consultation be? In your opinion, what is the best question to have on a check-in form? How do you compromise between your price for the service you think should be provided vs what they can afford? I did a consultation and had an idea of what they needed, but they could only afford maybe 3/4 of the price. Some ideas would really help thanks guys From going through the process of talking to someone, getting them on a consult call and then making them a client. How do you get round the questions about pricing, I had a women ask 4 times even though I had gone through how the consultation works, etc I need to work on my retention I cant get many client's staying past 3 months I understand their results could be better so maybe there's a disconnect but I would love if client's literally brought there pals into my busine