How to start a home-based personal trainer business : turn your fitness passion to profit ; get trained and certified ; set your own schedule ; establish long-term client relationships ; become the trainer everybody wants!

Making money from exercise may seem like a pipe dream to many, but in fact physical fitness is fast becoming one of America's hottest new professional fields. Here, a successful personal trainer gives expert advice on every aspect of setting up and running a home-based personal trainer business. Readers will learn how to get started, develop a service manual, screen clients, serve customers, learn from the competition, and set up a home office—as well as how to use the Internet to develop one's business. \* Turn your fitness passion to profit \* Get trained and certified \* Set your own schedule \* Establish long-term client relationships \* Become the trainer everybody wants!

Everything you need to know to build and run a successful personal trainer business from your home.

 

Making money from exercise may seem like a pipe dream, but in fact physical fitness is fast becoming one of the world’s hottest new professional fields. In How to Start a Home-Based Personal Trainer Business, a leading personal trainer gives you all the tools and success strategies you need to launch and grow your business.

 

Laura Augenti covers everything from writing a business plan, setting prices, and marketing, to safety, choosing equipment, and arranging your space. She provides indispensable guidance on legal and ethical issues, targeting niches such as yoga and Pilates, and on becoming and staying profitable—as well as how to use the Internet to develop your business. 

 

The book also includes helpful forms and checklists, including:

 

Sample training agreement Equipment maintenance checklist Monthly budget form Personal training log Waiver & release form