A controversial statement from James Smith PT claims that if you are a personal trainer then you should not be working in a gym and that all of your efforts should be put into online coaching.
According to James, if you’re at all serious about becoming a successful personal trainer, you need to ditch the big box gym and take your training online
Big negatives of being a PT in a gym include:
- Competition: There are only so many gym members to go around.
- Payment: It’s hard to scale and earn more money as you can only work so many hours in a given day.
- Costs: The costs of being a PT in a gym include fuel, train tickets, time and also paying a share of earnings to the gym.
Positives of being an online coach includes:
- Working from home: Setting up a website and social page can be done anywhere in the world.
- No limits: With a correct setup you could scale your business to offer services to an unlimited amount of clients.
- Freedom: Choosing your own working hours and putting out the content and advice that you want.
If you are looking to become an Online Coach make sure you list your profile for free on Gymfluencers Here. We also recommend sharing our free-to-use Macro Calculator and Free Gym Passes with your clients as a bonus for working with you.
