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Personal Training: 3 Keys to Training Clients in Their Homes

When considering your options as a personalyou leave. You could also do a combination of
trainer, one of the very first things toboth, depending on the needs and the fitness
decide is WHERE you are going to train yourlevel of the client.If you are going to take
clients. The most obvious answer for mostyour clients through an aerobic workout
trainers is to get a job at a local fitnessduring their session, you can either
facility and train clients there. This isincorporate "heart rate maintenance"
certainly an option, and one that isexercises into the workout itself, or you can
recommended especially in the beginning ofget the anaerobic exercises out of the way,
your career. The structure and experienceand then move into an aerobic workout for the
that you will get by working at a successfulsecond half of the session. Just remember
gym or fitness center is invaluable for a newthat if your goal is to keep your clients
personal trainer. However, there areinside their target heart rate zone, there
drawbacks to working with your clients at awill be very little rest time in between
gym, and some clients will be unwilling orexercises.However, before you blindly go
unable to workout at a local facility. Don'tforcing all of your clients to stay inside
lose those clients by not having othertheir target heart rate zone for the entire
options!Working out with your clients insession, consider the fitness goal of the
their homes is an option for any trainer, andclient, and the metabolically intense
by offering this option to your clients youbenefits of structured strength training
can increase your potential client base by acompared to a session when you just make sure
dramatic number, and you may even decide tothey are sweating the whole time!Another
exclusively offer home personal training. Inoption for your client's cardio is to have
order to decide if this type of businessthem do it on their own after the end of the
model is for you, there are several points totraining session. Obviously they still need
consider, and they include time management,your guidance on what to do, how to track
exercise modalities to be used, and businesstheir heart rate, and how long they should
resources that are available.Timeperform the activity, but not all clients
ManagementManaging your time and yourwill actually need you to stay there and
schedule is a critical consideration whenguide them during the activity.Also, it is
deciding whether or not to work with clientsnot uncommon for people to own a piece of
in their homes. Unlike working at a facility,cardiovascular training equipment such as a
the amount of time that you need to dedicatetreadmill, elliptical trainer, stair-stepper,
to each client is increased, sometimes to theetc. Nonetheless, most clients will still
point of even doubling the time spent forneed some specific guidance on how to
each client session.For example, let's use amaximize the benefits from the type of
standard one-hour training session as ourequipment that they have access to. Things
business model for this discussion. Althoughlike interval training, cross training, and
many trainers are utilizing differenttraining at different heart rate levels are
training times with their clients these days,all things that you should educate your
one hour is still a good time frame to useclients on, especially if they are going to
for your scheduling reference. You want tobe doing cardio on their own.Business
remember that as a home personal trainer, youResourcesYou must also consider the business
can be on a tight deadline to get from oneresources that you will need access to when
place to the next, so you don't want totraining clients in their homes. The time
schedule your sessions back-to-back like youfactor has already been discussed, and you
can when you are working at a fitnessshould also consider the daily expenses
facility.You must also factor in your travelinvolved in this type of training model.
time to get to your client's home, as well asThese include equipment expenses, "on the
to get to the home of the following client,road" expenses, and auto expenses.Equipment
the client after that, and so on. If you liveexpenses should be minimal. You may have an
in an even reasonably populated area, youinitial cost, but after your initial
will have to allow at least 15 minutes ofpurchases, all of those assets are reusable.
driving time to and from every client's home,Basic items for home training include an
and sometimes as much as 30 minutes peradjustable set of dumbbells and an exercise
client, depending on the size of theball at a bare minimum. It would also be a
geographic area that you train in. Using ourgood idea to have a roll-up exercise mat, a
one-hour training session as an example, justjump rope, and any other items needed for the
one training session can cost you as much astype of activities that your clients will be
2 hours of your time.A standard 8-hourengaging in. A great cardio idea for clients
workday will now only allow you to traintraining at home is boxing drills. If you
between 4 and 6 clients, depending on wherewere to utilize that type of training, then a
they live in relation to your starting point,decent set of protective gloves for the
as well as in relation to each other. Yourclients would be in order, as well as target
best bet whenever possible is to set up yourmats that you hold for them to strike during
clients in a roughly straight line, ortheir drills.In all cases, the items that you
possibly a circle that brings you back toown stay with you, and they are simply taken
your starting point at the end of the day.from one client's house to the next. It is a
The last thing that you want to do is set upgreat idea to have your clients eventually
a client who lives 30 minutes north of yourbuy their own gear, however, which keeps you
starting point followed immediately by afrom having to tote arm loads of equipment
client who lives 30 minutes south of yourinto and out of their houses day after day.
starting point. Not only will you eat upAlso, depending on the type of program you
massive amounts of time driving to and fromput them on, they may use some of their own
your client's homes, but you will put seriousequipment in between training sessions."On
mileage on both your car as well as yourthe Road" expenses include food and drinks
wallet at the gas station! More on that inwhile you are traveling. Depending on your
the Business Resources section below.Exerciseschedule, you will be on the road anywhere
ModalitiesThe next thing to consider is thefrom 2 to 12 hours at a time! In those cases,
type of training that you will be doing withyou will obviously need to plan healthy
your clients in their homes. Unless they haveplaces to eat along the way, or keep portable
a full fitness facility set up - which ismeals in your vehicle each day. In any event,
rare - it is very likely that you will havemake sure that you consider the cost of
to come up with ways to put them through aeating away from home as part of your
vigorous workout without the massive amountbusiness expenses.Auto expenses are
of equipment that is available at a full-sizepotentially the biggest expense that you will
fitness facility. In order to put togetherhave to face in order to train people at
these home workouts, you need to address thehome. The wear and tear on your vehicle -
two different energy pathways that youralthough accountable on your taxes - can
clients will need to use during theirstill be a drain on your financial resources.
workouts: aerobic and anaerobic.AnaerobicYou have to keep your vehicle insured, fueled
WorkoutsAlthough many trainers are used toup, and in good working order at all times.
the massive resources available at a localThe last thing that you want to do is be late
gym, getting your clients a variety-filledfor a client session because your car broke
and intense anaerobic workout in their homedown, or you ran out of gas! Also, at
is actually easier than most would think.anywhere from $1.50 to $2.50 per gallon, gas
With nothing more than an exercise ball and acan get expensive if you put in a lot of
portable set of dumbbells, you can take yourmiles every day.ConclusionAs you can see,
clients through the full range of motion andthere are many considerations when deciding
exertion on almost the same scale that iswhether or not to train clients in their
afforded those clients training at a gym.Ifhomes, and you must weigh those
you are just starting out in the industry, orconsiderations against the benefit of being
are simply used to working your clients out"free" from the gym trainer's normal
at a fitness facility, you should do someboundaries, and instead being in charge of
research on the Internet for dumbbellyour own day to day business. In return, you
workouts, bodyweight workouts, functionalcan command higher per session fees for home
training, and sport-specific training. Thosetraining. Since you are saving your clients a
4 keyword combinations alone will net youlot of driving time and gym expenses, as well
hundreds of websites with free or low-costas giving them an opportunity to get healthy
resources that will teach you thousands ofin the privacy of their own homes, it is not
exercises that can be done with little or nounheard of for a home trainer to charge $75
equipment.The key to getting your clients ato $100 or more per session. Figure in
good anaerobic workout at home is not thescheduling issues, the exercise program that
type of equipment that is used, or the actualyou will have your clients on, and the
amount of weight that is moved, but ratherresources needed, and decide for yourself if
the INTENSITY of the workout. A bit of trialthis type of training program will work for
and error will teach you how to take a clientyour business!Aaron Potts is the author and
through their paces in a safe but intensecreator of The Ultimate Complete Personal
manner that will leave most people ready toTraining Business Kit, a quick-start kit and
call it quits in 30 minutes or less!Aerobicbusiness guide for new as well as seasoned
WorkoutsTaking your clients throughfitness professionals. Aaron's experience as
appropriate and effective aerobic workoutsa Fitness Professional has included
can happen on many levels. The 2 obviousmanagement positions with local and
differences are going to be whether they getnationally known fitness facilities, as well
their aerobic activity during their session,as in-home and outdoor training with clients
or if you assign them activities to do afterfrom all walks of life.



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