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The Personal Trainer Roadmap

by Stuart Aitken

The Personal Trainer Roadmap is a podcast for personal trainers who want to build a successful business, become better coaches and create a career in the fitness industry that lasts.Hosted by Stuart Aitken, each episode tackles the real challenges that come with being a personal trainer; from getting and keeping clients, pricing your service and becoming fully booked, to improving your coaching, developing your craft and figuring out where your career goes next.Expect practical solo episodes, honest lessons from nearly two decades in the industry, and occasional conversations with some of the smartest PTs and educators in fitness.The aim is useful ideas, frameworks and advice to help you become a better, more successful professional personal trainer.

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Episodes

  1. 6] 5 Simple Systems Every Personal Trainer Should Have

    Does your personal training business sometimes feel like it's being held together by WhatsApp messages, emails and things you're trying to remember to do? If so, this episode is for you. I'm sharing five simple systems that I believe every personal trainer should have in place to run a more...

  2. 5] How to Become a Better PT by Understanding Biomechanics (w/ Ben Yanes)

    What if the exercise you're trying to get your client to perform simply isn't the right exercise for them? In this episode of The Personal Trainer Roadmap, I'm joined by Ben Yanes to talk about biomechanics, exercise selection and what it really means to coach the person in front of you. Ben has...

  3. 4] 6 Coaching Tips I Stole From Nick Winkelman

    Most personal trainers probably talk too much when they're coaching. I certainly have. After hosting Nick Winkelman in Edinburgh for a full-day seminar on The Language of Coaching, I came away with a load of ideas that have already changed how I'm approaching my own PT sessions. In this episode,...

  4. 3] How Do You Keep a Client for 20 Years? (w/ Michael Goulden)

    What does REALLY good personal training actually look like? Michael Goulden has been a personal trainer for nearly 30 years, still coaches 25–30 sessions per week, and has clients who've been with his business for more than 20 years. So I wanted to find out what he's doing differently. We talk...

  5. I’ve Started My PT Business From Scratch 4 Times. Here’s What I Learned

    I've started a personal training business from scratch four different times. And the first attempt nearly ended with me quitting the industry altogether. In this episode, I take you through my slightly windy journey from qualifying as a PT in 2012 (I think...), losing most of my first clients and...

  6. 1] Personal Training IS a Proper Career

    Personal training can be a brilliant career. But somewhere along the way, it feels like the fitness industry became obsessed with helping PTs escape it. Go online. Open a gym. Scale. Stop trading time for money. I want this podcast to be a little different. Actually... Very different. In this…

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ABOUT THIS SHOW

The Personal Trainer Roadmap is a podcast for personal trainers who want to build a successful business, become better coaches and create a career in the fitness industry that lasts.Hosted by Stuart Aitken, each episode tackles the real challenges that come with being a personal trainer; from getting and keeping clients, pricing your service and becoming fully booked, to improving your coaching, developing your craft and figuring out where your career goes next.Expect practical solo episodes, honest lessons from nearly two decades in the industry, and occasional conversations with some of the smartest PTs and educators in fitness.The aim is useful ideas, frameworks and advice to help you become a better, more successful professional personal trainer.

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Stuart Aitken

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The Personal Trainer Roadmap is a podcast for personal trainers who want to build a successful business, become better coaches and create a career in the fitness industry that lasts.Hosted by Stuart Aitken, each episode tackles the real challenges that come with being a personal trainer; from...

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The Personal Trainer Roadmap is created and hosted by Stuart Aitken.
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