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How to Start a Business as a Personal Trainer

If you are thinking about starting a business as a personal trainer, there are probably a number of factors influencing you. For one thing, you probably love physical fitness. Personal trainers spend a significant amount of time in the gym and enjoy every minute of it. Additionally, you probably enjoy working with others, providing a service that betters their lives. But if that was your only motivation, you would probably get a job at a local gym. If you want to start your own business as a personal trainer you probably also desire a level of freedom and self-direction that allows you to grow your career. If all of this sounds like it describes you then you are probably a great candidate for starting a personal trainer business.

Here are the steps that you’ll need to take to start a business as a personal trainer:

• Figure out where you’re going to do your work as a personal trainer. If you want to work out of your home, you’ll need to invest a significant amount of start-up capital in equipment. Alternatively, you may rent space at a local gym to save on start-up costs but you’ll be limited in your hours and other restrictions of the gym.
• Learn about the licensing required in your area. You will need to get a business license at the very least. Speak with your local business licensing agent to determine if you need other licenses to start your business as a personal trainer.
• Create a business plan. Before you even get started working as a personal trainer, you should draft a plan of how you’d like to proceed. You don’t have to stick with this plan by getting it down on paper will significantly assist you in understanding all that is going to be involved in starting and growing your personal trainer business in the first few years of operation.
• Clearly delineate for yourself what services you are going to offer and what your rates are going to be. Many personal trainers specialize in a certain area of fitness. Some work in conjunction with other personal trainers who have specialties in different areas (such as nutrition) to offer a whole package to clients. You want to clearly know what you have to offer before you start trying to tell clients what you do.
• Begin marketing to get your first clients. You will want to have a website that describes what you do. You’ll also probably do brochures or fliers (which can often be placed at local gyms and health food stores) as well as business cards and other standard marketing tools. Get yourself a few books about business marketing and tailor your approach to the personal trainer industry.

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