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My apprehension comes from having teenage daughters of past mature clients try to flirt with me, btw. I think I'll have to specify adults only for my business. Thanks for the opinions, either way.

Why are you doing caliper measurements and body composition? Is the client training for a fitness event? If it's just for improved health, don't even worry about that ****. I was worried about doing...

Get a copy of periodized training for sports by Tudor Bompa. It has some great info for training all kinds of athletes.

The gist is you start off with a phase where you get them acclimated to...

Yay or nay? I've recently been approached by a teenage girl(17), and have read of absolute horror stories where trainers get accused of **** that can get them in a lot of trouble. Obviously I'd never...

Go make a living training poor people and tell us how that works out. ffs some people have no business sense whatsoever.

Simply offer cheaper options like small group training, shorter sessions or boot camps. Never, EVER charge one client one thing and another a different price for the same service.

I have to agree. Never train family and friends for free.

Just use a clipboard, workout tracking sheet and pencil. Why make things needlessly complicated by introducing a website?

That is a BAD idea. If your higher paying clients find out you're charging others less for the same service you're asking for trouble. Imagine if you were one of your higher-paying clients how you'd...

I have an invoice template in OpenOffice and I give clients a copy if they request it. Pretty simple and doesn't take a lot of time. I keep a copy of every payment I take in for my records.

Thanks, I'll check them out.

Can you recommend an EFT provider?

Most PT certifications tell you not to give meal plans because its not your scope of practice. If your client gets sick for whatever reason they can blame your meal plan and you're in deep ****....

Discounts and specials to get people in the door are a fair business practice. Every kind of business on the planet does it. Just don't undercut yourself too much, obviously. You need to find a...

Just say you're not happy with the service and you've made a choice to move on. If he asks why or how he can improve as a trainer, it's your choice to tell him or just say nothing. You're paying him.

Have you personally used Adsense on your sites, Joe? How much are you really making with that service, ballpark?

But less leg exercises means he won't skip leg day!

Market on ******** and google. It's a cheap way to get started. You really have to get out of your way to talk to people to grow your business and it won't happen overnight. After you network...

Discontinue training and tell him to see his doctor with a description of symptoms.

E-mail pretty much any company you can think of and say you'll do a free 30 min presentation(let's say 20 min talking, 10 min Q/A). After its done, get e-mails from everyone in attendance and say...