using a gym facility for your own business

[nqcowboy]

i have my cert 4 in fitness, am fully registered with fitness australia and am insured by the australian institute of fitness
but at the moment im havibng trouble getting a job in the area i prefer so i thought if i set p my own business and trained my clients at a gym but i wouldnt work for the particular gym id use their facilities.

a list of things i think i need
business cards
polo shirts
program cards
a payment method im not sure how to set this up

this is a mock proposal i made up to prospective gyms



I wish to present a request for use of your facilities to train my clients under the guise of levina fitness systems. I have certificate 3 and in personal training from the Australian institute of fitness and am fully registered with fitness Australia. I also hold current first aid license and also hold insurance from Australian institute of fitness. My aim is to help clients achieve their health and fitness goals whether it be to lose those few extra kilos or bulk up. I offer one on one personal training sessions that I promise will get results. I will co-operate with all existing rules and regulations of establishment. I will pay an upfront usage fee of ? plus a percentage of my profits towards a hiring
fee.

I look forward to your response
Yours sincerely
Coe Uechtritz


p.s how much should i pay for use of the facilities because im thinking of charging 20 bucks for a 40 minute session

[ChrisTurk]

You might want to up your rate a bit otherwise after the percentages are taken out your better off working at Hungry Jacks.

[Synny]

nqcowboy is your name trent? Did u go to aif?

[nickmanzoni]

Try to set up a website where you can pay for sessions online if you prefer.

You need to be LLC, and go to www.legalzoom.com and for a nominal fee, will set up everything for you.



You need to be able to market. Not alot of people are just going to fall in your lap, you need a way to create a buzz, that YOU exist and you know what you're doing.

[ChrisTurk]

[QUOTE=nickmanzoni;179358531]

You need to be LLC, and go to www.legalzoom.com and for a nominal fee, will set up everything for you.


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In Australia its quite different to the above suggestion. Typically what most trainers do once completing certificate 3 and 4 or equivalents is register with the industry body Fitness Australia and then seek insurance through their insurance provider which is currently Marsh either as an individual or a business. Benefits of this is the insurance is very much reduced in cost and industry specific.

[psych]

trying to train people at a gym while not employed at the gym itself can get you banned from said gyms just so you know

[Simmo0508]

p.s how much should i pay for use of the facilities because im thinking of charging 20 bucks for a 40 minute session

$20 for the gym you wanna use at the time, or $20 for the overall PT session?

If you plan on making your rates that low, you might wanna reconsider a few things. Especially if you wanna be an independant.

I charge $80 for a standard 1hr session and keep it all, although i'm not an independant trainer. So yeah, do a bit of research on your competition and find a way to beat them in every department, be it for value or for quality etc.


If you wanna offer the actual gym that $20 for usage, aswell as a regular %, then you better hope to be charging the client a truckload so that you cover that said fee, cover your travel, and pick up a healthy profit for yourself.

[nqcowboy]

first of all im not trent. secondly i am going to put up posters and stuff at the gym im going to be using and the major shopping centre in the area, sure first month will be a bit lean but im prpared for that.
i just said 20 dollars as a base line and i also put it low because i can understand with the way peoples finances are at the moment i couldnt expect to get many people paying $50-$60 a session.

[Simmo0508]

Then you haven't had sold the benefits and the value of PTing enough. It's your job to justify whatever rate you set. If you set the bar too low, then don't expect people to take you seriously as a trainer i've found.

Once you talk to people and let them know it's more of an investment rather than some big expensive waste of money, they're a lot more understanding of higher prices. There's no dollar amount for good health. It's priceless.

[nqcowboy]

i just thought maybe people wouldnt be prepared to fork out a lotta money for a session and if i provide the same kind of service for like 30 bucks as would for say a 70 dollar session, plus i can always do a second job at like at a newsagent if i cant make a decent profit and train people at night
would i also need an abn

[Simmo0508]

You set the rates at what you think your worth.

If you think you're worth $30, that's your perogative. But surely you think you're a better trainer than that?

[nqcowboy]

i do buts its the consumer im trying to market too
do i need an abn

[nqcowboy]

abn do i need one?

[nqcowboy]

?
?

[nqcowboy]

abn??????????

[jules_d1]

i do buts its the consumer im trying to market too
do i need an abn

Dude, you market yourself cheap, people will think your quality is cheap. The people who seek out PT have the money. If you charge that much you will end up hating the job and quitting.

abn do i need one?

Yesh. You are running your own business so you need one for tax purposes.

[nitrotxtt]

Yeah, I'm looking for some pt marketing material too. I'm doing some investigation. Ill get back to this board with my results.