Question for mobile trainers (in home)

[Palermo1]

Every time I get the idea of training people in their home, I think about it being "unprofessional" or awkward.

Wouldn't it be weird to be in someones home (probably a female) showing them fitness? Or is it not all that bad and I'm just being paranoid?

[shredorded]

I only did it once and I really didn't like it. The clients house was a mess and they weren't prepared for me. I got there and ended up sitting around for 15 minutes before the session started. I convinced her that it wasn't worth her paying me for my time and gas money when she could come down to my studio. She and her husband now come 3x a week.

[WoofieNugget]

Home training is tough unless the people already have dedicated areas set aside and are used to working out at home. Odds are if they just want you to come by and exercise with them in their living room they have nothing invested in it and likely won't get anywhere.

Make sure to screen home clients very carefully. I only do one person at her home and it is purely because due to a physical condition she has a hard time leaving her house. More often than not when you factor in travel time your hourly rate plummets and it isn't even worth it.

[jkdwarrior]

with home training clients it's better to train them with bands and body weight program it's not hard you just have to have modify some stuff

[Palermo1]

with home training clients it's better to train them with bands and body weight program it's not hard you just have to have modify some stuff

I was wondering more along the lines of it being awkward just showing up in someones living room teaching fitness. Not whether or not training with limited equipment was tough.

Thanks for the responses guys.

[jeffsmith2]

The vast majority of PT clients can be trained effectively with little to no equipment in their home. 95% of clients want to lose fat, get stronger than they were or gain energy. You can do this with equipment easily transported to peoples' homes or no equipment at all. It's not awkward at all. I train plenty of in-home clients. When I meet them for a consultation at their home and we decide on a place to exercise and I make sure there's enough room.

[SherylPT13]

I do in-home training and it's not awkward at all. And I think you can impress them with integrating their kitchen chair, stairs, and other household objects into their workout. ;-) Having them play music might help, too. There's a whole population of people out there who are intimidated by gyms or just would rather work out in private.

[Palermo1]

I do in-home training and it's not awkward at all. And I think you can impress them with integrating their kitchen chair, stairs, and other household objects into their workout. ;-) Having them play music might help, too. There's a whole population of people out there who are intimidated by gyms or just would rather work out in private.

That's actually reassuring, thank you for the response. Do you just need liability insurance for in home training?

[jeffsmith2]

That's actually reassuring, thank you for the response. Do you just need liability insurance for in home training?

Basic liability insurance covers in-home training.