Software for Personal Trainers to manage clients

[AdMeta]

Hi,

I'm a software developer and have recently started training with a Personal Trainer. It's going really well, forcing me to train twice as hard as I've ever done before!

I have, however, being finding that the organisation/systems (not of the training sessions themselves) are a little off-the-cuff. This isn't necessarily a problem, it just feels like my PT could save himself some time and bother if there was a b2c system in place.

This had me wondering if there was a market for a website that let personal trainers:

* Take/schedule payments
* Allow clients to book sessions around PTs calendar
* Report on each session
* Track progress with weight loss or strengthening
* Provide small profile page to send new potential clients to
* Be a hub of communications between client


What I was wondering is:

Do you think this would be solving an issue or am I just seeing an issue where there isn't one?

Is there an industry standard web site that already does this? If so, is it any good?

As a PT, would you be willing to pay for this service? (For example, £25 per month subscription)

Thanks for taking a look at this. Like I mentioned, this might not be an valid problem for most but if it is; I'd like to have a go at building something to sort it out.

[JeremyFletcher]

Hi,

I'm a software developer and have recently started training with a Personal Trainer. It's going really well, forcing me to train twice as hard as I've ever done before!

I have, however, being finding that the organisation/systems (not of the training sessions themselves) are a little off-the-cuff. This isn't necessarily a problem, it just feels like my PT could save himself some time and bother if there was a b2c system in place.

This had me wondering if there was a market for a website that let personal trainers:

* Take/schedule payments
* Allow clients to book sessions around PTs calendar
* Report on each session
* Track progress with weight loss or strengthening
* Provide small profile page to send new potential clients to
* Be a hub of communications between client


What I was wondering is:

Do you think this would be solving an issue or am I just seeing an issue where there isn't one?

Is there an industry standard web site that already does this? If so, is it any good?

As a PT, would you be willing to pay for this service? (For example, £25 per month subscription)

Thanks for taking a look at this. Like I mentioned, this might not be an valid problem for most but if it is; I'd like to have a go at building something to sort it out.

Sounds awesome, if i could give a card to people with a website to book sessions in then they can browse the website info, see that your a legit PT with credentials and sign up on the spot, rather than waiting until the next time they see you which allows time for them to change their minds and talk themselves out of it.

[hemi_n_cali]

this does sound awesome. I think an app would be a handy idea as well. idk how much they/we would be willing to pay or if there's many trainers in the market for it. But if you could sell the idea to gyms or p/t companys like Custom Built. You could be onto something.

[Mettadown]

Hi,

I'm a software developer and have recently started training with a Personal Trainer. It's going really well, forcing me to train twice as hard as I've ever done before!

I have, however, being finding that the organisation/systems (not of the training sessions themselves) are a little off-the-cuff. This isn't necessarily a problem, it just feels like my PT could save himself some time and bother if there was a b2c system in place.

This had me wondering if there was a market for a website that let personal trainers:

* Take/schedule payments
* Allow clients to book sessions around PTs calendar
* Report on each session
* Track progress with weight loss or strengthening
* Provide small profile page to send new potential clients to
* Be a hub of communications between client


What I was wondering is:

Do you think this would be solving an issue or am I just seeing an issue where there isn't one?

Is there an industry standard web site that already does this? If so, is it any good?

As a PT, would you be willing to pay for this service? (For example, £25 per month subscription)

Thanks for taking a look at this. Like I mentioned, this might not be an valid problem for most but if it is; I'd like to have a go at building something to sort it out.

This sounds great, if you could find a way to get in with Myfitnesspal or something similar that tracks calories and exercise (so long as they log it), the client can have most of their health needs in one spot.

It is something I would consider purchasing if it proved its worth somewhere else first.

[Call It Karma]

this sounds like a great idea. I say go for it! You could definitely be on to something big

[ChrisLB]

it's a good idea as long as the price is reasonable

[SugarFree1]

As a fellow programmer I think its a good overall idea but thats a lot of programming and support targeted towards a limited demographic

[hijackmatt]

The idea is very solid. Like other said, it's a small market but once up and running, it would run itself. Have a fee worth paying and people will use it for sure.

[Bramley89]

Sounds great! Do it!

[Bramley89]

just done a google search and there seems to be a few around already

[rojerpeter]

thanks for post...

[dansalcs]

Hi,

I'm a software developer and have recently started training with a Personal Trainer. It's going really well, forcing me to train twice as hard as I've ever done before!

I have, however, being finding that the organisation/systems (not of the training sessions themselves) are a little off-the-cuff. This isn't necessarily a problem, it just feels like my PT could save himself some time and bother if there was a b2c system in place.

This had me wondering if there was a market for a website that let personal trainers:

* Take/schedule payments
* Allow clients to book sessions around PTs calendar
* Report on each session
* Track progress with weight loss or strengthening
* Provide small profile page to send new potential clients to
* Be a hub of communications between client


What I was wondering is:

Do you think this would be solving an issue or am I just seeing an issue where there isn't one?

Is there an industry standard web site that already does this? If so, is it any good?

As a PT, would you be willing to pay for this service? (For example, £25 per month subscription)

Thanks for taking a look at this. Like I mentioned, this might not be an valid problem for most but if it is; I'd like to have a go at building something to sort it out.

Awesome idea but it's been and is being done. http://www.mypersonaltrainerwebsite....anagement.html

If you can come up with something better than this I would be willing to market it for you.

[Bramley89]

Awesome idea but it's been and is being done. http://www.mypersonaltrainerwebsite....anagement.html

If you can come up with something better than this I would be willing to market it for you.

Isnt that your website? lol

[jkdwarrior]

there are already many different services that do this very same thing! I can't remember the names of some of the better ones but there is a few companies that offer this very same thing.... but there always room for improvement in any niche

[dansalcs]

Isnt that your website? lol

Ya, like I said, it's been done but I work with a third party company so if someone could create something better I would be happy to promote, market and sell it.

[Tritrainer]

I just posted about a similar site called Addaero. It does a great job tracking health and fitness progress as well as communicating between the client and trainer. It's a neat idea though! There are a few others out there though I'm sure.

[Adamb11]

Great idea.... Although there are many option... I joined online personal trainer and getting better result. I live in Glasgow, my friend suggest me brodiept.com company and after go through i found that its best option.

[tbrady1pttools]

I like and use

fitnessgenerator.com

[jeffsmith2]

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

[Nosje]

there are already many different services that do this very same thing! I can't remember the names of some of the better ones but there is a few companies that offer this very same thing.... but there always room for improvement in any niche

there's a free website that offers this service already.

[KevFit]

Just because there are other services (or even free ones) doesn't mean it's a bad idea. There the market is large enough to support a few players. You just have to find a way to differentiate yourself from the competition.

I don't know if you've put together a SaaS app before but... While there's a lot of programming involved, don't think that is the hard part. That's the fun part. Success is largely in the marketing and execution.