In this technologically-advanced world, it’s not good if you stay away from technology, especially in this epidemic time. As a personal trainer in London, you might have lost or be losing clients because people are not ready to meet others in-person. To keep themselves safe from the infection of COVID-19, people are following social distancing and have opted out from the in-person personal training. They are doing this for their safety but it is severely affecting you financially.

We know the situation is not going to be controlled soon, so you should think about your existing in-person clients and take a step to convert them into online clients. Along with your finances, you should try to keep your clients with you forever. We know it’s a bit difficult, especially with the clients who are not technologically equipped and educated but it’s not impossible.

In this post, we have discussed 4 easy steps for conversion. They are:

Step 1#

Set your online coaching system

The first step is to prepare yourself and a system for online coaching. You should set a place from where you telecast the online classes. The view should be clean with picture-perfect lighting. You should basic workout equipment for training your clients. Set up the connection and ensure that network is uninterrupted. Lastly, if you are unable to manage, check out how-to-do tutorials.

Step 2#

Documents the benefits of online coaching

We already said that you might face resistance from clients who are unaware of technology and unable to access online classes. So instead of learning new things and moving online, these clients will prefer dropping out of personal training. To avoid such actions, you should write down all the benefits of online personal training and explain the same to your clients.

Step 3#

Discuss after informing your clients in a prior class

You should not drop this bomb of converting in-person training to online training suddenly. You should give time to clients to prepare by saying you have something to discuss in the class. It will keep them eager to know what you have for them. You should come prepared with a document that lists the benefit of online personal training. You should explain but not force them.

Step 4#

Start the transition from in-person to online training

Based on your client’s decision and your preparation, you should start the transition from in-person personal training clients to online clients. You r transition should be smooth like start taking one or two classes and then move to full-fledged sessions. It will take time but will happen successfully.

The steps are easy; it’s you who has to be careful and understand the views and problems of your clients. The communication and understanding should be from both sides for easy conversion and continuing of the personal training sessions.