At a time when all too many trainers are sick with worry and paralysed by indecision about what to do, some are actually seizing the day and making their dreams come true. They have turned the worst of times into the best of times. They...
Atlanta fitness and nutrition coach Johnnie Perry Jr. was planning to tell his boss at a local gym to “take this job and shove it” when the owner beat him to the punch by saying: “You’re fired!” Amazingly, it turned out to be no big deal...
Jen Kates took the biggest gamble of her career when she quit her highly paid career in the biotech industry to chase her passion to be a personal trainer and nutrition coach. It was a huge change and a huge risk. Right out of the...
When United States Marine Corps (USMC) Staff Sergeant Bryan Mayorga wanted to launch an online coaching program to help current and aspiring service members, police officers and firefighters get in the best shape of their lives to crush their fitness tests… ...
What motivates personal trainers to launch or expand online businesses? The answer turns out to be surprisingly simple. They want to help others while living their own lives on their own terms with one crucial added component: More freedom. What kind the freedom? The freedom to...
By Eric Bach As a fitness professional, you must convey your expert status. If you don’t? You’ll be left in the dust, working long hours and failing to attract the dedicated, high-paying clients you’re after. Let me explain, beginning with a car shopping story. I’ve been considering the...
This is the story of how Alex Andujar, a beer salesman with a beer belly weighing in at 204 pounds with 24 percent body fat, became a lean athlete-turned-online-personal-trainer. “It was pretty hard to escape alcohol considering my job was to sell it,” says the...
By Eric Bach Fearless prediction: 2019 will be the year online training finally comes of age. Hands-on training will always have a place, but the industry is changing forever and there is no turning back. Overall, it was far and away my most successful year ever, both financially...
This is a story with a happy ending about how Mitch Calvert finally got what he wanted most: more time to spend with his young family by working fewer hours and making more money. That involved learning how to become an online fitness coach with...
Garrett Serd has been chasing his dream to help people lose weight since 2012. But it wasn’t until the 30-year-old Registered Dietitian and Certified Personal Trainer joined The Hybrid FitBiz Coaching Program in late 2018 before things started falling into place. “It has been a rough...