***This is an article I authored for the Personal Trainer Development Center – the premiere source for physical trainer education on the planet.
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This is a short excerpt – the topic is how to improve compliance and motivation with online coaching clients.
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Jason
Online training is a business that leaves many scratching their heads.
Less than a decade ago, the only “trainer” anybody knew was the type with a whistle and a stopwatch, urging clients to grind out “one more rep” at the top of their lungs.
The mid-to-late 2000’s saw the emergence of a new kind of trainer — the online trainer. The online personal trainer served a very specific niche: Those who are interested in fitness, are relatively self-motivated, and don’t need to buy premium, in-house services in order to get fantastic results.
Purchasing online training services might sound confusing on the surface, but what the client is seeking is rather straightforward. The online trainee is looking for a few items:
- accountability
- transparency
- support
- motivation
- buy-in.
These items are often difficult to manifest independently. And in an attempt to actively manipulate your psychology, someone can purchase services from an online trainer, which will increase the trainee’s odds of success exponentially when compared to them devising a plan independently.
Sometimes, we need to pay someone to tell us to “do it” in order to ensure “it” gets done…….