The business bit of personal training.
From people who aren't going to tell you how to train.
Practical, honest writing on the money-and-admin side of the job: getting paid, getting booked, getting a fair deal from a gym. The part nobody teaches you.
- The Sum
Is a free app actually free?
It is, while you're quiet. The busier you get, the more it quietly takes.
- Don't Bother
Do you need the everything app?
It does the lot. The question is how much of the lot you'll ever open.
- The Awkward Bit
Do you have a business, or a job you own?
A full diary feels like success. It can also be a job with no boss and no holiday pay.
- The Sum
What's one more session a week worth?
Not one session. Fifty. And it's the first thing to get dropped when you're busy.
- The Sum
You're not actually paying £29.99
It comes off your profit like your kit and your insurance. Roughly a quarter of it isn't yours to pay.
- The Sum
What a late cancellation actually costs you
One session, forty-five quid, no big deal. Except that's not the sum.
- Asking For a Friend
"How many has she got left?"
A trainer in Hove asked me this, a bit sheepishly. It isn't a daft question. It's the question.