Starting a Personal Training Business - What to Do and What to Expect - Part 3

You will also need a par-q questionnaire which is apersonal trainer, you will need some way to track the
form to discuss the things you want to know aboutpersonal training sessions. A client tracking sheet is an
your potential clients and a place to jot down theirabsolute must to make sure that clients don't get
goals. This is a powerful tool to prepare the potential"free" sessions. This is a simple form that has a place
client to sign up for a certain number of months thatto write the date of each session and which muscles
you, the fitness expert, will recommend.you trained. It is also a good idea to have the client
You will need a fitness evaluation to track things suchinitial so that they can't later say that they haven't used
as measurements, resting heart rate, flexibility, body fatall those sessions.
percentage, skin fold measurements, etc. Usually thisThings such as pre-made nutritional lists, sample
form will also have a place to list injuries, medicationsworkouts, a new client orientation, etc. are all good
and any other limitations. These forms are confidentialthings to have again. These are handy to help the
and should be kept in a locked filling cabinet or lockedclient feel taken care of, they do not, of course, take
in an office. This will also prevent getting sued.the place of customized nutrition recommendations
Other forms are also necessary to make yourand workouts.
personal training business to run effectively. As a