Fitness pros in England have been back at the gym for just over a month now, and today (31st August) our Scottish counterparts have opened their doors again. However, if you speak to anyone who has been back working for a while, they'll tell you that things are very different now than they were 6 months ago. Even though class attendances are starting to climb in the clubs that I work at, timetables look very different, people are coming in at different times of day and gym me

So it has officially been three months since I introduced Group Fitness Training to the world and 2 months since I launched my first products. Time flies when you're having fun, eh? Launching a new business in the middle of a pandemic was always going to be a challenge. especially when the people my products are aimed at had no real use for them at that current time. Although some of my plans have been halted due the crisis, I've achieved a fair bit since May. So, what are th

In Monday's post I chatted about whether being employed or self-employed in the fitness industry might be a better fit for you. If you've mad your way to this post then chances are you're seriously considering going self-employed. I'm going to give you an honest break down of the information you need to know to get started. Fro an even deeper look into all of this, I'd recommend purchasing my Group Fitness Instructor's Start-Up Guide and Finance and Accounting for Fit Pros Gu

This year has single-handedly changed millions, if not billions, of people's lives overnight. We have all been forced to sit down and think how our lives look now and what we want them to look like after this madness is over. You may have decided that you want to take the first steps into a fitness career or you may already be a fit pro and be wondering whether you want to go back to your pre-lockdown ways of working? The fitness industry is very flexible and offers the abili

A lot of people can be put off self-development and self-help materials, seeing it as some hippy thing or corporate rubbish that has no application in real life. This, in my opinion, couldn't be further from the truth. If you want to build a strong fitness business, achieve your goals faster and improve your mindset then self-development is one of the best ways to do it. In my opinion, self-development tools like books, podcasts and seminars have been the driving force behind

The fitness industry is constantly developing and growing, with new career options appearing all the time. To create a fantastic new career, you need to select a job (or combination of roles!) that suits your skills set, personality, financial goals, current lifestyle and position, as well as looking at your career path. In the second part of this mini series, we will be looking at becoming a personal trainer. Personal training can be a lucrative and rewarding career, but the

The fitness industry is growing all the time, with 50,000 new people entering the industry between 2011 and 2019. As more fitness facilities open up there will be more work for you as a fitness professional, whether you are a group fitness instructor, PT, physio or health club manager. Like every industry, there are many pros and cons about working in fitness. Certain course providers will try and sell you the dream – “train with us and have unlimited earning potential,” “be

Welcome to the first post in my “Working in fitness” mini-series. Each post we will be delving into some must know info and sharing industry insights to start your fitness career off on the best possible path. Having a fitness career can be incredibly personally and financially rewarding, but for every success story there are many who fail to make it out of the starting blocks. The fitness industry is tough, no matter what sector of it you work in. Most people start careers i