WHAT IS...?
WELCOME
FIT
A new platform purpose built for live, online personal
training offers changeable views and the tools required to
build an online fitness business – including clients.
ime-poor and tech-savvy
individuals are turning to
smart watches, on-demand
videos and fitness apps to help them get
moving, but a recent study from the
University of Queensland found that a
lack of accountability means that old
habits typically return within two weeks.
Unfortunately for fitness professionals
and
business
owners,
time-poor
also means that as more people look
to their devices for an answer, the
competition for acquiring and retaining
clients now includes apps, influencers,
Instagram and Netflix. Distraction equals
competition, so fitness professionals are
fighting harder than ever to grow and
sustain a client base.
Welcome Fit acts as a solution for
trainers and participants, by connecting
time-poor or remote people with real
fitness professionals for live, on-demand
1-on-1 or group workouts, and giving
trainers everything they need to quickly
set up an online fitness business.
Today, online trainers use Zoom,
Skype or Facebook to run live workouts,
however these platforms are built for
conversations, not for movement.
Welcome Fit’s patented technology
enables trainers to provide consistently
high-quality workouts from anywhere,
because they can demonstrate with pre-
recorded exercise clips instead of having
to do everything in front of a camera –
enabling the trainer and clients to see
and hear each other throughout.
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MORE?
For more information on Welcome Fit and to get
involved with the platform, go to welcomefit.com/
trainers
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Trainers can also switch views so that
the client can see themselves full screen,
just like exercising in front of a mirror
at a gym, which is proven to activate
more areas of the brain and create
more effective movement and muscle
recruitment. Other options include side-
by-side and trainer view, which can be
toggled and changed as required during
a workout.
Melbourne United’s High-Performance
Director, Eric Hollingsworth, stated that
‘Welcome Fit is the next best thing to a
face-to-face workout’.
The other hassles of trying to set-up
an online training business, like having
to connect a payments platform, build
landing pages and connect an email
responder are all taken care of, plus
trainers using Welcome Fit can set
their own pricing, receive payments
directly and share their profile page,
which includes their availability so
clients and prospects can confirm a
session with one click from anywhere
in the world.
By building a profile and listing
availability, Welcome Fit’s upcoming
marketplace can promote trainers to
prospective clients searching for a
trainer with the relevant experience, who
is available at the time requested.
Fitness business owners can use the
platform to train their own clients or add
staff. It’s even possible to add your own
logo, so there’s no need to build a new
website or app.