Business name:
REAL
WORLD
PT
DUNCAN MCDAIDE
SELF-EMPLOYED PT
& COACH
VIC
The FUNctional Project,
thefunctionalproject.com.au
How long have you been a PT?
10 years
Are you full time or part time?
Full-time, all the time ;)
What made you decide to become
a trainer?
A combination of wanting to become a
fireman and thinking that this would be a
good stop-gap, and wanting to help people
that, like me, had health issues to feel as good
as I do when I take care of my wellness. I just
loved it so much that I never became a firie!
Do you specialise?
I don’t. I always felt strongly that I wanted
to affect as many people as possible and
that by specialising I would limit my reach to
other populations.
Do you have a signature style of
training?
Not really, I love all movement. I have been
a strength and conditioning coach with
the Melbourne Rebels rugby union team
and loved it, and I’ve worked with older
populations to get them moving better
and feeling better, and loved that too. I’m
currently partial to a bit of Animal Flow
though, I have to say!
How many hours do you train
clients for each week?
Having just opened the studio this has gone
down from between 40-50 to between
20-30, as I spend more time running the
business. I’d never want to give up training
clients entirely though, as it’s what I have the
passion for.
How many hours do you spend
working on your business?
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This varies and to be honest it is all
encompassing now I’m managing the
studio. Even as a personal trainer, though,
running my own business was 24/7, as I
followed up with clients on homework and
wrote programs or came up with strategies
to improve client experience or lead
generation.
What hours do you work?
All of them! No, I start most days at 6am,
train and have a few hours of admin mid-
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