Chris and Claire chat about how to get more clients without overcomplicating things.

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Claire chats to Luke about what it's like being a PT on a cruise ship.

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Jake chats to Kerry covering her journey into training seniors, what some of the most important aspects were for her when delivering sessions to older populations and what other trainers might need to consider if thinking about doing the same.

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Michelle Carroll is a body image coach who believes there is more to life than burpees and broccoli. Her dream is for fitness to become more inclusive and push beyond the physical which is what drives her to do the work she does, supporting personal trainers in rebuilding their relationship with food and their body so they can help their clients to do the same.

Michelle is currently researching the field of body image and personal training for her PhD, has an online coaching business, her own podcast, and delivers training to fitness professionals, educating on how we can look beyond body composition as the marker of health and fitness and better meet all our clients' needs.

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In this episode we find out about the final host, Jake Weekes. Jake has worked in a variety of different roles within the fitness industry, starting out working with professional athletes before switching to general population clients.

Jake has also created the Accessory Movement Course for LTB and provides mentorship support in LTB Essentials.

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Maggie runs a community interest company focusing on joyful movement and body function over appearance as well as being involved in a number of local wellbeing projects and producing resources and supporting members in LTB.

Maggie has created a weight neutral coaching course for LTB and is working on resources relating to disordered eating and working with neuro diverse clients. Find out more about her coaching experiences in this chat with Claire.

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Meet our 2nd new host, Claire Winter. Claire shares her thoughts on the fitness industry, including what she would change about it if she had 3 magic wishes.

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The LTB Podcast is back with 4 new hosts. Find out more about the founder of Lift The Bar, Chris Burgess. Learn why it's so important for him that he continues to train clients, what he's learnt over his years in the fitness industry and much more.

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Welcome to what may be the last episode of the Lift The Bar Podcast. Stuart will soon be departing from his position at LTB, so on this episode, let's take a stroll down memory lane and hear his final thoughts.

The LTB podcast may appear again soon in a different guise, so keep your eyes peeled! 

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Is it time for you to open a personal training facility? Before you leap into the unknown, you might want to learn from someone who has been there and done it.

In this episode of the Lift The Bar podcast, Stuart talks to Daniel Mee, the owner of MeeFit. Listen to Dan's journey, from repurposing a spare changing room into a personal 121 PT area to owning a mammoth 7500 square foot facility with 5 PTs, serving over 200 dedicated members.

Please tune in for a hearty dose of wisdom as Dan shares all lessons he wished he had known earlier. This includes how to successfully market trial packages, handle client disappointment when modifying your services, and even whether opening a gym is really the best career decision.

Timestamps

1:48 - Introduction to Meefit

4:33- The Meefit Client Journey Trial Packages

10:54- Trial Packages Continued

19:10- What Dan wishes he knew as a PT

23:31- The importance of shadowing facility owners.

26:40- The early days of a PT business.

30: 25 When did Dan know he wanted a facility?

32:50- The transition to Semi-Private

34:55- The importance of service delivery

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• IG: https://www.instagram.com/meefitpt

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