10 Questions to Ask Before You Book a Trainer

You do not need a long interview. You need ten answers. Copy these into your first message and you will learn more in five minutes than in three trial sessions.

The checklist

• Which certification do you hold, and is it currently valid?
• How many clients with my goal are you training right now?
• Where do sessions take place, and is facility access included?
• How long is a session, door to door?
• Which slots do you actually have free in the next four weeks?
• What is your cancellation and rescheduling policy?
• Do packages expire, and what happens to unused sessions?
• How do you track progress, and how often do we review it?
• Do you provide nutrition guidance, and are you qualified to?
• What does a typical first month with you look like?

What good answers sound like

Specific, unhesitant and written down. A trainer who can send you their cancellation policy as text has one. A trainer who answers 'we'll see how it goes' on progress tracking will not be measuring anything in week eight either.

One red flag worth naming

Pressure to buy a large package before a single session. A short starter block is normal; a twelve-month commitment before you have trained together once is not.