Blogs & Guides
Useful advice for running your training business or finding the right trainer. Choose your starting point below.
For trainers
Practical help with getting found, running sessions, and keeping bookings and payments organised.
New to MatchMyTrainer? Start hereBuild your profile and get found
How to set up a clear, useful personal trainer profile
Write a useful PT bio, explain your services, show prices, and prepare your booking page. Practical examples for one-to-one training, online sessions, and classes.
What clients look for in a PT: a guide for trainers
Help clients understand your personal training services with clear prices, practical details, relevant qualifications, genuine feedback, and a welcoming profile.
How to create a useful personal trainer booking page
Create a personal trainer booking page with clear services, prices, availability, class and pack details, payment information, and a simple client checklist.
How to get more clients as a personal trainer
Find practical ways to get personal training clients through referrals, local connections, useful content, and a clear booking page. Build a plan you can measure.
How personal trainers can get found on Google
Improve your personal training business’s Google presence with accurate service pages, eligible Business Profiles, genuine reviews, and useful ways to track results.
Linktree alternatives for personal trainers: choosing your bio link
Compare Linktree, your own website, scheduling tools, payment links, and MatchMyTrainer to choose a bio link that fits your personal training services.
Should personal trainers show their prices online?
Show PT prices clearly without losing room for a personal quote. Practical listing examples, enquiry replies, and ways to check whether the change saves time.
Manage bookings and classes
How MatchMyTrainer works: a guide for trainers
See how MatchMyTrainer brings your profile, session bookings, group classes, online training, payments, and session packs together, with no monthly software fee.
Running group classes: how MatchMyTrainer can help
Stop managing class bookings through WhatsApp and spreadsheets. MatchMyTrainer handles capacity, payments, subscriptions, and class packs for gyms, studios, and group fitness operators.
How to manage personal training bookings: a practical workflow
Organise personal training bookings from enquiry to the next session, with clear confirmations, payment records, class lists, and useful client message examples.
How to spend less time on personal trainer admin
Reduce personal trainer admin with a simple weekly review, clearer booking information, reusable messages, and practical ways to manage payments and class lists.
Do personal trainers need a booking platform?
Decide whether a booking platform fits your PT business. Compare your current workflow, client experience, class and pack needs, and the cost of switching.
Best booking platforms for personal trainers in the UK (2026)
Compare booking platforms for UK personal trainers, including scheduling, coaching tools, payments, and fees. Find an option that fits the way you work.
Personal trainer software with no monthly fees: what are your options?
Compare free tools, subscriptions and percentage-based PT booking software. Work out the full cost using your bookings, payment fees and the features you need.
Payments, packs, and cancellations
How to take payments online as a personal trainer
Compare bank transfers, invoices, payment links, and booking payments for your PT business, including classes, session packs, fees, and clear client communication.
Session packs for personal trainers: how to price, sell, and track them
A practical guide to PT session packs: calculate prices and savings, explain booking and expiry terms, offer packs to clients, and track the sessions they use.
Personal trainer cancellation policy template: a practical UK guide
A cancellation policy template for UK personal trainers, with notice-window options, fair-charge guidance, and a sample message to introduce it to clients.
How personal trainers can handle no-shows and late cancellations
Practical ways to handle PT no-shows: clear confirmations, reminders, cancellation terms, and a worked example to help you understand missed booking revenue.
How personal trainers can spend less time chasing payments
Set clear PT payment terms, check outstanding balances, and use practical reminder messages. Learn how booking checkout can reduce separate payment requests.
For clients
Find the right support, understand the costs, and feel prepared for your first session and the weeks after it.
Looking for a trainer? Start hereFind the right trainer for you
How to choose a personal trainer who suits you
Choose a personal trainer with confidence. Learn what to check, which questions to ask, and how to find sessions that suit your goals, budget, and routine.
How to find a personal trainer near you in the UK
Find a personal trainer who fits your location, budget, and schedule. Practical ways to search, compare services, ask questions, and choose a first session.
How Much Does a Personal Trainer Cost in the UK? (2026 Guide)
A general guide to UK personal trainer prices, from 1-to-1 sessions and group classes to online coaching. Compare costs, session packs and what your budget buys.
Is a personal trainer worth it? Benefits, costs, and alternatives
Is a personal trainer worth it for you? Compare coaching benefits, example costs, and lower-cost alternatives to find support that fits your goals and budget.
Get started and build a routine
Your first PT session: what to expect and how to prepare
Know what to ask before your first personal training session, what to bring, how the appointment can work, and how to decide whether a trainer is right for you.
Online personal training vs in-person: which is right for you?
An honest comparison of online and in-person personal training: pros, cons, costs, and when a hybrid approach makes the most sense.
How to build a training routine you can keep
Build a realistic training routine with your PT, plan for busy weeks, choose bookings that fit your budget, and return after a break without guilt.
Stories & updates
The people, ideas, and changes behind MatchMyTrainer.
From orange to blue: a fresh look for MatchMyTrainer
Why MatchMyTrainer is changing its accent colour from orange to blue. Ashley shares his thoughts on a cleaner, more modern look against the familiar dark backgrounds.
Why I built MatchMyTrainer
Ashley shares the experience that started MatchMyTrainer, the evenings spent building it, and what working with the first trainer taught him about class bookings.