What do you find are the best apps to help you as a personal trainer?

Hi Jocelyn,

Have you heard of ChallengeLoop? http://www.challengeloop.com. ChallengeLoop allows you to motivate your clients to achieve their fitness goals and track their progress along the way. It is both an iPhone app and website.

Jocelyn,

Like Shawn I also use SquareUp.com. It is expensive for large purchases, but okay for smaller ones 3% is 3% but when you compare a $100.00 purchase to a $1000.00 purchase, it does not make sense for the larger ones. Still, it is an option and as it grows it may decrease its rates.

I use Microsoft Office for almost everything, but I use the whole suite including Powerpoint, Visio, Access, Project, and Publisher in addition to Word and Excel. I also use Outlook and its Business Contact Management add-on. Eventually, I will design an Access database that does what I need, but I am hoping someone else will do that for me!

I recommend that you search the web and test out trial versions. Here are a couple that I have tried to start you on your way:
http://www.bioexsystems.com/
http://www.exercise-explorer.com/

Philip Carpenter Lee
LightSpeed Fitness, Inc.

Hi Jocelyn,

The answers to these past questions might help.

http://www.ideafit.com/answers/is-there-a-fitness-app-out-there-for-eith...

http://www.ideafit.com/answers/do-you-recommend-any-fitness-iphone-apps-...

http://www.ideafit.com/answers/what-is-your-favorite-application-on-the-...

I love the run keeper app and recommend it for personal use and to encourage your clients to use it if they do not want to invest in an expensive GPS tracker. You can see their progress for any cardio homework given including time, pace, and distance. It's great for all levels of walkers and runners! Best part is its on your phone and you better be out walking/running with your phone for emergencies anyway and double bonus, its FREE!

The Training Notebook app is pretty good. you can take photos of clients to track progress, set-up new clients, and create custom programs for clients. It was built by a personal trainer for other trainers.

www.thetrainingnotebook.com

I recommend myfitnesspal.com for nutrient tracking. It allows the client to just scan barcodes to input food...super easy.

I have recently been looking at fitview (iphone app) for tracking workouts and scheduling..haven't played with it too much yet but it looks promising.

I also just signed up for square on my iphone to read credit cards...its free for the app and free for the card reader and they only charge you 2.9% per use.

There is nothing wrong with using technology to help with your business. It is ridiculous not to.

The only 'app' on my iPhone that I would hate to do without is the Google Calendar because it syncs between my iPhone and computer regardless where I enter data.

Else, I pretty much rely on the Microsoft Office suite of applications with Word and Publisher being used the most.

check out ip.t for ipad its great personal trainers assistant . saves on lots of paperwork. best app ive seen for personal trainers

Dietio Mobile is a new application which will be available for all Apple products - It is made for personal trainers exclusively to use with their clients and the features are those which personal trainers have suggested will help them create a more lucrative training business.

The BETA is out but iOS is set for an April release - you can sign up at www.dietio.com if you are interested.