(OTP#31) The Importance of Putting Your Fitness First as an Online Trainer

Life has a tendency to shift your focus toward other people, and while that may be important, your number one priority should be on yourself, fitness trainer or not. Like building a strong core, everything starts from its foundation, so to make others stronger, you have to make yourself stronger first.

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The Episode: The Importance of Putting Your Fitness First as an Online Trainer

You've heard it every time you take a commercial airline: Put on your own oxygen mask before helping someone else. The same principle applies to your own workouts. It's natural to focus on your clients' needs first, even if it's at the expense of your own health, fitness, and nutrition. But it's also a mistake. You can't make serve your clients if you neglect your own needs.

In This Episode

How Jonathan schedules his workouts
Do trainers need to look a certain way?
Ren and Carolina discuss how women’s fitness goals differ from men’s
How Jonathan’s training style has changed
The keys to successful aging
How to schedule your life to maximize fitness and productivity
Why you should always invest in yourself first

“If you want to look better, and think better, you need to take care of yourself. Your fitness needs to come first." - Jonathan Goodman

One Size Does Not Fit All

You don't need an Instagrammable six-pack to change the lives of your clients. Knowledge, passion, and experience matter much more than your appearance. Just because you don't have the look doesn't mean you can't succeed in the fitness industry.

Fitness-First Time Crunch

Schedule your workout time first, and craft your day around it. If you don't, it's too easy to put your fitness on the back burner. But when you do, you'll get more done in less time, and your body and mind will thank you.

Invest in You

The fitness business is about helping others. But taking care of yourself remains a critical part of it. Before you can help others become their best selves, you have to do the same for you.

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Jonathan Goodman

Jonathan Goodman 🇨🇦 has 18yrs in the fitness industry and is the author of Ignite the Fire (1,000+ 5⭐ ) and host of the Obvious Choice Podcast. Over 47,000+ trainers, gym owners, and influencers have hired him to help them scale their online training business through programs like the Online Trainer Mentorship. He also created free software for fitness and nutrition coaches used by over 37,000 coaches: QuickCoach.Fit. 200,000+ follow him on his Personal Instagram where he is very active.