Fitness Industry and the iPad -Will Personal Trainers Adopt a New Technology?
I'll be the first to admit , personal trainers are not the most tech savvy . Think about it, we work on a bit of a free technical environment .
Why coaches always need something like the Apple iPad ? The answer is simple: efficiency.
Imagine that you are a personal trainer , who writes their clients before their training session, synchronize your training with your iPad . During the session you just put the iPad with you and your clients training is right in front of you . You can make notes and adjustments on the fly, and even show your customer a video of a performance you want done . Of course , a coach will actually show the same exercises , but has a digital camera capable of showing video and opens the possibility .
I see the iPad as a perfect alternative to writing in each training session on a sheet of paper. There would be no problem to keep all training in a folder. You can have all the sessions immediately archived and available training . You could give your customers instant information does exercises with the notes that you made during the year . The possibilities are endless .
One of the best things of a personal trainer with an iPad would not run out of paper . As I said in my previous articles about the iPad in the fitness industry , trainers go through a ton of paper !
In addition to going paperless, using an iPad makes managing your customers very effectively. Want to have access to all the workouts the past medical history and previous notes . No more carrying around a huge binder full of client documents .
However, with every good point there is something wrong . First, the iPad is expensive. The cheapest version costs around $ 500. Not every coach is willing to apply $ 500 for a device like this . The iPad is also fragile . There is a big difference between deleting a block of cheap clip and drop a pricey iPad . Finally , a new technology is not easy to adapt . The technology is easy for me , but I'm not worldwide. I see the main barrier to entry for this device in the hands of a personal trainer is the adaptation in a non - tech . However, with enough practice routine , and I'm sure the iPad will look good .
Benefits for a personal trainer through an iPad
No paper
extremely effective
After much more organized paper
Immediate access to customer history and training history
Instant sync with client files workouts
Disadvantages of a personal trainer through an iPad
expensive
Can be decreased
It can be difficult to adapt as
Joe is a personal trainer and bootcamp in Fargo , ND coach. His passion in the fitness industry transports in the technology industry . Twitter Follow Joe http://twitter.com/joefitness and Joe union affairs http://fmbootcamps.com
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