ABC Trainerize

Vorteile

1. I like the timers for the circuits and the rests.
2. I like the ease of creating the workouts.
3. All the video demonstrations are great.
4. The automated messages, reminders to workout, ability for clients to check-in.
5. Data! Weight charts, measurements, progress pics, tracking stats
6. Love how you can deactivate clients without having to delete their data.
7. The daily recap sent to email.
8. Ability to upload meal plans

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1. I don't like how you can't modify a program from your phone. There are a lot of things you can't do from the phone and have to be at a computer to do.
2. It'd be nice to link the Apple Watch.
3. The check-in and start now is confusing to my clients. There should be one button to start the exercise and that should automatically check you in.
3. It would be nice if there was a fast forward or a skip for the circuits, just in case they need to skip an exercise. Maybe they're injured or for some reason can't do that one. Instead of waiting until the time is up, they can move on.
4. It would be cool for my clients to be able to watch the demo video during the circuit. Instead they have to pause the workout to watch the video. It would be great it the video played while the time continued so they can do the exercise while watching the demo video.
5. Should be a way to add drop sets or a variation of reps.
6. Would be cool to keep a client subscribed to a program and still be able to customize one or two things on their program without unsubscribing them/converting to custom plan.
7. Small issue, but I'll still mention it: on the newer iPhones, it's hard to fast forward the demo video because the slider is very low. The exercise doesn't start until he explains it so usually 5-10 seconds later and most people just want to get to the demonstration part.
8. Inability to send video over the messaging app
9. Would be nice to be able to load multiple meal plans

Vorteile

I actually really liked the mobile app. Super well done and easy to communicate with clients on the go.

Nachteile

It’s not super smooth. The interface is a little clunky for users and could be a lot more simple and sleek.

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Overall look was decent however could use some improvements

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Was not very user friendly and was not able to be customizable to the persons business

Vorteile

The ability to schedule messages, workouts, check ins, and progress photos is easy and intuitive.

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The built-in exercise options are lacking, and some of them are just unsafe exercises altogether.

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Vorteile

My favorite part about the software is the analytics Trainerize provides after each workout.

Nachteile

My least favorite part about the software is the communication, I would like voice reply or video reply to be included as a standard feature.

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Vorteile

Trainerize made it extremely easy to schedule and manage client programs with built in exercise videos and instruction and plug and play capability. Clients found it intuitive and easy to use the app and get trained this way and it increased compliance as well.

Nachteile

The software was a bit bulky to use with a high amount of clients and otherwise, there was not much nutritional functionality offered besides integration with MyFitnessPal which did help a lot. No major complaints however, the software works really well for use.

Vorteile

I love that Trainerize is a one-stop shop for running your business. From creating and delivering programs to managing client communication to handling payments and invoices, I appreciate not having to use dozens of different apps and software services.

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Honestly there isn't really anything I don't like about it. They are always open to taking feedback from their users and they implement changes regularly.

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Has everything you need to run a successful gym business

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The price for it is best for commercial gyms

Vorteile

Easy to use, easy to create workouts (and great flexibility to adjust workouts on the fly), many automated features, excellent client monitoring (including a new push notifications system).

Nachteile

Crashes, losing data, won't sync what counts, requires client to have internet connection, poor communication from customer service that responds to, but does not solve, problems.

Vorteile

It's easy to create workouts in the formats that I want. The exercise demo videos included in the Trainerize library are great, but I also have the option to use videos from YouTube. This gives me the flexibility I need. It's easy for clients to log their workouts which is a huge help to me in tracking their progress and keeping them accountable. The messaging system is a convenient and efficient way to keep in touch with clients. Customer support is very responsive. The team at Trainerize is regularly updating and improving the functionality of the software.

Nachteile

Occasionally an update will change or phase out a feature that I like. There are some minor issues, like the lack of a simple way for clients to log the resistance bands they use or that there's no way in the app for them to see notes from previous times they've done a particular workout.

Vorteile

Trainerize allows me to have all my online personal training in one place. I am able to check in with clients, assign programs, video tutorials, cardio and more. Daily habit tracking is a huge feature!

Nachteile

There are some bugs in the app that happen often. Sometimes when I add a client workout or body Stat it will also add to other client profiles. It crashes often.

Vorteile

This software is fantastic! I have been a user for the past 7 years and I love it. It makes my life as a coach much easier and way more organized. My clients also enjoy all features such training programs with videos and instructions as well as meal plan with food tracking. Most client connect trainerize with their apple watch and have everything in one place. I noticed my clients and even me are way more accountable to each other and especially those who work online with me.

Nachteile

There’s anything I would sayI don’t like. There’s no app is perfect and sometimes you need to ensure you have the app updated to see changes in your plan. Trainerize is constantly improving and bringing new features.

Vorteile

The exercise builder is my favourite part. I can upload whether it's reps and sets or an interval or a circuit.
What I love most about it, is you can upload videos for the client to check if they're not sure.
I left trainerize for a year and tried other providers but non compared when it came to actually building a user / client friendly experience.

Nachteile

I would like to be able to run the interval training on the desktop site and not just the mobile app. That way it can also work for clients without compatible phones.

Vorteile

Beautiful interface. Progress charts. Keeps track of clients' progress on specific lifts in specific workouts. Easy client communication.

Nachteile

I can't access my workout templates from the APP - I have to open a client's profile for that. I can't change/update training plans of multiple clients at once - having to go one by one is really time consuming.

Vorteile

This is a platform that is committed to listening to their users and providing the best experience, not just for trainers but clients as well! They continually poll for new features and deliver on their promises to continually improve the app!

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I don’t have a specific issue with the software but more issues with connectivity that cause the app to freeze when I’m at home, it works fine when my connection is good !

Vorteile

The app makes it easy to connect with clients where ever and whenever. Additionally, it makes programming and tracking workouts easy.

Nachteile

I found many of the pre-recorded exercises weren't what I was looking for in terms of form and the programming aspect to be cumbersome when wanting to edit single workouts.

Vorteile

I like that you keep updating it and making it better so that it stays in line with your competitors.

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I'm struggling to think of something. I think you changed it so that now I have to use the calendar to copy a programme from a current client to a profile which I am currently logged into......... but in the past there was an option to do this in the clients 'training programme' section. I'd like to have that back. (I think you can only add a brand new programme now when in the training section) I'd also like to be able to schedule messages to people so that on day x they'll recieve a message. I know there is an option to do a few of these at the beginning but I'd like to be able to schedule a lot of these running over the course of a 6 month programme. A bit like PT distinction and also another software called coachcatalyst (previously habitcatalyst)

Vorteile

Trainerize was the first software I used to train my clients outside of Apple Numbers. I loved that each client could have their own section of the app and everything was saved to them via their profile.

Nachteile

As Trainerize grew and they become part of the ABC family. The shift to nutrition became a main focus and the training aspect fell behind. Neither section was working very well after awhile, which left the software riddled with bugs.

Vorteile

I liked ABC Trainerize because it allowed me to establish my online coaching services.

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What I liked least about ABC Trainerize is the excessive fees for add on services.

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Pricing and navigation to get to the workouts .

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No visual demonstration and too much to download.

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I liked its intuitive ease of use. It didn’t have much of a learning curve to get used to.

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I wish there was a free version for someone just getting into digitally running their personal training.

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Very little at this point, although clients seem to like the modules.

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Very buggy and lack of useful products, and pricing model.

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It’s easy to use. I like the payment process.

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They don’t have some features that PT Distinction has. .

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Vorteile

Super easy to use from the client and coaching perspective.

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It's lacking integration to cronometer (the best nutrition tracking platform).

Vorteile

I enjoy the communication between myself and my trainer through the app. It helps motivate and make adjustments. I think that as I use this app, I learn to get better with it.

Nachteile

The standard preloaded messages from my trainer, I can tell it's not the person I typically work with. I don't love how it can be very difficult to change from 1 cup, to 1/2 a cup of whatever the food is that I'm eating.
My trainer has told me to track all of my food, the app doesn't make it easy for this.

Vorteile

I love the addition of group bookings that has allowed me to offer more plans and services overall to increase my revenue.

Nachteile

You have to pay extra for a lot of basic features which makes the cost a bit higher for newer coaches.

Vorteile

Trainerize allows me to create programs and monitor the success of my clients with ease and from the palm of my hand.

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The increasing cost for varying numbers of clients can be a little frustrating. I guess if business is good,

Vorteile

The support to get everything set up was exceptional! I also like that we can use the app to train our clients rather than helping someone else's clients.

Nachteile

I think it's is overpriced for having a small amount of clients. The tier that I'm in is like 5-500 clients and it's $250/month. That's not bad if you have 100 clients, but when I have less than 10 on the app, it's expensive.

Vorteile

With Trainerize we have a wide range of features that allows to manage clients, workout plans. habits, a several other metrics either being a single PT, gym owner or boutique studio. The delivery automations are a plus to alow scaling, and the branded app addon is quite inexpensive.

Nachteile

The pricing can become a bit high in the beginning if you need several paid addons such as integration of payments wich give us a fee on top of the processors fee, on demand video coaching , Advanced nutrition and branded app. Also is only available in English.

Vorteile

The programs are easy to build, and the progression builder is very helpful for building out multiple week programs with overload.Client onboarding is simple, and you have the ability to customize intake forms, messages, etc.Easy to add your own exercises with videos. Built in library is extensive.Easy to make supersets and add rest periods.

Nachteile

When it comes to nutrition coaching, I've yet to find ANY app that works as well as the google sheets I created. There's no history of what the previous week's macros were. The app doesn't let you select a calorie level and then autopopulate the macros, you have to input macros until you get to the calories you want. There's no way to select a protein requirement (i.e. 0.8g/lb, 1g/lb, 1.2g/lb etc) or a carb/fat ratio. You only have preprogrammed tolerances of 10 or 20 or 30% so good luck coaching a bodybuilding client where you need +/- 2%.There's no charts at all correlating calories, BMR, body weight, etc.And then the "meal planner" that they charge you $45/month for is a complete joke. You can't set it to a client's individual goals. You have to use pre-programmed calories and macro ratios. There's no ability to deselect a wide variety of foods (just some basics like gluten or dairy.) There's no ability to select only certain foods. Most meals take 30 minutes or more to prepare. I've found it to be completely useless.The goals and habits are ok, but they can't link to any metrics, they have to be updated manually to show any progress, so it's all completely arbitrary.When it comes to programming, there's no way to program drop sets. Also, the instructions for the training week do not automatically come up when a client starts a session. I've had to go tell each client individually where to find instructions.

Vorteile

The accommodation for trainers who have online clients

Nachteile

The complex nature of price plans incorporated

Vorteile

The app was really easy to use as a client of a personal trainer

Nachteile

After I was done working with the personal trainer I was going to try to use it on my own but it was not that easy to set up

Vorteile

What I liked the most about this platform is the ease and comfort of being able to access my personalized training plan at any time and place. Being able to take my workout with me on my mobile device is really convenient and has helped me stay in shape even when I'm away from home or traveling.

Nachteile

Being a user I must say that one of the aspects that I liked the least about this platform is that it is a bit complicated to navigate at first. It took me a bit of time to get used to the organization and structure of the app.

Vorteile

The client profiling is good and consistent

Nachteile

The creation of the workouts could be more flexible to allow coaches to creat more engaging workouts different than traditional methods used in the fitness industry

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I feel that this software goes an extra mile when it comes to tailoring and personalizing fitness programming for clients, but ALSO the trainers. In addition, the quality of the videos are excellent. You can choose between the full explanation video or a short loop of the exercise method. I also love that you can add personalized exercises and video for your own clients.

Nachteile

I wish there were more pre-made programming available. However, I want to note that the detail and quality of the available programming is excellent.

Vorteile

I love that Trainerize is always looking for our feedback as trainers and making improvements. I have only ever used Trainerize because there has never been a need to go anywhere else. They fill the holes when they see them. It allows me to give an amazing experience to my clients too. I receive referrals just because of the app alone! I feel like I can over deliver with it

Nachteile

I don't like that there are some auto messages even when I don't want them. There is difficulty with scheduling sometimes for international clients. I also think some of the videos need better form from the Trainerize library. I also think that there are too many glitches between phone and computer. Sometimes my phone will say 30 progress photos even if there is only 3.

Vorteile

I really like how there are video demos of all the exercises - and if there is not an exercise in the list that fits what you are looking for, you can use a YouTube video and create your own. It's user friendly to the clients as well, and they can track their progress in various ways. They can track their weights used for each exercise, refer to weight they have used for that exercise in the past, and then when they finish a workout, the app tells them if they have set a new personal best (and it tells me too!). I was also able to upload nutrition information and set macro goals, and see their progress if they link My Fitness Pal. I also appreciate how I get a push notification when a client completes a workout, sets a personal best, or messages me - eliminating the need to constantly open the app for updates. It sends them reminders to do their workouts as well.

Nachteile

I feel like it took me about a month to figure out how to create workouts and have them appear to the client how I wanted them to. There are also features for the client that I don't think they are aware of, and would be helpful if there was a mini tutorial they could go through when they get started (tracking weights, substituting an exercise, etc.) I also had one client who said she had to take the app off her phone because it was slowing things down/wasn't working - but that could have been an issue with the phone.

Vorteile

This program is great! It has so many features and a great dealmof flexibility. I have some clients that are just fitness and some that are just nutrition and aome that are both. It works great for all of them.

Nachteile

The main issue I had with this was setting it up. It's pretty easy to set up once you understand it, but the learning curve is a little ateep and so many features it's a little overwhelming. There are a lot of helpful resources to get going but be ready to take on a major project.

Vorteile

Ease of use, integrations, the MFP integration honestly is everything and I worked directly on this so I'm so happy that it has come out the way that it did

Nachteile

Wish some of the branding looked a bit better...I might have also not sent the most optimal files. I also wish that messages from clients and to clients were received as better notifications. I don't notice messages from clients until I am inside the app and I am assuming they don't see mine until they log in. Perhaps I'm missing a notification thing here but I just wish messaging was a little more noticeable. Clients might not want messaging going thru all the time, but I certainly would like to receive messages from them right away.

Vorteile

It’s so easy to use and setup a programme as well as monitor client adherence. It’s good value for money and as a trainer I found it great and easy to setup.

Nachteile

My android users had a different interface to me, I tried to explain how to use it and they struggled. Such a shame.

Vorteile

I have been using Trainerize for over 3 years. It has helped me build my business. Being a personal trainer my wife and I were able to move everything online vs in a gym. Freeing us to train more people and in less time. We can create programs, see the client's activity level, see how often they are working out. Trainerize also has a built-in messenger which is great since it is separated from our personal text messaging. I looked into and tried other programs similar to Trainerize but Trainerize, in my opinion, was so much better than the competition. Not to mention my ideas were heard on improvements to make and things to change. They are always coming out with updates and making things better.

Nachteile

I don't really have many complaints about Trainerize. Typically if I had a problem with the software or needed something to be done that it could not currently do, then the developers would work with me on making those improvements. It has been amazing to see the updates they have come out with since I started with them. They really want the user and client experience to be great and they want you to be successful!

Vorteile

I love that Trainerize is constantly improving. I've been using it since 2017, and love the constant updates that makes running my online fitness business much easier! I love that they have a great exercise library, and still add to it often.

Nachteile

It doesn't allow for other apps to run at the same time. When tracking a workout, if you leave the app to try to open a music app, the tracking stops. The timer should run in the background. Also, it crashes a lot.

Vorteile

I love how I'm able to visually see the progress my clients are making, easily check the macros that they are hitting while the app links to MyFitnessPal, and deliver workout programs that my clients can access

Nachteile

Sometimes it gets buggy and the nutrition changes do not load for my clients. And also some of my clients report having difficulty with notifications and/or receiving messages

Vorteile

I love trainerize. It has really simplified the coaching experience with my clients on the gym floor and remotely.

Nachteile

I struggle to understand why updates take a long time to produce.

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Vorteile

Practical, reliable, intuitive.
It allows to keep all my trainees, plans and workouts stored and ready to access and use with ease.

Nachteile

It can be slow to process input on some devices.

Vorteile

I love how easy it is to create programs for clients and check in with them. They truly take the time to listen to the users to create a great app.

Nachteile

The only thing that I find that I don’t like is that programs can only start on a Monday. I also wish there was a way to prorate a month if someone signs up on a Wednesday but their monthly programs doesn’t start until a certain date.

Vorteile

Tracking capabilities for my clients and myself. Easily accessible from both ends. Very customizable. Constant tweaks and new new features.

Nachteile

A little buggy when I first started using it about 4 years ago but it's been constantly tweaked and fixed.

Vorteile

I love being able to graph my clients progress as they work towards their goals. The visualization really helps people that need constant verification of their progress. I also wish that the notes that the client writes in the individual workouts could be easier found overall versus having to track down that exact workout plan.

Nachteile

The software on the app is hard to design workouts, upload exercises or do anything other than talk to the clients through the messenger. There are many times I need full access while only having my cellphone, and it forces me to postpone my work until I have access to a computer.

Vorteile

What I like the most about Trainerize is their long list of features (that are continually being updated) as well as their customer support, more specifically the chat feature. It's nice to be able to talk to an actual human and their follow up game is on POINT!

Nachteile

What I dislike the most about Trainerize is ease of use. It is extremely difficult to navigate, especially when you're just setting it up. But i've been using this platform for years and I still have a hard time navigating some features like the client food logs. There are so many features but unfortunately they are difficult or unclear to access.

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Vorteile

That Trainerize keeps on adding new stuff, improving their features, suer friendly, and always make sure to be 1-2 steps ahead of the competition!

Nachteile

Nothing in particular that I can come up with. I feel as soon as I felt I was missing something, they were releasing shortly after.