The Hubcast

We're back! And in this very special episode, Ryan is joined by international transformation coach, co-owner of boutique fitness studio, Racks Fitness, and long-standing My PT Hub trainer, Jack Wilson! Jack has seen huge success in the Online Coaching space and in this episode of The Hubcast, Jack shares all his industries secrets and expertise for anyone looking to move into the online coaching space. Check out Jack's instagram channel and his fitness business, Rack's Fitness for some inspo!

In this week's episode, Ryan is joined by Jonah Cockshaw, Founder of marketing agency, FitMedia.net.FitMedia specializes in helping fitness business owners generate more leads and revenue by developing a great offer, building a funnel around that offer, and then ‘filling the funnel' via paid ads.So what better topic to chat to him about than Marketing funnels?!  Ryan and Jonah dive into the concept of marketing funnels in more detail - why it's important for your fitness business, and how to create one.Marketplace Offer:As a My PT Hub Trainer, you can book a free Marketing Strategy Call with FitMedia  via the Marketplace. Simply log in to your account or follow this link to find out more!

In this week's episode, Ryan is joined by James Stirling, aka London Fitness Guy! James is an experienced personal trainer, who has built up an online community of over 364,000 people (and counting) on Instagram, under his brand, London Fitness Guy! (search @london_fitness_guy)With a degree in Sports Science under his belt too, James has always been passionate about sport and fitness, with a focus on offering everyone accessible home and gym workouts, for a happier and healthier lifestyle. Something that's been more important than ever over the last year! Ryan and James discuss brand building, growing your online community and creating great content. Plus, James give his advice for other personal trainers and online coaches looking to grow their social media presence and business. gives

In this episode of The Hubcast, Ryan is joined by David Kyle, Owner of DKnine Fitness and owner of FitPro Lead Gen. FitPro Lead Gen help Personal Trainers, Gyms and Studios generate consistent leads into their fitness business with Laser Targeted Facebook Ads, Lead GeneratingWebsites and The FitPro Portal!Ryan and David dive into the best practices for generating more, and better quality, leads within the fitness industry, as well as the steps personal trainers, coaches and clubs can take to make their website work harder for them when it comes to finding new members and clients.You can find out more about Fit Pro Lead Gen here.

 In this episode of The Hubcast, we're going to dive into some Digital Advertising best practices with a true expert, John Lojek, Strategic Partnerships Manager from Google. John has over 20 years of experience working in technology, strategy and innovation roles in the US, Europe, and Asia.  He currently helps run one of Google's product partnership programs that work with companies to develop easy-to-use digital advertising tools. John is a long-time champion of helping startups and small businesses succeed. At My PT Hub, we're currently working on some exciting new marketing features to help our trainers accelerate their businesses more effectively online, so we're really excited to share our conversation with John! 

In this episode of The Hubcast, Ryan is joined by English Professional Footballer, Harrison Reed, who plays as a midfielder for Premier League club, Fulham. They discuss his lifestyle, routine, and how Harrison maintains both his fitness and mental health, whilst working in such a high pressure and physically demanding job!Harrison's top tips on:Building a solid routine (for Harrison, that's eating the same pesto pasta and pancakes before a game!)Utilizing your support networkUnwinding and switching off 

In this episode of The Hubcast, we're pumped to be joined by long-time My PT Hub Trainer, Brandon Mashack!After taking his personal training and online coaching business full time after only a year, Brandon, Owner of Get Gains Or Get Gone LLC, shares his advice  for other fit pros looking to take their fitness business to the next level!You only have to look at Brandon's Instagram to see how passionate he is (@coachbshack) and how strong his social media game is too!  In this Episode of The Hubcast, learn how-to:Go full-time as a personal trainer / coachTake your fitness business online, from someone who's already done it!Keep up with the demands of creating great content and running your social media, alongside running your own coaching business!

Today Ryan is joined by Jason Hussain, Business Development and Sales Manager at Hyperice, the global leader in recovery technology.  In this episode, they discuss the importance of a proper recovery regime when training and how personal trainers and online coaches can better support their clients in this crucial area.About Hyperice:Hyperice's aim is to help everybody, everywhere, to move better through their innovative products, from Ice, Thermal, Vibration, Percussion, and more recently, Air Compression through their NormaTec range.My PT Hub Marketplace Offer:We've recently teamed up with Hyperice to offer all My PT Hub Trainers an exclusive 15% off Hyperice Recovery Technology via the Marketplace!

It's a new year and a new series of The Hubcast! We're back with Episode One of a brand new series,  and today we're joined by Olga Hamilton, Nutritional Therapist and Head of Nutrigenetic Science at NGX!This episode explores the role between DNA and Nutrition, and how personal trainers can encourage long-term changes when working with clients and ultimate, long-term results! About the speaker, Olga Hamilton:Registered Nutritional Therapist, FdSc, DipION, PGDip Nutritional Medicine, BA (Hons), mBANT, CNHC RegisteredOlga Hamilton is a TEDx speaker and a Registered Nutritional Therapist specialising in weight management, digestive disorders and anti-ageing.  She passionately believes in the power of nutrition and the effect it has on every aspect of our health and wellbeing. Her approach is thorough and science based, applying the latest research and advances in the field of nutrition, nutrigenomics, nutrigenetics and functional medicine.Olga works with highly complex biodata including genetics to identity imbalances within the body and rebalance them through targeted advanced nutritional interventions. This offers her clients a truly personalised approach to their health and wellbeing.My PT Hub + NGX:We're pumped to partner with NGX in the My PT Hub Marketplace to offer all My PT Hub trainers an exclusive 30% off! The Marketplace provides My PT Hub trainers with everything they need to Level-up their Fitness Business- with hundreds of exclusive discounts, free courses and resources from over 50 Marketplace Partners. Check it out here.

In Episode 11 of The Hubcast, Ryan is joined by James Brown, the Co-Founder and Nutrigenomics Director, at Muhdo.This episode explores the world of genetics and how personal trainers can use epigenetic profiling with their clients, with a true expert! James is an ex-professional rugby player representing Harlequins and England schools, who has spent the last 20 years working as a sports and performance nutritionist. Muhdo is at the forefront of direct to consumer epigenetic science. Epigenetics allows you to understand and track how your lifestyle and environment affect your genes. Using progressive Epigenetic science our advanced bioinformatics can calculate your exact age, and our experts can recommend ways to improve your health based on your results. Would you like to reverse the ageing process with an epigenetics test?We're thrilled to partner with Muhdo in the My PT Hub Marketplace. The Marketplace provides My PT Hub trainers with everything they need to Level up their Fitness Business- with hundreds of exclusive discounts, free courses and resources from over 50 Marketplace Partners.

Our podcast has hit double figures! And that calls for two very special guests to join us for our tenth episode. Today Ryan chats with Chris & Eric Martinez, aka The Dynamic  Duo! They discuss all things Online Coaching, creating Client Communities Online and future-proofing your fitness business. Topics that are very relevant right now.About Chris & Eric Martinez:#1 International Best-Selling Authors and founders of Dynamic Duo Training, an online exercise, nutrition, and lifestyle consulting business.They've worked with thousands of people via online and in-person to help them look better, feel better, perform better, and live a dynamic lifestyle.Chris & Eric Martinez are business coaches that help personal trainers, fitness professionals, and health enthusiasts grow their online fitness businesses.If you've taken your fitness business online this year, which we know many people have had to do, then these two are people you'll want to know about! Take a look at Chris & Eric here 

Today Ryan is joined by Dr. Colin Robertson, who has been involved in human performance and sport science for his entire professional career. He's a very busy man, as a Doctor of Physiology, a High-Performance Coach, and a Gym Owner to name just a few! This episode explores personal training in a post-covid world and what trainers and coaches can do to support the changing needs of their clients.  Dr. Colin Robertson shares his expertise on the effects of coronavirus and the longer-term impact it has on someone  after they've had the virus.About CAWS:Dr Colin Robertson is a Featured Coach on the brand new platform, CAWS. CAWS creates content, courses and curriculums specific to the current needs of fitness professionals.  The CAWS philosophy is to take the core principles from elite sport, science, and medicine, and apply them to the education needs of commercial fitness. My PT Hub Marketplace Offer:We've recently teamed up with CAWs to offer all My PT Hub trainers 30% off a CAWS Coach Membership. But you'll need to hurry! This offer ends on November 30. 

In Episode 8 of The Hubcast, Ryan chats with Simon Wilkinson, Sport & Fitness Lead and Technical Rep for Tanita in the UK, the Worldwide Leader in Health Monitoring. Simon has worked in his role at Tanita for just over 3 years, with previous experience working as a strength and conditioning coach within professional sport including rugby, football, athletics, and MMA.This episode explores body composition and its role in personal training, as well as discussing the idea of getting ‘Covid-fit' and what fitness professionals can do to adapt their business to meet the changing needs of their clients.Tanita's MC580 portable body composition monitor is the perfect professional device for a personal trainer, as it offers both battery and mains power and connects to the Tanita Pro App for tablets.  Take 15% off the MC580 with code MYPTHUBTANITA (head here: https://tanita.eu/mc-580/)  or head to the Marketplace if you're a My PT Hub trainer for more exclusive offers! We're thrilled to partner with Tanita in the My PT Hub Marketplace. The Marketplace provides My PT Hub trainers with everything they need to Level up their Fitness Business- with hundreds of exclusive discounts, free courses and resources from over 50 Marketplace Partners.

Welcome back to The Hubcast! Today we're joined by Master Trainer and Life Alignment Coach, Natalie Kimball.In this episode, Ryan chats to Natalie all about her business- from transitioning to online coaching and her Growth and Grace program, to how she promotes herself online.Over the last few months we've also been working on a mini-series with Natalie, so head to our IGTV or Facebook to check it out! In the series, Natalie shares her top tips on starting and running an Online Coaching business from considering your target market, positioning through to your pricing.

Today we have a very special guest on the podcast, My PT Hub's very own Chief Information Officer, Hugh Hanley!With over 20 years of experience, Hugh's career in the fitness industry includes working as a PT in a studio, a commercial health club all the way up to his role at Virgin Active as Head of Fitness & Personal Training, before joining My PT Hub at the beginning of the year.Hugh is well and truly an industry expert so it was great to get him in the booth to share his knowledge! This podcast discusses the personal training industry in recent months, as well as delving into Hugh's expert opinion on online coaching and his predictions for 2021. 

It's time for another episode of The Hubcast!Today Ryan is joined by Lynsey Light, Business Services Manager at Kreston Reeves, Award-winning Chartered Accountants & Financial Advisers. When running your own business, getting your finances right is so important. We  wanted to produce a podcast on the topic of business finance for personal trainers and fitness professionals as it's a topic we get asked about a lot and a topic, understandably, that can be pretty confusing.In this episode, Ryan asks Lynsey for her advice and top tips when it comes to the financial side of running a fitness business, so let's get straight into it...

In the fourth episode of The Hubcast, My PT Hub's Head of Support Ryan Hallett is joined by Luke Taylor, Creative Director and Co-Founder of Award-winning Brand Agency UnitedUs.UnitedUs believe that great brands do more than look good. They unite your people, define your purpose and unlock your potential. Luke and the team have worked with some amazing brands such as LEGO and Google, and their recent work with London Irish, a Rugby Union team here in the UK was named in the Best Strategy of 2020 Design Week Awards.When starting or running your fitness business it's important to consider both your brand and marketing strategy, but often these are areas that don't get as much time and attention as they deserve. This episode covers the following Brand and Marketing topics:How do I identify my customers?How do I build a brand?How important is a brand logo?How do I get my personality and voice across in my brand?Do I need to pay someone to do my branding or could I do it myself?What metrics should I measure to see if my brand is working?

In this episode, Ryan chats to Ellie Watling, Owner of Ellie Rose Fitness. Ellie is a personal trainer and online fitness coach specializing in women's fitness and running fitness. During the Covid-19 Pandemic, Ellie adapted her business to become solely online for the first time! In this podcast, Ellie explains how she did it and what it means for the future of her personal training and fitness business!When she's not training and supporting her clients, Ellie can be found running marathons and spending time with her family.

Welcome back to The Hubcast, brought to you by My PT Hub!In the second episode, My PT Hub's Head of Support, Ryan Hallett, interviews Ed Cleary, CEO of Evolution Nutrition.Over the next 30 minutes, Ryan and Ed will talk all things Nutrition (naturally!) from how to incorporate nutrition effectively into your fitness business to Ed's nutrition predictions for the future! Evolution Nutrition has been the go-to meal planning software for health and fitness pros for nearly a decade. With a database of more than 4,200+ RD created meal plans, covering more than 20 different categories, you'll easily be able to address the missing piece in your client's health journey... what they eat!No matter what their eating preferences, needs and goals are, Evolution Nutrition is THE solution to deliver real results to your clients and your business.We're excited to say that as a My PT Hub Trainer, you can get up to 25% off your Evolution Nutrition Subscription via the Marketplace!

Welcome to the first EVER episode of The Hubcast, hosted by My PT Hub's Head of Support Ryan Hallett! In the first episode, Ryan interviews Joe Mitton, Founder and Owner of MittFit, a UK-based personal training and online fitness company.MittFit specialises in Group training and runs challenges throughout the year for their clients across the globe, such as the highly successful 28-Day Online Challenge!Back in March 2020 when the Covid-19 Pandemic sent people into lockdown practically overnight, Joe Mitton quickly adapted his business to make sure MittFit could still serve its clients and help people get results. MittFit uses My PT Hub to train clients virtually through the Event Stream feature, setting up super successful virtual group training sessions, which they are now going to continue running even when life is fully back to 'normal'!