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The Show Up Fitness PodcastAuthor: Chris Hitchko, CEO Show Up Fitness
Join Chris Hitchko, author of 'How to Become A Successful Personal Trainer' VOL 2 and CEO of Show Up Fitness as he guides personal trainers towards success. 90% of personal trainers quit within 12-months in the USA, 18-months in the UK, Show Up Fitness is helping change those statistics. The Show Up Fitness CPT is one of the fastest growing PT certifications in the world with partnerships with over 500-gyms including Life Time Fitness, Equinox, Genesis, EoS, and numerous other elite partnerships.This podcast focuses on refining trade, business, and people skills to help trainers excel in the fitness industry. Discover effective client programming, revenue generation, medical professional networking, and elite assessment strategies. Learn how to become a successful Show Up Fitness CPT at www.showupfitness.com. Send your questions to Chris on Instagram @showupfitness or via email at info@showupfitness.com." Language: en-us Genres: Fitness, Health & Fitness, Nutrition Contact email: Get it Feed URL: Get it iTunes ID: Get it |
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Should Personal Trainers Accept Insurance
Episode 281
Saturday, 6 December, 2025
Send us a text if you want to be on the Podcast & explain why!Imagine a world where new personal trainers don’t get tossed onto the gym floor with a textbook and a shrug. We take on a bold thought experiment: what if personal training operated inside an insurance-backed, supervised system—more like a residency—so rookies could learn under experienced clinicians, earn steady pay, and develop real confidence before jumping into premium coaching?We start by pulling apart the broken pipeline: pass a multiple-choice exam, struggle to get hired by high-end clubs that want experience, then get thrown to the sharks at volume gyms with no mentorship. That pathway erodes confidence, confuses pricing and assessments, and drives injuries and burnout. We contrast it with the physical therapy model—formal education, supervised clinical hours, high patient volume—that, despite flaws, reliably builds baseline competence. Then we map a practical version for fitness: structured hours, interdisciplinary collaboration with PTs and physicians, and case-based learning focused on strength, behavior change, and safe progressions.From there, we connect the dots to career capital. A couple of years in an insurance-based setting creates the reps and feedback loops trainers need to command premium rates, move into respected clubs, and branch into online coaching or entrepreneurship. Clients benefit too—especially those facing obesity and metabolic disease—because coaching happens within a medical team that aligns goals, scope, and communication. We also get honest about the barriers: certification companies and big-box incentives aren’t built for mentorship, and red tape is real. But if fitness wants respect as an allied health profession, supervised practice and clearer standards are the way forward.If you’re a coach who’s felt lost after a cert, a PT curious about partnering with trainers, or a gym owner who wants to reduce churn and raise quality, this conversation lays out a path that puts learning and client outcomes first. Subscribe, share with a coach who needs a roadmap, and drop your take: should personal training move toward a supervised, insurance-backed model?Want to ask us a question? Email email info@showupfitness.com with the subject line PODCAST QUESTION to get your question answered live on the show! Our Instagram: Show Up Fitness CPT TikTok: Show Up Fitness CPT Website: https://www.showupfitness.com/Become a Personal Trainer Book (Amazon): https://www.amazon.com/How-Become-Personal-Trainer-Successful/dp/B08WS992F8NASM / ACE / ISSA study guide: https://www.showupfitness.com/collections/nasm
