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PT Manager's Workout Library Builds A Session Around How A Member Feels
From the FASTER syllabus: this article is taught in full in PT Manager, free with any FASTER course →
In short: PT Manager's workout library is a set of short workout blocks the trainer keeps, each one a link to the trainer's own YouTube or Vimeo video and marked with the energy it suits. A member answers two questions, how they feel and how long they have, and gets a session built from blocks that fit. Each block has a swap, and a trainer can limit places on any membership.
The short version
A trainer's members do not all have the same hour, or the same energy, on the same day. PT Manager's workout library gives each of them a session made for the day they are having. The trainer keeps short workout blocks, each one a link to their own YouTube or Vimeo video. A member answers two questions, how they feel and how long they have, and PT Manager puts together a session from the blocks that fit.
Key Takeaways
- The trainer builds a library of short blocks, each marked with the energy it suits.
- The videos stay on the trainer's own YouTube or Vimeo channel.
- A member answers how they feel and how long they have, and gets a session to match.
- Each block can be swapped, and "give me another" never repeats while the library has more.
- Any membership can carry a number of places and shows as full when they go.
How the trainer sets it up
The trainer adds blocks one at a time: a title, a video link, how many minutes it runs, a focus and the energy it suits, low, mid or high. They can also name the three energy levels in their own words, so a member sees "Low on energy" or whatever fits the trainer's voice.
Then the trainer picks which memberships open the library. A member who holds one of those gets the door in their own space.
What a member does
The member opens the library and answers two questions. How do they feel? How long have they got? The choices for time are 15, 30, 45 and 60 minutes. PT Manager builds a session of blocks at that energy that fits the time, and gives each block a different focus.
If a block does not suit, there is a swap on it. If the whole session does not suit, there is a button for another, and it will not repeat a session while the library still has a different one. What the member picked sits in the address of the page, so they can come back to the same session.
Why it suits a membership
A library with no way to choose from it sits unused. The two questions turn it into something a member opens on a tired Tuesday and finishes. A monthly membership then has a reason to open every week, and the trainer is not filming a new session for every request.
Places help here too. A trainer can set a number of places on any product. The buy page says how many are left, and a full one shows as full with no pay button.
How it connects to the other two posts
A library of short blocks is a programme in small pieces, and the Fitness Programming Specialist course asks the same question of each piece. Its lesson on dynamic rest says every exercise in a session needs a goal, and a block marked low, mid or high energy carries that goal in its label. And a library that keeps members opening it is the kind of thing that brings retention and referrals, which the personal training course teaches as the business result of client care.
Where this comes from
PT Manager exists so trainers keep their own skills, their own clients and their own money, without sending a cut to a different app for each job. The videos stay on the trainer's own channel, and the memberships are the trainer's own through their own Stripe.
What to do next
PT Manager opens the moment you sign up with FASTER, so you can build your own library in your own name straight away. Adding real clients unlocks once you pass a course. It is free with any FASTER course.
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Frequently asked
What is the PT Manager workout library?
A set of short workout blocks a trainer keeps, each linked to the trainer's own YouTube or Vimeo video, that members combine into a session by energy and time.
Do the videos sit on FASTER?
No. Each block is a link to the trainer's own YouTube or Vimeo channel, so the video stays with the trainer.
What does a member answer?
Two questions: how they feel, and how long they have. They get a session made of blocks that fit, with a swap on each.
Can I limit how many members join?
Yes. Any product can carry a number of places, and a full one shows as full.
When does PT Manager open?
The moment you sign up with FASTER. Adding real clients unlocks once you pass a course.
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