During the last two years, home workout popularity increased dramatically. People who were subscribed to a gym, studio, or training group discovered the benefits of home workouts, and gym owners understood that online training is the new trend. But then they were facing a new challenge and needed to think outside the box and build training programs tailored to their workouts at home.

In this article, we will review the importance of home training programs and how to create them effectively.

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Why is it important to create home workout plans for your members?

  • Achieving Results: A proper training program contributes to the effectiveness of the training and thus contributes to the trainees achieving their goals. Untidy training will miss the trainees' goals, and as a result, the trainees may feel despair and give up.
  • Injury avoidance: A training program is a gradual and tailored program for the trainee and thus prevents injuries.
  • Proper work on all body muscles: A proper training program includes a variety of devices and exercises that involve different body muscles to create a healthier and better look.
  • Customer retention: Many subscribers have canceled or frozen their gym memberships during the lockdowns. By providing home workouts plans for your members, you retain existing customers and create new ones. Your members will appreciate the effort and thought you put into them and will always come back for the exceptional customer service they receive from you.
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How to create effective home workout plans for your members

Define fitness goals:

The first step in creating an effective home workout plan is to define the trainee’s fitness goals.

Home workout plans vary according to the trainee’s goals, and without a pre-defined goal - the workout plan will be ineffective and a waste of time for both you and the trainee.

Know the time frame of your trainees:

There is a big gap between training in a gym or studio and training at home. When training in a group or class, the time frame is usually an hour that is entirely devoted to training, with no distractions. On the other hand, home workouts can have many distractions, such as children, phone calls at work, and so on. For this reason, when building a home workout plan, it is very important that you know when the best time for your members is to perform the workout.

The workouts should be focused, relatively short, especially in the evening, and spread out throughout the week to include all muscle groups.

Home gym equipment:

To create an effective home workout plan, you need to know what equipment is available to your members at home and what is their preference – home workouts based on bodyweight only or including weight equipment?

The more equipment your members have to perform the workouts, the more you can create a home workout plan that simulates the workouts in the gym or studio.

Any equipment available to your members can change or upgrade the exercises. Even with body weight, you can perform many different and varied exercises that will leave the members sweaty and satisfied.

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4 Rules for creating an effective home workout plan for your members:

  1. Combine complex exercises such as squats, deadlifts, and chest presses. These are functional exercises, movements that we perform daily. They involve most muscle groups and burn more energy.
  2. Teach the right technique. Proper technique is always critical and contributes both to achieving results and health and strengthening the body.
  3. Start with a low rehearsal range. 5-8 reps are a good range to start with and will improve your members' physical and motor ability.
  4. Create the workouts according to a rising pyramid, and increase the resistance level every week. Members who have equipment at home will add more weight to the exercises. Members who work on body weight should increase their resistance to it during the exercise. In this way, the body will have to adapt and become stronger.
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In Summary 

When arriving at the gym is not an option, home workouts are the ideal solution. They offer flexibility and comfort alongside guided training by certified fitness trainers. An effective home workout plan incorporates different types of content based solely on the needs and personal goals of each member, making it challenging yet effective and keeping your members motivated and healthy. In addition, proper use of available technology and a real human connection to your members strengthen their loyalty to you and your business.