Personal Trainer Resources
The resources on this page are part of the Not So Typical™ PT Network; a vetted membership community for personal trainers who take an anti-diet, neuroinclusive, and genuinely accessible approach to fitness. Every article here is written to help you work better with neurodivergent and marginalised clients; practically, not just in principle. If these values already shape how you coach, the Network was built for you. Find out more about the PT Network →
Word of Mouth Marketing for Values-Led Fitness Businesses
Word of mouth is every inclusive trainer's strongest channel, and most treat it as luck. It isn't. Here's how referrals actually happen, and how to build for them.
How to Build Referral Partnerships With Therapists and Dietitians
There are professionals in your area actively looking for a trainer they can trust with their clients. Most have never found one. Here's how to become that trainer.
Why Educational Content Outperforms Transformation Posts for Inclusive PTs
Transformation posts are the fitness industry's default marketing. For your audience, they're a red flag. Here's why educational content does the job better.
Content That Attracts Anti-Diet Clients Without Performing for the Algorithm
The algorithm rewards spectacle. Your clients reward trust. Here's the content strategy for trainers who've decided to stop performing and start converting.
How to Get Found in Communities Where Your Ideal Clients Actually Are
The most valuable recommendation you can get isn't from Google. It's from inside the communities where your clients already talk. Here's how to earn it.
How to Show Up on Instagram as an Introverted or Neurodivergent Trainer
“Post daily, show your face, be authentic but always on." Standard Instagram advice was written for someone else. Here's what actually works when your energy is a finite resource.
What Keywords Your Ideal Clients Are Actually Searching For
The keywords the fitness industry optimises for are not the keywords your clients use. Here's what they're actually typing into Google, and how to show up for it.
Local SEO for Personal Trainers: How to Show Up in Searches That Matter
When someone searches "personal trainer near me," Google decides who they see. Here's how to make sure you're in that list, without an SEO budget or an agency.
How to Get Found Online as a Weight-Neutral PT
The demand for weight-neutral trainers is real and growing. The problem is findability. Here's how to build an online presence that puts you in front of the people already searching.
How to Describe Your Approach Without Using Diet Culture Language
You've rejected diet culture in your practice. But it's probably still hiding in your copy, in phrases so normalised you've stopped noticing them. Here's how to find and replace it.
What Neurodivergent and Marginalised Clients Look for When Choosing a Trainer
Choosing a trainer is a high-stakes decision for the clients mainstream fitness has failed. Understanding what they're looking for changes how you present everything.
How to Write a PT Directory Profile That Actually Converts
A directory listing puts you in front of clients who are already searching. Whether they contact you comes down to what your profile says, and most profiles say the wrong things.
Why Every Anti-Diet PT Needs a Website (and What to Put On It)
If your entire online presence is an Instagram profile, your business is built on rented land, and the landlord doesn't share your values. Here's why a website matters more for values led PTs than almost anyone else.
Why We Vet Every Trainer Who Applies to the Not So Typical® PT Network
Most directories don't vet their members. You pay, you're in. Here's why the Not So Typical® PT Network works differently, and why that matters for the clients and trainers who depend on it.
Building an Anti-Diet Fitness Business: What It Actually Means
Deciding you won't build your business on diet culture is a values decision. Figuring out what you build instead is the harder part. Here's what an anti-diet fitness business actually looks like in practice.
The Fitness Industry's Inclusivity Problem (And What Trainers Are Doing About It)
The fitness industry talks about inclusivity constantly. The people most excluded from it aren't seeing much change. Here's what's actually broken, and what the trainers doing genuine work are building instead.
Neuroinclusive Fitness: What the Industry Gets Wrong
The fitness industry has started using the word "neuroinclusive." It's being adopted faster than it's being understood. Here's what it actually gets wrong about neurodivergent people in fitness.
Why Transformation Culture Is Burning Out Ethical PTs
The fitness industry has a retention problem. And the standard explanations don't cover the most important one; the specific, invisible exhaustion of working against transformation culture every single day.
What the Not So Typical PT Network Is (and Who It's For)
The Not So Typical® PT Network is a vetted directory and professional community for PTs who take a genuinely weight-neutral, anti-diet, neuroinclusive approach. Here's exactly what it is and who it's built for.
What Does HAES-Aligned Personal Training Actually Look Like in Practice?
Health At Every Size is a framework a lot of trainers agree with in theory. Here's what it actually looks like when it runs through your programming, intake process, and language; not just your values.