TrueCoach

Using TrueCoach for exercise programming for clients has been a breeze. They have easy access to video tutorials for exercise and they have a built in library for various different movements. I really like that I can see when clients complete workouts as well, see their weekly, monthly, and 90 day compliance/adherence rates in addition to any goals provided to them. For nutrition, there is even My Fitness Pal Integration which makes things even easier for clients looking for muscle gain or fat loss. This software has made my job as a fitness coach so much easier.

At times, the software has frozen/crashed on me while using it with clients and I have lost their progress during the workout. However, these incidences were very rare.

It is light and quick - easy to navigate. It is quick to program.

I don't like that you can't easily save individual workouts to drag and drop or load into the calendar. I don't find the programs feature useful. I need to copy and paste in two different tabs and can't see my workouts when programming. Not very functional for coaches. I don't like that there is no progression feature and that you need to type in text for sets and steps. It leads to too many user errors.

I don't like that you guys are adding features like payments instead of fixing these use issues. I don't have confidence that you are working on them or see the need.

I also do not like that the price doubles from 20 clients to 21. That does not make sense and is not friendly for mid-tier coaches with a moderate workload.

I’ve been using TrueCoach for a LONG time (since it was originally called “fitbot” and didn’t have an app!). I love that the team is always improving the software for both clients and trainers.

Because of TC, I’ve been able to grow my business into a six-figure coaching program where I can have a handful of customized clients AND pre-made programs for more passive clients/passive income. It’s user-friendly on both sides, simple, and attractive looking. I had tried other software programs before that are probably great if trainers want to add in more nutrition and other details, but for those of us just looking to create high quality fitness plans with video feedback/submissions, detailed cues, and easy tracking — this is where it’s at.

My favorite features:
- My clients can submit videos and I can submit videos back in response.
- Written feedback is also very easy
- Messaging clients is simple
- I love being able to upload my own exercise library AND being able to outsource other links in case I haven’t filmed something myself
- Copying & pasting has saved me soooo much time with workouts and adding subtle progressions

Least favorite parts about TC:
- Managing subscriptions was complicated for me since I wasn’t able to do one-time billing as well. I bill my clients separately now.
- I do wish we could have days where instead of adding a workout, we can add a write up. So no A, B, C sequencing. I just use the workout format to write in educational posts for my clients and it works fine but I’d love if there was a plain option (kind of like rest days but not rest days).
- I wish I could organize my clients into “folders” rather than tagged groups. Having folders to click on would be SO helpful instead of having a long list and then always needing to click on the tag I want to focus on.