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Enquiries that arrive with the goal, area and budget filled in.

1on1.fitness matches people on the Isle of Man with personal trainers by goal. They send one clear brief to up to 3 trainers, and you decide whether to reply.

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What a brief tells you

Every enquiry arrives as a structured brief: the client’s goal, rough area, when they can train, their budget, their experience and a note in their own words. You see all of it before you reply.

See an example brief
HannahNew enquiry, around Douglas
Example
Goal
Wedding in June, lose weight
When
Weekday evenings after 6, and Saturday mornings
Budget
£25 to £35 a session
Experience
Used a gym on and off, never had a trainer
Note
I'm getting married next June and want to feel fitter and lose about a stone before then. I've joined gyms before and drifted off after a few weeks, so I'd like someone who'll keep me on track. I have a dodgy left knee, nothing serious, but I avoid running.
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Joining freeClient connection 10 creditsNew class member 1 credit

Free to join. You pay when a client agrees to work with you.

  • Joining and being listed are free. You get 10 free credits to start, which covers your first new client.
  • You pay 10 credits per successful client connection. Seeing a brief is free, saying no is free, and if the client picks someone else you pay nothing.
  • You pay 1 credit when someone new books your class. Their later bookings are free.
  • No minimum term and no card details to join. We never take a share of what your clients pay you.
  • Pro is £18.99 a month and includes every new client connection. The 1 credit for a new person booking your class applies on every plan.

Joining free. A client connection 10 credits. A new person in your class 1 credit.

How the order works

Trainers are ordered by fit to the client’s goal, distance, format, availability and how reliably they reply. Among the three best matches, Pro trainers are shown first, with a Pro label clients can see. Steven Craine, who runs the site day to day, is a trainer who is not listed and does not receive briefs as a trainer would.

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  • DistanceCounts
  • Format: gym, home or onlineCounts
  • AvailabilityCounts
  • How reliably they replyCounts
  • Pro planShown first

Checked before you go live

Everyone gives us photo ID and insurance. You also need a recognised fitness qualification. If you do not have one, our operator, who is a personal trainer on the island, vets you personally. Clients see a tick for each check, plus a badge for Level 3, first aid and DBS where you have them, and nothing else from your documents.

Example
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Joining nowID, qualification and insurance in review

How it works for you

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Profile 80%, add a photo · Example

STEP 1

Join online

Your profile, prices, areas and a photo.

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Photo ID checkedQualification checkedInsurance checked

STEP 2

Upload your documents

After joining, upload your ID and insurance, plus your qualification if you have one. If not, our operator vets you.

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Goal
Wedding in June
Area
Douglas
Budget
£25 to £35

STEP 3

Briefs arrive

Briefs arrive by email and in your inbox. Tap “I’d take this client” or decline. The client then picks one trainer, and you swap contact details only then.

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Your response time 38 min · Example

STEP 4

Clients see your speed

Clients see how long you took to reply.

See the full journey

Opening on the Isle of Man first

We are starting on the island and building up trainers before we open to clients. Trainers who join now are on the site from the day clients arrive.

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