PT Distinction Software

If you want to go from training in person to training online, this is the app to go with.

Pros

Able to stay on the know at anytime. Easy to build programs. End users enjoy the interface.

Cons

There is always updates. But those are essential to keep it going.

Really helps keep online training clients organized.

Pros

This software is great, keeps you well organized and is really easy to use. The customer service is amazing. Any time I had an issue, they would get back to me in a reasonable amount of time.

Cons

I had great experiences with this software, however if I had to pick, I would just have to say that it is primarily focused towards online personal trainers instead of in studio trainers.

Pros

This app has an awesome exercise library and the company is constantly upgrading the features. PTD has more features than any other software that I checked out. It's great that you can put people into the program for a short trial period and not be charged. PTD also offers business business training.

Cons

The exercises in the library was done in England , so the names differ a little from our american exercise names and could be a little confusing to American clients not a problem you can always upload your own.

Made my business so much easier to run and helped me get better results for my clients.

Pros

Very flexible and powerful platform allowing you to coach clients in a way that is tailored not just to your clients but to you as a coach too. Mix that with the live masterclasses, training and incredible support your on to a win with PT Distinction.

Cons

The only thing I can think of is the look of the software, though this is being improved in the next version of the software.

Pros

You can literally customize anything you need. From specific template workouts to deliverability of automated plans. They have thought of everything.

Cons

In the beginning there is a learning curve and you need to spend sometime getting used to it. But nothing of great quality dies;t take time to learn and once you have learned it everything is a breeze.

Ability to offer multiple services locally and remotely.

Pros

I love how it allows me to automate basically anything I'd like to whether it be emails, reminders, texts, workouts, check-ins, and instruction videos.

Cons

V3 hasn't launched yet, it doesn't update automatically for some users and kicks them out of the app while in use.

Pros

There are so many features in this software it's crazy. I love the vast amount of exercises in their library and the easy of use.

Cons

Interface could look a bit better. For custom exercises there wasn't a feature to use my YouTube videos and I had to upload them myself instead.

My clients get a very easy to use platform and they LOVE the app to look up their workouts. That sets this a part from most platforms.

Pros

I really like the functionality and the consistent updates. they really put a lot of into the site and it shows. Over time this will become, if not already, the best PT software in the world.

Cons

So far not much I don't like but it would be very nice to see some more endurance activity friendly areas of the platform. I just signed up for a free trial with Final Surge which is designed for running coaches and it's great. They don't have the same exercise library as PTD does and I will probably always keep PTD so I can work with general clients more as a personal trainer. As a running coach, which is what I'm putting my focus on right now, I will use Final Surge and then ask my clients to go to PTD for the exercises. Over time I will make my own videos so that my running clients don't need to shift back and forth. Their platform is great so I would honestly consider something like that because PTD will gain more coaches that way. Training Peaks is too expensive and Final Surge isn't so right now many endurance coaches are gravitating towards Final Surge from what my colleagues tell me. I'm sure there are more platforms that are great for endurance coaches but so far Final Surge has the nod in my opinion.

Ease and piece of mind.

Pros

-customizability
-scalability
-quality for exceptional price
-constantly improving
-immediate and personal user support
-ease of implementing into business
-branded and integrated into business
-able to program exercises
-able to build habit based coaching programs
-clients are free for first 30 days
-powerful automation features

Cons

Currently the learning curve of the UI and set up does take time, though they provide a large library of tutorial videos to help aid the process.
The upcoming update has promising improvements to the UI.

ease of use, time saving, client friendly usability, cost efficient solution.

Pros

I've tried using a number of third party services in order to offer quality services to my clients and these guys at PTD are by far the best I've met in many years. Every third party provider makes amazing claims but few actually step up and deliver, these guys exceeded my expectations with regards to servicing my account, improving my knowledge of how to use the solution in order to help my clients and on top of all that, they're genuinely nice guys.

Cons

This is unfair as they are currently revamping their offering and the newer version sounds like it's going to be something very special indeed. A couple of things feel a little clunky at the moment but the fact that these guys are very fast in answering questions, offering help and are clearly genuine in their passion to help fitness pros the cons are basically washed out. I would've scored the product higher on the stars but the new version will likely answer any additional needs I may have.

See above. It has helped me to become a better coach and train more clients.

Pros

The messaging centre is phenomenal. I can send or schedule text messages, in app messages and emails to individual clients and groups of clients in seconds. The impact this has had on my coaching is huge.

I also love the flexibility of the software and program builder to do everything I want to do in the way I want to do it.

My clients find it very easy to use.

Cons

It takes a bit of time to set up the website integrations and the app branding. This is not a massive problem as they show you how to do it and even do it with you live in the free Masterclass.

I now have a good online coaching business and continue to grow. I can easily handle a lot of clients which is what I want to do as I love helping a lot of people.

Pros

It has everything you need to become an online personal trainer. They teach you how to get clients and their stuff works. As you learn more about the software you can handle a lot more clients than you can without it.

Cons

That the forms and questionnaires are only available online via my website and not in my app.

It has helped me grow my online training business.

Pros

It has everything I need to set up and grow my online business in one place.

I know with PT Distinction I can train as many clients as I want to, other platforms were to time consuming per client to go much beyond 15 clients . With this I can do a better coaching job in much less time.

Customer service is great.

Cons

Nothing really. I think it could look more modern but I have heard something is in the pipeline for this and these guys don't mess around when they do upgrades so I'm looking forward to that.

Great software that does everything you could every want for delivering online PT. I haven't many of the more advanced features but love the software and find it very easy to use.

They offer great support and give all the business building training you could ever need to set up online.

The representative and whomever else helps out with this is doing a fantastic job. All the way through. Always new content coming out and rep answers emails so fast it's unbelievable.

My expertise lies in fitness, definitely not in technology. Having heard great reviews from others, I was keen to try out PT Distinction. I'll admit, it took a little learning but that's because I have zero ability with computers. With help from Tim's excellent tech team I was able to get my business off the ground much faster and easier than if I had gone it alone. Running my online fitness coaching business is now much less stressful thanks to PTD!

Pros

It streamlines the ability for my clients to access info - everything is in one place

Advice to Others

I think it would be great if a client could only use the computer or an app. For the assessments, they must log in via a computer. It would be great if that could be done on the app too.

I have been using this system for over a year and I thought it was good back then, but it just continues to get better and better with new developments coming on board all the time. The team behind PT Distinction really listen to the demands of the user base and act on feedback really quickly. It's crystal clear that they care about the product they deliver to you as the trainer and this allows you to provide a fantastic service and product to your clients which is the most important thing.

Pros

The flexibility to deliver excellent coaching to my clients remotely.

Cons

No real cons to speak of as any recommended improvements have been quickly implemented to date.

Advice to Others

You get a free trial, so go and play with it. But do make sure you take some time to learn the features of the system through the many video tutorials as it's power can be hidden away.

In the world of membership software PT Distinction stands out from the crowd with a price point is low, the quality of service is high and the level of customer service is second to none.
In the world of membership software, PT Distinction's customer service is fast, professional and makes you feel like family.

Pros

The features are high, the price point is low and the customer service is second to none.

Advice to Others

I highly recommend PTDistinction.

I love PT Distinction. The features, the service, the way they help me grow my business are all just incredible.

Pros

Everything, saves me so much time, the software is better than any other and they truly care. They provide the best customer support I have ever seen.

Cons

None

Advice to Others

Try it, join the Facebook group, join the new masterclasses, dive in to all of their client getting content and watch your online training business grow.

This is a really nifty program which does a lot more than you think on first appearances. They've recently launched a masterclass series which will assist with understanding, the program can do a lot but is not always entirely intuitive.

If you're willing to put the time in with this and make it your own, it's an excellent program which looks highly professional at a VERY reasonable price.

The support you get from Tim and his team is second to none, they respond quickly to all enquiries and take on feedback from users to make regular improvements. I would really recommend PT Distinction.

Pros

Professional look, price, support

Cons

Ease of use, unable to edit templates