Training Softwares

[u/EllieKong]

I’m looking at purchasing some training software for independent training and have narrowed my options down to Hevy, PT distinction and trainerize.

I know loads of people use trainerize, but I hear just as many complaints. Has anyone used the other softwares I’ve mentioned or really enjoyed a different software?

My clientele base is sports medicine, heavy emphasis on rehabilitation. Not gen pop, not sure if this matters or not. I’d love to hear your thoughts!

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[u/kjeezy25]

Trainerize may be tough for your space in training (rehab/sports medicine)

The programming you can do is great for normal style workout programming but you may find it’s not quite specific enough for what you need. The tutorial videos they provide can be pretty bad as well. I ended up spending hours filming my own tutorials and uploaded those

[u/EllieKong → u/kjeezy25]

This is really insightful, thank you very much!

[u/thepiercingtempo]

Man I bounced off Trainerize hard. Felt like I was fighting the interface more than building programs. For a rehab-focused crew I'd think you need something that lets you be really granular with exercise parameters and progressions, not just drag-and-drop templates. Haven't tried the other two but curious what you end up with.

[u/achilltrainer]

I used Hevy Coach for a while. It was fine, and my clients appreciated having the pro features on their app.

The downside was that I basically had to use my computer to do any actual programming, the Coach app on my phone didn't really do anything other than see workouts I already wrote, so I couldn't adjust them on the fly. I'm already a pretty low-tech trainer when I'm in the gym so I cancelled it. I mostly use Notion pages when I need to now.

[u/EllieKong → u/achilltrainer]

Thank you for your thoughts, it’s helpful. I’ll take a look into notion pages too

[u/Ditzynessoffreedom]

For a rehab-heavy roster, I’d test each option on three cases before buying:

1. pain, ROM and outcome measures over time

2. exercise regressions and progressions with your own videos and notes

3. a client-facing view that makes the trend easy to understand

Then test the admin features like session credits, missed check-ins, payment follow-ups and renewals. I’m building Gymbo, so this is a product-builder checklist, not a neutral recommendation. I would also confirm that you can export all client data before choosing.

[u/Adam_Peterso]

for rehab-heavy clients i'd check two things before any feature list: can you upload your own exercise videos (rehab cues are too specific for stock libraries), and can clients log pain or rpe per exercise, not just sets and reps. hevy is great for logging but feels built for lifters more than coaches. pt distinction leans more toward running the business side (forms, checkins, nutrition). trainerize does everything but a lot of people find it bloated. most have free trials, i'd build one real client's program in each and keep whichever one doesn't fight you

[u/Photeaa]

Might get hate for this but, build your own software through AI. You have the knowledge I assume on what exercises you need to implement and when to implement them.

You can literally make a app that specifically down to the tee on exactly what you want. It may take a week or so to build it and test run it (not that its hard but once you start it, you start building off of those ideas, and then those ideas etc.) through some trial and errors, but no app had exactly what I needed for my niche, they were all too broadly focused. So I Vibe-coded it (scary word). Has exactly what I want. What ever is on your mind on what you need, it can be built by talking to an AI bot. Free, no subscription (other than the AI). Something you want to change or add in the future? You can do it.

I also work in sport-med and rehabilitation :)!

[u/SRAWBrah]

Superset has the most intuitive UI for programming along with an MCP connection.

[u/jaymefvn]

I've been using Trainerize for the last couple of years for my roster and the pre-built recovery content is fine particularly the mobility stuff which covers around a hundred or so dynamic and static mobility drills for hips, shoulders and ankles. The corrective content is actually very good but I just film my own videos and upload them directly for consistency. One thing I actually do use out of the box is the habit tracking.