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What does online coaching cost and what do you get?
In short: my Online Coaching costs €330 a month, cancellable monthly, or €300 a month on six months, and Premium Coaching costs €950 or €850 a month. Mostly you are paying for my time: every week I look at your numbers, answer your questions and adjust your training and nutrition. Coaching doesn't replace your own effort or medical advice, and it isn't worth it for everyone.
What does the coaching cost?
There are two models, each monthly or with a six-month term. The monthly price is lower on six months. If you pay the six-month package in one go, you get 5% off.
| Model | Monthly | 6 months | 6 months, paid in full |
|---|---|---|---|
| Online Coaching | €330 a month, cancel monthly | €300 a month, €1,800 in total | €1,710 |
| Premium Coaching | €950 a month, cancel monthly | €850 a month, €5,100 in total | €4,845 |
Premium Coaching adds four fixed 1:1 sessions a month and all e-books. The current amounts are always on the Models & prices page.
What makes up the price?
Coaching is an ongoing service, not a product that is finished once. Most of the price is time. It starts with an analysis of your goal, daily life, training level, nutrition and history, because without it every plan is a guess. After that, every week I look at your calories, weight, steps and training, interpret what the numbers show and change what needs changing. I answer questions in between myself, with no team in the way.
That also explains the gap to a one-off plan. A training plan costs €79 in the store, a nutrition plan €99, both together €149. The plan is built once, and after that you run it yourself. In coaching I stay involved and share the responsibility for adjusting it.
What is included in Online Coaching?
Online Coaching runs entirely online and includes:
- an individual training plan, built around your level, your goal and the equipment you actually have, with sets, reps and a progression that keeps going,
- an individual nutrition strategy with calories and macros as target values, with no list of banned foods and no meal plan to work through,
- regular check-ins at a fixed weekly rhythm,
- ongoing adjustments when your progress, a plateau or your daily life changes,
- direct communication with me via WhatsApp, with no waiting line,
- the coaching app Everfit, with your plan, exercise videos and the check-in in one place.
In Everfit you enter your weight and progress photos yourself, and your steps can come in automatically from Apple Health or Google Fit if you want. The app is optional and just makes working together easier. A phone is all the equipment you need.
The process has six stages. Analysis and strategy happen once, while implementation, feedback, adjustment and development repeat. The aim is that by the end you understand why something worked and can carry on alone.
What does Premium Coaching add?
Premium Coaching includes everything in Online Coaching. On top of that you get four fixed 1:1 sessions a month and all e-books for free. The sessions take place in person if you live in the coaching area (Vorarlberg and the neighbouring Rhine Valley), otherwise live by video. The content is the same either way: technique, training, progression and whatever you want to change right now. You bring what you want to work on.
For comparison, the e-books otherwise cost €19.90 each in the store, and in Premium Coaching they are included.
Whether it is worth it depends on your technique. If you want to work on your execution or want someone standing next to you, Premium fits. In Online Coaching every exercise has an execution video, and your own technique can be reviewed by video. If your execution is solid and you mainly want structure and feedback, Online Coaching is enough.
How do the term and payment work?
Monthly coaching has no minimum term and can be cancelled at the end of any month. That way you get to know the work together first. Structure still only shows over several months: a muscle-building phase or a diet usually takes a few months, and combining building muscle with losing fat takes longer. Then the six-month package fits better. It costs less per month and continues month by month afterwards. The exact contract terms are in the terms and conditions, and information on withdrawal is on the Cancel contract page.
There are four steps until you start:
- You choose a model and term on the options page.
- “Inquire now” sends your choice to me. I get back to you personally, within 2 working days according to the page.
- We talk for about ten minutes to clear up open questions. After that, the contract and invoice follow.
- Onboarding follows, with an analysis of your starting point, and then the first week begins.
You only pay once everything has been agreed personally, by direct debit, bank transfer or card, and via Wise outside Europe. We work out which way suits you in the call. If you would like to talk before you inquire, you can book the free introductory call: 15 to 20 minutes, with no commitment. We discuss holidays, illness and exam periods at the start.
A worked example for paying the six-month package in full:
| Model | 6 months regular | Paid in full (5% off) |
|---|---|---|
| Online Coaching | €1,800 | €1,710 |
| Premium Coaching | €5,100 | €4,845 |
Is an earlier purchase credited?
Yes. Every store order gets a personal code. It is in your order confirmation, is valid for 12 months and can be used once. For coaching, everything you paid in the store comes off the first month, up to €150. The following months run at the normal price. You enter the code when you send your coaching inquiry.
An example: you bought Training + Nutrition for €149. The first month of Online Coaching then costs €181 instead of €330, which is €330 minus €149.
What coaching doesn't replace
- Your own effort. You train, record your numbers and report back. I look at the numbers you give me.
- Time. Visible change takes months, not weeks. You see measurable change sooner, and we work on that from the first week. I can't promise a particular result or give a guarantee, because it depends on your body, your daily life and how you follow through.
- Medical or physiotherapy assessment. If you have pain, an existing condition or an injury, the question belongs with a doctor or physiotherapist first. Coaching is not medical advice.
- Someone standing next to you on every set. That only exists in Premium Coaching, through the 1:1 sessions.
- A meal plan to work through. You get target values and a selection that fits your daily life.
The free introductory call isn't advice on training or nutrition either. It is for getting to know each other and for working out whether coaching suits you and which model. Advice belongs in the coaching itself.
Who is it worth it for, and who not?
Coaching is worth it if you know what you should be doing but can't keep it up for months, because nobody looks once a week goes differently. Typical signs:
- You have trained for a long time, but progress comes in bursts and then stalls.
- Your nutrition works for a few weeks and then falls apart in daily life.
- You want training and nutrition to work together.
- You don't want to start over every few months.
- You want a structure you can still follow in half a year.
If more than one of these applies, coaching is usually the right way. You don't need prior experience for it. What matters is a clear goal and the chance to train regularly.
It makes less sense if you mainly lack structure, already train regularly and can read your own progress. Then a plan or workbook is enough, and your money is better spent there. To get started, there is the free training plan template and the calorie calculator. I compare plan and coaching in detail in the article Training plan or Online Coaching. The decision isn't final, because the plan is the start of the same system.
Your next step
On the Models & prices page you choose a model and term and send a request with no commitment. I will get back to you personally. If you would like to talk first, you can book the free introductory call of 15 to 20 minutes there. If a plan is enough for now, you will find the Training Plan in the store.
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Sources
- Marc Haid: Coaching, models and process (own page). marc-haid.com/coaching
- Marc Haid: Coaching prices and terms (own page). marc-haid.com/coaching/optionen
- Marc Haid: Frequently asked questions about coaching, prices and payment (own page). marc-haid.com/faq