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Smarter presentation, sound programme construction, simplified business management, and more time to grow your business or have a life were the key drivers for a new trainer software package that's having its Australian launch at June's Australian Fitness Expo in Sydney

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physique^® is the brainchild of Wellington personal trainer Chris Day. It’s a PC-based client management, exercise programme, diary and cashbook package designed for trainers, physios and other exercise or rehab professionals.

“I was sick of fronting up to company CEOs with my stick figure diagrams and handwritten programmes. The presentation detracted from the value of my services (and restricted what I could charge for them),” says Chris. “I was also aware how much time client admin was taking when I could be taking on more clients or doing other things depending on my priorities.”

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So Chris conceived what has become physique^®. With business advice from his partner (and lawyer/accountant) Claire, and the IT work coming from her programme designer brother Aaron, Chris has developed a software programme that will assist trainers in providing a high value service using the latest technology.

“I wanted a simple tool that supported and fitted in with how trainers work. It had to be easy to use and provide a real benefit to both myself and my clients.”

physique^® has five main work areas:

	Clients: each individual client file records their personal data, including current and existing programmes and notes. Client birthdays are automatically copied into your schedule to help with relationship management.
	Schedule: allows you to keep track of your daily schedule, just like an electronic diary.
	Exercises: holds the expandable database of over 600 contemporary exercises and stretches, each with a high quality photo, cues and intensity level. You can add your own exercises, or edit/delete the existing ones.
	Accounts: keeps track of your daily cash flows, and creates reports to help manage your money. Client payments recorded in their personal file are also reflected in the running cash book, which you can use to record running expenses as well.
	Settings: Alter your personal settings and print out options. A one touch back-up function lets you keep a back-up copy on your hard drive or burn it to disc.

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“Navigation is all point-and-click or click-and-drag and intuitive for anyone with previous PC windows experience,” says Chris

“The database is fast to use, but also has a full range of exercises that I might use with my clients, instead of falling back on a narrow range of familiar exercises, machines or programmes.”

Chris’s preference for contemporary functional exercises is reflected in the database, but he has also included most traditional exercises and equipment seen in a gym today.

“But the trainer has total flexibility to edit the descriptions or pictures, or add their own exercises to the database,” says Chris. The user can also add their personal logo and contact details to the programme template.

Completed programmes can be printed out, or e-mailed.

physique^® comes with a “lite” version that can be installed on a handheld Palm PDA . “This means I can use the software in a portable format on my Palm, and then hot-synch it back to the PC.”

physique^® is a single user software programme.