Guides

Guides: choosing, costs and working for yourself

Practical explanations with sources. For clients looking for a personal trainer, and for trainers who work for themselves.

For clients

Choosing, costs and training.

Usually €50 to €120 per hour. What you pay in Amsterdam in a studio, outdoors or at home, and what packs cost, with sources.

Neither title is protected in the Netherlands. The difference in how they work, when to choose which and how to check quality yourself.

Also if you want to lose weight: what the Dutch physical activity guidelines and the Nutrition Centre advise, and three realistic set-ups with costs.

Never done strength training before? In this guide we explain everything, from basic exercises to rest days, so you start safely and effectively.

Usually €40 to €90 per hour for a 1-on-1 session, specialists up to €120–€150. What drives the price and what packs and groups cost, with sources.

Practical for self-employed trainers.

When 21% applies, when 9% is possible, how the KOR works and what you keep per session.

How to set up a clear cancellation policy, with an example text you can use.

What you earn employed or self-employed, VAT at 21% or 9%, the KOR and a worked example of what you keep from your rate. With sources.

What do you keep from your rate after VAT, plan and costs?

What it needs, what the law asks and what it doesn’t need.

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