https://apogee.coach/blog Plain guides for independent personal trainers and small studios in the UK: software costs, payments, health forms, classes and your own brand. en-gb https://apogee.coach/blog/bacs-direct-debit-or-card https://apogee.coach/blog/bacs-direct-debit-or-card Fri, 09 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT Payments How card payments and Bacs Direct Debit compare on fees, timing and failed payments, and which to use for PT packages, memberships and drop-ins. https://apogee.coach/blog/cut-failed-payments https://apogee.coach/blog/cut-failed-payments Fri, 09 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT Payments Why client payments fail, and ten practical steps to collect more of them on time, with fewer awkward conversations. https://apogee.coach/blog/par-q-forms-online https://apogee.coach/blog/par-q-forms-online Fri, 09 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT Health forms What a PAR-Q is, what to do when a client answers yes, how UK GDPR treats health answers, and how to collect signed forms online. https://apogee.coach/blog/class-memberships-weekly-allowances https://apogee.coach/blog/class-memberships-weekly-allowances Fri, 09 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT Classes How to set up class memberships with a weekly allowance, and the rules to settle first: cancellations, waiting lists, pauses and billing. https://apogee.coach/blog/pt-software-costs-uk-2026 https://apogee.coach/blog/pt-software-costs-uk-2026 Fri, 09 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT Costs List prices for the main personal trainer apps, the costs that sit on top of the subscription, and how to work out what you will really pay each month. https://apogee.coach/blog/branded-app-for-personal-trainers https://apogee.coach/blog/branded-app-for-personal-trainers Fri, 09 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT Your brand The difference between a store app, an installable web app and a logo inside someone else's app, and what each takes in cost, time and set-up.