These are cues that your clients hear as soon as the begin a specific exercise in a workout.

The best cues make your client feel as though you're right there coaching them. They can guide your client through the exercise, providing quick tips on proper form, reminders to breathe, and the benefits of the exercise.

These cues should be short, and around 15-20 seconds per cue is usually ideal.

Remember, these shouldn't be too intricate and hard to follow. Keep them short and simple. Your clients are focusing on the workout, and if the cues are too detailed, they lose their focus.

They should also be fun and friendly. Your workouts feel a lot more personalized when your clients feel like you're right there with them!

There's a lot to be said about giving the right cues at the right time, and the most experienced trainers know how to do that.

Want to know more? Listen in! Let's look into my crystal ball and I'll share some tips for recording the perfect cues, so it seems like you're right there with your client every step of the way.

Here's a simple rule of thumb on instructional cue length:

Never record an instructional cue that lasts longer than the shortest period of time you'd assign that exercise for in a workout.

Listen in for more on this.

Recording good audio cues is not about perfection. It's about progress.

Progress is thinking about what your clients need. It's about focusing on form and variety. And it's about caring.

So don't get tied up on perfection. Just keep going!

Some trainers know exactly what they want to say about their exercises and they don't need to plan.

Others (like me, Marci!), do better when they've prepared notes. If you're like me, you might like to list the topics you want to talk about in your audio cues so that when you record them, you know what to say.

Need some tips from a someone who's a little shy like me? Listen in! And know it gets a LOT easier with experience.

Here is my go-to list of topic to cover in my 4-6 audio cues for each exercise:

(-) What muscles does the exercise work? When should you squeeze those muscles and when should you relax them?

(-) When should you breathe? When do you inhale and when do you exhale?

(-) Why is strengthening these muscles important?

(-) How to maintain proper form so you don't get injured (and remind clients to watch your form in the video because sometimes they aren't paying close attention!)

(-) What modifications are available?

(-) How can you make this exercise more fun? Maybe suggest dreaming of a beautiful location, or taking your workout outside!

(-) Motivate, motivate, motivate! Suggest what your client will be proud of when they've mastered this exercise.

Want to really know how your audio cues sound and feel? Then you should make sure to try your own workouts periodically, even if it's a short test workout you create for yourself.

Make sure you include the exercises you are assigning to clients, though. And better yet, try a client workout before you assign it to a client!

It will give you an appreciation for how seamlessly your cues flow together, how much better a workout sounds when you have 4-6 custom cues/exercise, and what kinds of custom cues make sense for your clients.

Each trainer account has a client account associated with it so you can assign workouts to yourself.

To test a workout, assign yourself a workout, log in to the TrainWithMe client app, and open the workout. Press start, and listen to your progress.

It's smart to experience a workout through the eyes of a client!

Want to sample a workout from an experienced TrainWithMe trainer? We'll be happy to share!

Message me in the TWM Pro app under the user name Marci Witt-Cohen, and I'll get a great sample workout sent your way.