What happens after you request an Experience? Find out how to prepare, how we can make the most of our collaboration and how we can support you.
Welcome aboard with Fundamentals.
We would like you to feel that you are very welcome with us and that is why we will send you a document in which we will show you around our sports center, the culture with its unwritten rules and we would like to introduce you to the various trainers. First of all: great that you chose us. Whether you have become a member of the open gym, have requested a kickstart for Personal Training or a trial lesson for group lessons: we appreciate your registration. We would like to ask you to read this document carefully in order to be well prepared for a pleasant collaboration. Welcome again to Fundamentals.
Experience
Personal Training is our core business. This means that supervised exercise in our gym is the standard rather than the exception. You will also notice that many people are like-minded, have the same way of training and we help each other as much as possible. If you have requested an Experience, a trainer will contact you as soon as possible. We often call first, if there is no answer we will leave a voicemail and send you a message requesting a call back.
If you have not heard from us within 2 days of your request, please call or WhatsApp your gym. Zoe is your first contact for Haarlem Centrum (+31 23 798 0242) and Haarlem Oost (+31 23 798 0243); Robin is your first contact for Alkmaar (+31 72 799 2125). Find the call and WhatsApp links on our contact page: https://www.fundamentals.nu/contact.
Your application submitted just before the weekend may be slightly delayed. In that case, give your new trainer another work day ;)
Preparing for your Experience
To get the most out of our collaboration, it is useful to prepare yourself well. During the first introduction at Fundamentals we will ask you more about who you are, what moves you, what challenges you face, what your goals are and what you want to achieve. It is therefore useful to prepare yourself for these types of questions and to provide as much concrete information as possible. The more we as trainers know about you and the clearer you are, the better we can help you. Together we aim for results, we can help you optimize this process, you are the one who needs to execute.
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