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How to use Ironlark
Short guides for gyms, personal trainers and the people they train. Every guide has its own link, so you can share the one someone needs.
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Gym and company owners
Setting up your company, your team and your groups.
- Set up your companyThe first things to do after you accept your invite.
- Your logo, privacy notice and company detailsSettings only the owner can change.
- Invite your PTs and teamAdd coaches to your company and share clients between them.
- Templates and approvalsStarter programmes, your own templates, and what gets recommended.
- Groups, squads and group sessionsSee a squad side by side, message them, and take attendance.
- Challenges and leaderboardsGoals for a few weeks, with privacy built in.
Personal trainers and coaches
Clients, programmes, your calendar and staying on top of things.
- Getting started as a PTFrom your invite to your first booked session.
- Your profile: photo and about youWhat your clients see under "Get to know your PT".
- Add a clientInvites, parent consent for under-18s, and the health check.
- Client details and emergency contactsContact details, emergency contacts, medical information and membership, and downloading your client list.
- Home and InsightsYour day at a glance, and how the whole business is doing.
- Import clients from a spreadsheetBring a whole client list across from Excel, Numbers or Google Sheets.
- QR codes for your machinesStickers people scan to add an exercise to their workout.
- Build and assign programmesTemplates, suggestions and tailoring a client's copy.
- Your calendar, hours and bookingsWorking hours, time off, booking sessions and calendar invites.
- Train a client liveLog a session on your tablet while they follow on their phone.
- The needs attention listWhat it flags, and how to clear it.
- Messages, check-ins and notesKeeping in touch, and private notes for your team.
- Progress and reportsCharts, records and a PDF report to share.
- How weights are suggestedThe progression rules, in plain English.
Members and clients
Getting started, training and your progress, with or without a PT.
- Getting startedSigning in, the health check, your goals and your programme.
- How Ironlark protects your dataWhere it's stored, who can see it, and how sign-in and messaging are kept safe.
- Signing in: Apple, Google, passkeys or emailThe quickest ways in, and adding a passkey for Face ID.
- Notifications on your phoneTurning them on, and choosing which you get.
- Add Ironlark to your home screenUse it like an app, without the app store.
- Doing a workoutThe readiness check, logging sets, rest timers and finishing.
- Gym-floor workouts and QR codesBuild a workout as you go by scanning machines.
- Ironlark on Apple WatchFollow your workout and log sets from your wrist.
- If something hurtsThe pain check, and when to stop.
- Your week, matches and remindersPlanning around matches, exams and busy days.
- Progress, streaks and challengesSeeing how far you've come.
- Your data and privacyWho sees what, downloading your data and deleting your account.