The Fitness Business Accelerator (FBA) is €900 standalone when paid upfront, or a €300 deposit followed by €250 per month over 3 months (€1,050 total on the plan). Until midnight 31 July 2026 the Summer Sizzler drops the payment plan total to €900, the same as paying up front, and a €99 deposit holds your place. It is also included free of charge inside the Complete Coach Personal Trainer package at €3,500, which bundles the REPs Ireland accredited PT qualification with the FBA. Studio owners and reformer Pilates instructors can add the FBA to any qualifying Image Fitness Training pathway. All prices are in EUR and include lifetime access to the recorded modules.

The core programme runs for 7 weeks with two live mentorship calls per week (Monday and Wednesday at 7pm Irish time), plus a follow-on 60-day growth plan that extends structured support beyond graduation. Total time commitment is roughly 4–6 hours per week between the live calls, pre-recorded modules and weekly implementation tasks. The pre-recorded library is available for life, so graduates can revisit branding, sales and operations modules whenever they pivot their offer.

The Fitness Business Accelerator is an Image Fitness Training proprietary programme — a business launch curriculum, not a regulated fitness qualification, so REPs Ireland and EQF accreditation do not apply. The accredited fitness qualifications it pairs with (Personal Trainer, Strength & Conditioning, Reformer Pilates) are REPs Ireland approved and internationally portable through CIMSPA and ICREPs reciprocity. IFT has been delivering accredited fitness education in Ireland since 2008, with 5,000+ graduates and a 4.9-star rating across 500+ reviews.

The Fitness Business Accelerator is delivered entirely online via twice-weekly live Zoom mentorship calls and a pre-recorded module library, so trainers from Dublin (Swords, Tallaght), Cork, Galway (Tuam), Limerick and Wexford can join the same cohort. From September 2026 it will also be promoted into the new Derry / L'Derry catchment as part of IFT's Northern expansion. The blended online format means PTs in full-time gym roles can attend without commuting to a venue.

The Fitness Business Accelerator is designed for qualified or about-to-qualify fitness professionals: REPs Ireland accredited Personal Trainers, Reformer or Mat Pilates instructors, S&C coaches, nutrition coaches and studio owners. There is no formal academic prerequisite, but you should already hold (or be enrolled in) a fitness qualification so the branding, niche and sales modules have a service to attach to. Trainees joining via the Complete Coach package start the FBA in parallel with their PT course so they launch their business the day they qualify.

Graduates typically leave the 7-week programme with a defined niche, a productised coaching offer priced at €150–€350 per month, an organic content engine and their first 3–5 paying clients lined up — most of them sign their initial clients during weeks 4–7. The full-time PT market in Ireland averages €30,000–€55,000 per year on a gym wage, but FBA graduates running a hybrid in-person + online model regularly report €4,000–€8,000 monthly recurring revenue within 6 months of launch. Studio owners use the same playbook to refill reformer Pilates timetables and increase package value.

The standalone Fitness Business Accelerator is not currently listed on Skillnet, Intreo or Back to Education Allowance (BTEA) panels because it is a proprietary business mentorship, not a state-recognised qualification. The REPs Ireland accredited Personal Trainer course it bundles with under the Complete Coach package has historically been used by candidates on BTEA and Skillnet co-funded routes — eligibility is assessed case by case by the funding body. Image Fitness Training also offers an in-house 3-month payment plan (€300 deposit + €250 × 3; until 31 July 2026 the Summer Sizzler plan totals €900, the same as paying up front, with a €99 deposit) so the cost can be spread without third-party finance.

Most "PT business" courses in Ireland are recorded-video products with no live contact; the Fitness Business Accelerator runs twice-weekly live mentorship calls with practising IFT coaches plus a private community of fellow trainees, which is why the average cohort signs clients during the programme rather than after it. It is the only Irish business accelerator built and run by an active REPs Ireland accredited education provider, meaning every module — niche, branding, sales, systems, retention — is field-tested against the realities of the Irish gym and studio market. Graduates also get permanent alumni access to the recorded library and future curriculum updates.

The Fitness Business Accelerator carries a 7-day cooling-off period from the date of enrolment, during which a full refund is available provided the candidate has not yet accessed the live calls or downloaded the template library. After week 1, refunds are not issued, but cohort transfers to a later intake are granted free of charge once per enrolment if you give written notice before week 3. Candidates on the 3-month payment plan remain liable for the full instalment schedule agreed at enrolment (€1,050, or €900 for Summer Sizzler enrolments made by 31 July 2026) once week 1 has been attended. Full terms are confirmed in the enrolment agreement at checkout.

To become a working personal trainer in Ireland you first complete a REPs Ireland accredited Personal Trainer qualification (Image Fitness Training's 8-week course is the most direct route), then layer a business launch programme like the Fitness Business Accelerator to convert the qualification into paying clients. The qualification gives you the licence to train; the FBA gives you the niche, offer, brand and sales process that turn that licence into €3,000–€8,000 per month of coaching revenue. Image Fitness Training has supported 5,000+ graduates through this exact pathway since 2008, and the Complete Coach package bundles both for €3,500.