1. Create the client profile

Open Clients in the menu and click New client. Enter the first and last name, contact details, gender and year of birth, plus occupation and notes if you like. Click Create client.

New client form in FitMeni
Gender and year of birth are needed to calculate the basal metabolic rate, so enter them straight away.

2. Enter measurements

On the Measurements tab, click the add button and enter weight, height and circumferences (waist, hips). Each measurement is saved with its date, so you can follow the client’s progress over time.

Measurements tab on a client profile

3. Goals and health

On the Goals & Health tab, add goals (for example weight loss), diagnoses and food restrictions: allergies, disliked foods, religious or medical restrictions, with a severity.

Goals & Health tab with goals, diagnoses and food restrictions

Restrictions later show up as warnings while you build a meal plan for that client.

4. Lifestyle and eating habits

On the Lifestyle tab, choose the training frequency and planned training location, plus answers about emotional overeating, fasting and diet type if relevant. Training frequency sets the activity factor in the calorie calculation.

Lifestyle tab with training frequency

On the Meal Habits tab, describe the client’s usual meal rhythm through the day.

5. The client list

All clients are in the Clients list, with their status and the date they were added. From there you open a profile or edit details.

Client list in FitMeni