Starting a YouTube workout channel has a lot of advantages that fitness pros look for in a career. The ability to develop your workout programs, be creative, and be your boss. Those benefits alone are hard to find in any profession. Tyler Valencia shares insight from his YouTube journey over the last year in this video. Tyler is also the owner of Time 2 Train Fitness, which, at the moment, is just shy of both requirements being monetized on YouTube. Time 2 Train Fitness offers barre, cycling, HIIT, and strength training on their channel.
There are many videos on YouTube on how to get monetized and the “secrets” to growing your channel, but not many focus on just the fundamentals for fitness professionals. The uniqueness of our industry slightly varies how we approach YouTube, but at the same time, it comes back to the biggest one… making quality content. If YouTube will be your career, you must treat it like it. A common phrase said by those unaware of how to use YouTube is, “I’ll just throw something up and see what happens.” There is no part of “throwing something up” that equals professionalism and quality.
The current requirements for monetizing on YouTube are 1000 subscribers and 4000 watch hours within the last year. These requirements have changed over the last ten years, but it’s for good reason. The journey to getting monetized on YouTube is long, but it’s there to help you learn about making quality content.
Watch this video and share what you’ve learned along your journey or what’s stopping you from getting started.
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About the Host
Tyler Valencia, Ph.D.(c), is the President of KIPS. While working for the National Exercise & Sports Trainers Association (NESTA), an online fitness education company, he started his first business, Time 2 Train Fitness, which specialized in boot camp and personal training. Time 2 Train Fitness went on to receive the distinction of 3X Best Bootcamp and 2X Best Personal Trainer with the Long Beach Press-Telegram. Before founding KIPS, Tyler was the Vice President of the National Council for Certified Personal Trainers (NCCPT) and Smart Fitness.