Choose your coach
At Raw Days you pick who coaches you. The quiz gives you a shortlist, you read their profiles, and you choose. If it isn't working, you can switch at any time.
Founding coaches are joining now. You'll choose from their profiles when coaching opens.
Coach with usHow matching works
Your quiz answers decide who's on your shortlist. You make the choice.
Goal, days, equipment, what hurts, and the language you want to be coached in.
Coaches whose specialties, languages and open spots fit your answers. Only coaches with room for you are shown.
Each profile shows credentials, how they coach and a week they've written. Pick one, or ask us to pick.
Your free 15 minutes is with the coach you chose. If it doesn't click, pick another before you pay.
The filters
These are the filters you'll use to narrow the list. Try them: the box on the right shows what each choice matches on.
Your shortlist will show
0 coach profiles published yet. Founding coaches are being verified now.
What a profile shows
Every coach gets the same layout, so you can compare like for like.
Coach name
City, time zone · coaching since [year]
- Credentials, verifiedThe certification and its number, checked with the body that issued it, and the date we checked. CPR/AED and insurance are checked too but not shown.
- SpecialtiesThree at most. A coach who lists ten things isn't telling you much.
- LanguagesEnglish, Spanish or both. You can be coached in either.
- Where they coachSome coaches are best with a barbell, some with a pair of dumbbells in a spare room.
- AvailabilityHow many spots are open and when they answer messages, so you know what to expect before you choose.
- How they coachIn their own words: how they program, how they talk to you, what they do when you miss a week.
- A week they wroteA real sample week for a made-up client, written by the coach, so you can see their work.
- Outside their laneWhat they won't do and who they send you to instead. Every coach has this line.
Before a coach is listed
Nobody gets a profile until all of this is done.
- An accredited certificationNSCA, NASM, ACE, ACSM, NCSF or an accredited ISSA exam, or a degree in exercise science with coaching experience. Checked with the issuer.
- CPR and AEDCurrent, with a hands-on skills check.
- Liability insuranceProfessional liability that covers online coaching.
- A background checkRun by a screening company with the coach's written consent.
- A test check-inEach coach answers the same sample check-in and writes a week. We read it before they meet anyone.
- Our scope rulesNo diagnosis, no treatment, no medical meal plans. Pain that needs looking at goes to a doctor or physical therapist.
Questions
Can I switch coaches?
Yes, any time, from your account or by email. You pick from a new shortlist and your training history moves with you. Your coach isn't told why unless you want them to be.
What if none of the three fit?
Ask for more. You can see every coach with open spots, or tell us what you're looking for and we'll suggest someone.
Does Program include a coach?
No. Program is the self-guided program library. Choosing a coach and the weekly check-in start with Coached.
Can I be coached in Spanish?
Yes. Language is one of the filters, and coaches who coach in Spanish say so on their profile. Puedes entrenar en español.
Are the coaches employees?
Coaches are independent professionals who meet our standards and coach through Raw Days. Raw Days handles billing, the app and support.
Get on the list
Take the quiz now and you'll see your shortlist first when coaching opens.