Coach vs. trainee
Teshape has two distinct portals built into the same app. Your role determines which tools and screens you see — but you can hold both, and switching takes one tap.
Two portals, one app
When you create a Teshape account, you choose whether you’re a coach or a trainee. That choice sets your default portal, but it isn’t permanent — you can add the other role any time from your profile settings. Both portals live inside the same app, same login, same session.
Think of it like a marketplace that lets sellers also buy, or an app that lets freelancers also hire. The role switcher flips the navigation, information architecture, and feature surface between the two modes.
What coaches get
The Coach portal is a full business tool for independent fitness coaches. Everything you need to run a remote or hybrid coaching practice is in one place.
Client roster
Manage all your active clients, pending invitations, and application requests from one view.
Training library
Build a personal library of plans, workouts, and exercises. Assign any combination to any client.
Nutrition library
Create meal templates and nutrition plans. Same symmetric structure as training — plans, meals, foods.
Messaging
One thread per client. Send text and media; see read receipts and presence.
Analytics
Client progress charts, training load, adherence, and your own business metrics on the coach dashboard.
Public profile
A searchable, shareable public page at teshape.com/c/your-name that prospects can find and contact you from.
Coach accounts need verification. Before your public profile is searchable, Teshape does a light ID + certification check. It usually takes under 24 hours. You can use every other coach tool immediately after signup.
What trainees get
The Trainee portal works as a complete personal fitness tracker — with or without a coach. Connecting to a coach adds a guided layer on top; it doesn’t replace the standalone tools.
- ✓Assigned plans — if a coach assigns a training or nutrition plan, it shows up automatically under the Today tab.
- ✓Session logging — log every set with weight, reps, and RPE. Works offline and syncs when you reconnect.
- ✓Body measurements — track weight, body fat, and measurements over time with trend charts.
- ✓Nutrition tracking — log meals from the built-in food library. See macros and daily totals.
- ✓Coach messaging — once connected to a coach, you share one thread for everything.
Trainee accounts are always free. You never pay Teshape to use the app. If your coach charges for their services, that arrangement is between you and the coach — Teshape doesn’t handle the payment.
Holding both roles
Coaches who also train (common for online coaches who work with other coaches on their own programming) can activate both roles on the same account. Your coach data and your trainee data are kept separate — different library, different calendar, different metrics.
To add the other role, go to your profile in the sidebar and tap Add trainee profile (or Add coach profile). The verification step applies only to the Coach role.
Switching portals
The role switcher is in the profile card at the top of the sidebar navigation. Tap your name — you’ll see a Switch to trainee (or Switch to coach) option when both roles are active. The app reloads with the other portal’s navigation instantly — no re-login required.