WhatsApp auto reply messages for personal trainers

Personal trainers and yoga teachers mostly get asked about trial sessions, packages, cancelling and making up a missed session. These 16 replies are sorted by situation; put in your own session counts, prices and cancellation rules.

Updated · 16 replies

How to use: replace the words in braces with your own details before sending, e.g. {shop name} with your business name.

First hello

  1. Someone messages for the first time

    Hi, thanks for getting in touch with {business name}! If you’d like to try a session first, a trial is {price} for {minutes} minutes. Tell me your goal and I’ll suggest a time.

  2. Before the first session

    Hi, it’s {your name}. Before we start, could you tell me how active you are at the moment and whether you have any injuries I should know about? Then I can plan the right session for you.

Outside business hours

  1. You are teaching or off

    Thanks for your message! I’m teaching or off right now and will reply by {time}. If you’d like a trial session, leave a couple of days and times that suit you.

  2. Holiday break

    No sessions from {date} to {date}; I’m back on {return date}. I’ll answer messages before then, and I’ll check any sessions already booked with you separately.

Prices and quotes

  1. Asked about prices

    Prices: trial session {price}, single session {price}, {number}-session package {price} ({price} per session), valid for {months} months. Most people start with a trial and choose a package after.

    Suggested shortcut /prices

  2. Asked about group classes

    Group classes are {price} each, with up to {number} people. The timetable is here: {link}. Reply with the class you’d like and I’ll save you a spot.

    Suggested shortcut /classes

Booking, rescheduling and cancelling

  1. Booking a trial

    Great! I can do {option 1} or {option 2} for your trial. Which suits you? Wear something you can move in and bring water and a towel. {other notes}

    Suggested shortcut /trial

  2. A client cancels a session

    Got it, your session on {date} at {time} is cancelled. Just a reminder: cancellations within {hours} hours {policy}. To make it up, I have {option 1} or {option 2}.

    Suggested shortcut /cancel

  3. Reminder the day before

    Reminder: session tomorrow at {time} at {address}. Try not to eat a big meal in the {hours} hours before, and bring water. If you need to move it, let me know today.

Deposits and payment

  1. Buying a package

    The {number}-session package is {price}. You can pay by {payment method}; I’ll send a receipt and keep a record of your sessions. It’s valid for {months} months; {extension policy}.

Delivery and progress

  1. After a session

    Great work today! We covered {what you did}. At home, try {homework}. Next time we’ll focus on {next focus}. If anything feels sore in a bad way, tell me.

  2. Sessions running low

    Quick heads-up: you have {remaining} sessions left on your package, valid until {date}. Shall we book the next few in now?

Complaints and refunds

  1. A client reports pain or an injury

    Thank you for telling me. Please rest, and if the pain continues or gets worse, see a doctor. Before your next session we’ll talk through what to change, and I won’t count that session until you’re ready.

  2. A client asks for a refund

    Thanks for being straight with me. Under our terms, {refund policy}. I’ll work out the remaining sessions and the amount and send it to you by {date} to confirm.

Thank-you and repeat business

  1. A package is nearly used up

    You’ve worked hard over these {number} sessions. Compared with your first one, {progress}. Would you like to carry on? Another package is {price}, and I can keep your regular time for you.

Asking for a review

  1. At the end of a package

    Thank you for all the effort! If the sessions helped, would you leave me a Google review? {review link} And I’d love to hear what I could do better.

How to set these up in WhatsApp Business

The WhatsApp Business app has three places for saved replies. Menu names differ slightly between Android and iPhone and change with app updates, so follow WhatsApp’s help pages linked below.

  1. Greeting message: in the app’s business tools, turn on a greeting message for people who message you for the first time. Use one of the first-hello replies.
  2. Away message: turn on an away message and schedule it for outside business hours. Use one of the after-hours replies.
  3. Quick replies: save the rest as quick replies with a short shortcut, then type “/” in a chat to pick one.
  • Keep each saved reply to one question and one next step; long replies go unread.
  • Check your hours, prices and policies in every saved reply whenever they change.

Replies you type or pick yourself in the WhatsApp Business app are ordinary chats. Messages sent through the WhatsApp Business Platform (the API that tools use) follow Meta’s pricing: from 1 October 2026 each business number gets 1,000 free service messages a month, then they are charged. Meta: WhatsApp pricing

WhatsApp Help Center: greeting messages, away messages and quick replies (checked 2026-10-25): greeting messages, away messages, quick replies

Questions people ask

Where should my cancellation policy go?

Send it when the client buys a package and repeat it in each booking confirmation. Then the reminder you send on a late cancellation does not feel like a new rule.

Should I auto-reply when a client reports an injury?

No. Answer injuries and health concerns yourself: check how they are, suggest seeing a doctor, then agree how to adjust the sessions.

Can I paste these straight into WhatsApp Business?

Yes. Replace the words in braces with your own details and save them as a greeting message, away message or quick reply. Send yourself a test message from another phone afterwards.

What is the difference between a greeting, an away message and a quick reply?

A greeting goes out automatically when someone messages you for the first time, an away message goes out automatically while you are away or closed, and a quick reply is a saved message you choose yourself in a chat.

Is it OK to send an automatic reply to every message?

Keep automatic messages to the first hello and after-hours replies. Everything else reads better when a person picks or checks it, which is why Rex drafts and waits for your approval instead of sending on its own.