OPEX Fitness is the education provider for coaches seeking career success, longevity, and fulfillment.
OPEX’s (Formerly OPT) belief is that no two individuals are alike. We view fitness as an evolving journey and exploration to discover physical potential. That journey leads to the discovery of purpose and the longevity of oneself. At OPEX our commitment to continual learning and our passion for sharing that knowledge ensures that our clients have the best unique experience possible in their pursui
07/16/2026
The complete system for Individual Design coaches ready to build a sustainable practice. In 10 weeks, learn the methodology, implement it in CoachRx, and build the business achieves the impact, income, and fulfillment you desire.
Currently enrolling for the October cohort, get immediate access to the OPEX Method digital curriculum and LearnRx to prepare for the live mentorship.
07/15/2026
Some conversations only happen in person. Not in the comments. Not in a group chat.
Across a table, over a shared meal, with coaches who take this profession as seriously as you do.
OPEX live events are back.
OPEX Method Live, workshops, and the Coaches Retreat, around the world.
Some are near you. Some are worth the flight.
Get in the room at opexfit.com/events
07/14/2026
The complete OPEX Method. Now with three days in the room. This September, the OPEX Method comes to Santo Domingo.
Your seat is the full OPEX Coaching Certificate Program, the same complete system that has shaped coaches around the world, plus three days live with Carl Hardwick to turn that knowledge into a craft.
Day 1, The Person: behavior change, consultation, and the Body, Move, Work assessment.
Day 2, The Training: energy-system program design and the Gain, Pain, Sustain model.
Day 3, The Delivery: packaging it all into a coaching system your clients feel.
You get the full digital curriculum from the day you enroll, so you arrive prepared and keep it as a permanent resource. Then three days of live instruction, hands-on reps, and real-time feedback, in a room of coaches who take this seriously. You leave on track to CCP certified.
Small by design. Seats are limited, and Spanish translation is available.
September 17 to 19 · Novo Centro, Santo Domingo · Hosted with
Reserve your seat at the link in bio or visit www.opexfit.com/events
CoachRx Free Trial: https://hubs.li/Q03ZxRP70
OPEX Method Mentorship: https://hubs.li/Q03ZxTmD0
Join OPEX Coaches Daniel Persson & Brandon Gallagher for this live program design series. See how professional coaches break down real client programs and explain the thinking behind their design decisions. Watch as they walk through assessments, identify priorities, apply OPEX principles, and show you how Individual Design coaches build programs with intent. Real programs. Real principles. Real coaching.
Connect with the Coaches:
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07/13/2026
This November, 50 OPEX coaches from around the world gather for four days in nature outside Lisbon.
Teach: OPEX and coach-led sessions on methodology, programming, and your practice.
Learn: Peer masterminds where coaches trade what is actually working.
Move: Train together every day. Lift, breathe hard, breathe easy, in a stunning setting.
Create: Shared meals, forest wellness, and the conversations that only happen in person.
All-inclusive: room, meals, and activities across four days and three nights. Capped at 50, by design.
Some rooms are near you. This one is worth the flight.
November 2 to 5 · Lisbon, Portugal · Reserve your spot, link in bio or visit www.opexfit.com/events
The OPEX Method is a principled, personalized approach to fitness coaching developed over 30+ years by James FitzGerald and the OPEX team.
Since 1999, OPEX has been pioneering the Individual Design movement in fitness. One coach. One client. Exercise, nutrition, lifestyle, and behavior. The whole person, considered systematically from the ground up.
This isn’t a trend or a marketing term. It’s the methodology that empowers coaches to deliver truly personalized programs that drive long-term client success and create sustainable coaching careers.
The October 13th OPEX Method cohort teaches the complete system in 10 weeks. 40 seats, secure yours now.
Link in bio to book a call with a coaching advisor or DM us.
Is there a difference between freedom from something and freedom for something?
Carl puts the question to James, and it reframes the whole conversation: what you’re free from usually points straight at what you’re free for.
Watch Ep 39 with Carl and James. New Frameworks episode out now on and YouTube.
07/09/2026
40 seats. All taken.
The July 14 OPEX Method Mentorship cohort is officially full.
If you missed it, here’s what you should know:
The October 13 cohort is now open. And coaches who enroll early get immediate access to the complete OPEX CCP digital curriculum and LearnRx.
That means by the time the first lecture starts, you’re not catching up. You’re showing up prepared.
Same 10-week live mentorship.
Same methodology behind the profession’s highest-earning, longest-retaining coaching practices.
Same system that has taken coaches from $40K coaching group classes to $100K+ with Individual Design on a work week that allows for LIFE and your own fitness.
40 seats. They will fill again.
Link in bio to secure your spot, visit www.opexfit.com or DM us!
Carl shares watching people at mass who wanted to kneel but couldn’t, and a father who can no longer lift his daughter.
The will is there. The capability isn’t. It’s the clearest picture of what physical freedom actually protects, and why the work you do now decides what you can do later.
New Frameworks episode out now on and YouTube.