# Expensing Personal Trainer as business expense
**URL:** https://www.protaxcommunity.com/t/expensing-personal-trainer-as-business-expense/7827
**Category:** Tax Topics
**Created:** [February 16, 2024, 7:03pm UTC](https://www.protaxcommunity.com/t/expensing-personal-trainer-as-business-expense/7827 "2024-02-16T19:03:18Z")
**Posts on this page:** 6
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### Author:  [@smprout](https://www.protaxcommunity.com/u/smprout)
#### Post date: [February 16, 2024, 7:03pm UTC](https://www.protaxcommunity.com/t/expensing-personal-trainer-as-business-expense/7827/1 "2024-02-16T19:03:18Z")
I believe I know the answer however I am asking the community if they ever ran across a Massage Therapist wanting to expense their personal trainer costs based on the reasoning “to maintain their strength” for their practice. Thoughts?
Do they have a special ruling?
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### Author:  [@rachelavryl](https://www.protaxcommunity.com/u/rachelavryl)
#### Post date: [February 16, 2024, 7:14pm UTC](https://www.protaxcommunity.com/t/expensing-personal-trainer-as-business-expense/7827/2 "2024-02-16T19:14:53Z")
Hard no… from my perspective
Rachel Parlee
(506) 874-3093
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### Author:  [@gaywise](https://www.protaxcommunity.com/u/gaywise)
#### Post date: [February 16, 2024, 7:27pm UTC](https://www.protaxcommunity.com/t/expensing-personal-trainer-as-business-expense/7827/3 "2024-02-16T19:27:43Z")
Allowable medical expenses are clearly defined, and limited by those definitions. In this case No, not on the list.
Gay Wise
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### Author:  [@Rein](https://www.protaxcommunity.com/u/Rein)
#### Post date: [February 16, 2024, 7:34pm UTC](https://www.protaxcommunity.com/t/expensing-personal-trainer-as-business-expense/7827/4 "2024-02-16T19:34:50Z")
You might as well claim food then too. If you don’t eat, you don’t have any strength to do your work 🙂
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### Author:  [@kevin](https://www.protaxcommunity.com/u/kevin)
#### Post date: [February 17, 2024, 1:32am UTC](https://www.protaxcommunity.com/t/expensing-personal-trainer-as-business-expense/7827/5 "2024-02-17T01:32:49Z")
I think the deduction is possible. I have two sons who are professional athletes. I deduct their gym fees that are not reimbursed. Is not a medical expense but as a deduction it can be justified.
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### Author:  [@johanus](https://www.protaxcommunity.com/u/johanus)
#### Post date: [February 17, 2024, 7:16am UTC](https://www.protaxcommunity.com/t/expensing-personal-trainer-as-business-expense/7827/6 "2024-02-17T07:16:08Z")
Big difference between a professional athlete and a massage therapist. I doubt very much this would pass for the massage therapist (and I have a few as clients).