“The day got away from me.” “I forgot my gym clothes at home.” “I was up late.” “I’m just not motivated.” As trainers, I’m sure…
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Category: Advice to Personal Trainers
How You Can Motivate Clients To Exercise
Newton’s first law of motion, also known as the law of inertia, states that an object at rest stays at rest, while an object in…
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How to Gain Confidence as a Personal Trainer
The next few posts by me, as well as this one, focus on the issues and concerns new trainers (or those considering becoming trainers) face.…
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Holiday Travel Advice: Carry On
If the title of this article has you mystified, allow me to clarify. It can apply to your luggage, as in, “carry-on suitcases”; or, it…
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New Fitness-Instructor Checklist
You’ve imagined the scene for months or, perhaps, years: standing in front of a brightly-lit classroom at the gym, 30+ expectant faces looking to you…
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The 5 Top Apps to Recommend to Your Clients
We do our finances, communicate, date, and shop through our phones and computers. Why not motivate ourselves and work out with the help of technology…
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Fitness Instructors and The Great Job Hunt
First of all, congratulations on your new career, for taking that leap, and for pursuing what you love. Not everyone in their lifetime will have…
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C’mon and Get Happy: Positive Attitude Equals Success
How can we tap into clients’ ability to succeed in order to keep them motivated to reach their wellness goals? The key may be to…
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Seven Ways to get Kids into Fitness
Ask around and you’ll see plenty of parents asking each other “How do we get our kids to stay active?” in a world where schools…
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Why Clients Choose a Particular Trainer
It’s no secret that there is a good deal of competition in the field of personal training. That’s a good thing. That signals that the…
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Knowing When To Say When
We trainers tend to be a creative bunch. In our quest to keep personal training interesting and dynamic, especially for clients who train with us…
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Should Personal Trainers Specialize?
Quick, answer this question! “What do you do?” and this one “When are you available?” Did you say “I’m a personal trainer” and “Anytime you want” or…
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