It’s tough to have career longevity by personal training clients anytime, anywhere without additional streams of income. You run out of either money, energy…
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Category: Advice to Personal Trainers
Four Ways to Stay Safe and Alert When Exercising Outdoors
Runner safety. That’s a hot topic these days. It seems that every week there’s a new story on a runner who came to grief…
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Helping Fitness Clients Read Between the Lines
We all get asked about the latest fad or research results on the regular from our clients. People may ask you questions about a piece of equipment you…
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How To Get Hired at a Fitness Facility and Succeed
If you’re looking for a place where you can get educated, become certified and begin your personal training career all in a series of guided…
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Do You Improvise or Plan Your Personal Training Sessions?
When I was a new personal trainer my sessions were planned weeks in advance, test runs ensued and timing was calculated over and over.…
READ MORE Scheduling Personal Training Sessions the Smart Way
Ever have one client at 6am and one at 6pm, three times per week? (with a lot of free time in between!?) This was my…
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What Memorial Day Means for Personal Trainers
What do people who died in service and personal trainers have in common? Both serve others, but it’s impossible to compare a personal trainer with someone…
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Using Client Competitions and Incentives for Personal Training
Competition. It’s not just something for professional athletes and fitness models. If you’ve ever had your client’s make goals, do a timed workout, exercise in…
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Fitness and the Fear of Being Fat
“80% of U.S. women dislike the way they look” (Gallivan, n.d.). I’m one of the 80%. Even though I am a certified and experienced health…
READ MORE How to Know When to Leave Your Fitness Job
Is it time to leave your personal training “job” and go out on your own or find a new fitness home that suits you and…
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Behind the Scenes of a Personal Trainer’s Workout
What if personal trainers could workout with each other more often? That would be fun! Enter in to my fitness training mind as I walk…
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Preparing Clients for Summer Activities
Some people get carried away with exercise in the summer. Many sedentary people take up sports or decide to start jogging because summer is almost…
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