What happens after the crisp and shiny “Certified Personal Trainer” certificate you’ve been waiting for arrives? You get down to business. Until it’s time to…
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Category: Advice to Personal Trainers
Gym Etiquette for Professional Personal Fitness Trainers
Find out if you possess any or all of the fifteen traits and values necessary for thriving as a personal trainer. Then see if you…
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Personal Training and Fitness Freedom
What does freedom mean to you? It’s rings differently for each person. For some it’s as simple as living in the USA. For others it’s…
READ MORE Look Back to Move Forward and Succeed as a Personal Trainer
I wanted to go from crawling to walking overnight during my first year as a personal trainer. What I mean by this is that…
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5 Ways to Mentor New Personal Trainers
Being a mentor can be casual or formal. It can take up a little time or a lot. There are many different ways to inspire…
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Why Clients Drop Their Personal Trainer
Why do clients drop their personal trainers? This question stays on the minds of new trainers everywhere. Some of the obvious reasons trainers get dropped are…
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NFPT Live: Making Fitness Industry Connections – Ep 2
To date, Erin Nitschke and I have never met! In person that is. We met through email about a year ago, have talked on the…
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Taking the NFPT Personal Trainer Exam
This month I officially became an NFPT Certified Personal Trainer. Even though I had my fair share of forehead slapping moments while preparing (I will…
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5 Quick Tips for Top Notch Personal Trainers
It’s the small changes that make a big impact on your business. You know this to be true with your clients. The little tweaks they…
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NFPT Live: Networking and Building a Professional Fitness Web – Ep 3
Get out there and build a high quality network – for fun, for business and for your life! We’re back with our third episode of…
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The ‘Barely’ There Personal Trainer
What does appropriate attire look like for someone in the fitness field? Believe it or not – there’s a dress code. Sometimes there’s a strict…
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How to Get the Most Out of Being Mentored
We can all name one or two influential teachers or mentors we had along our individual journeys when reflecting upon the progress we have made. To…
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