Questions don’t cease after interviewing for a personal training position. They continue on as you meet new clients and work with regulars. By popular demand,…
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Category: Advice to Personal Trainers
Personal Trainer: Motivator and Mentor
An effective Personal Trainer needs to be both a motivator and a mentor. You need to provide the right mixture of understanding and discipline. By…
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NFPT Live: Would You Make a Good Trainer? – Ep 43
Every fitness professional remembers the moment when the idea of becoming a personal trainer entered their mind. Perhaps you are in that moment right now? Considering…
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Everything You Need to Know About Sleep Fitness
Sleep seems intuitive and natural, but it’s a huge struggle for many people – even if they don’t acknowledge it. Including sleep as part of…
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Add Variety to Your Workouts to Get More Clients
Nothing says “boring” like doing the same workouts day in and day out. Sadly, familiarity can become a personal trainer’s worse enemy if he tends…
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How to Avoid Personal Trainer Burnout?
Being a personal trainer can be hard. Even though fitness is a career cultivated from passion. In an industry that focuses on prevention, we even…
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Social Support for Exercise Success
A workout buddy, an encouraging friend, a running club, or positive family member, – call it what you wish, but these are all forms of…
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Fun Personal Training Session Ideas: Themes and Games
Theme-based personal training sessions or gamifying training can bring more fun into your workouts with clients. We all know the drill: Welcome the client, warm…
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Grow Your Clientele by Being flexible In Order to Meet Their Needs
The question comes up every so often? – Am I a good trainer? Am I trainer”ing” well enough? Personally, as a trainer, the bar that…
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Cautioning Clients Against Comparisons
When a personal training client tries to hold herself to unrealistic standards, the result will not be a satisfactory outcome. Comparing to others ends up…
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Fitness Conventions, Trade Shows, Summits: Learning Activities Get You Continuing Education Credits
Personal trainers and those aspiring to become personal trainers can further their knowledge in many ways, including attending conventions and trade shows. As an organization,…
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Can I Get a Personal Trainer Certification Online?
Some certification exams can be completed entirely online and you can print your certificate at home. These types of certifications are not accredited, they do…
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