Patience my dear Watson! Continuing from Tuesday’s post, Focus on People, here’s another good saying: “Patience is a virtue”. I say it’s more like a…
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Category: Advice to Personal Trainers
Making Certain Your Clients Can Understand You: Speak Their Language
“Alright Mrs. Parks”, the instructor begins, “When optimizing caloric expenditure and there is a consequent adipose tissue volume reduction during steady state aerobic exercise performance,…
READ MOREMaking Certain Your Clients Can Understand You: Using Analogies
Last week we discussed the importance of taking out all the scientific jargon when talking with your clients. It is easier for them to understand,…
READ MOREKeeping New Clients as a Personal Trainer
After 24 years in our business, and some 4,500 clients later, I still love every part of my job. I am always fully booked with…
READ MOREResearch Techniques for Personal Trainers
Being an effective personal trainer requires constant education. Exercise physiology and nutrition, which represent the core knowledge of an efficient personal trainer, have always been…
READ MOREResearch Techniques for Personal Trainers: Evaluating Scientific Journals
Last Wednesday we talked about some very basic research techniques to stay up-to-date in the fitness world. Today I’d like to discuss how to distinguish…
READ MORESenior Fitness is Job Security for Personal Trainers
Over the past 25 years in the Fitness profession, I’ve seen 95% of trainers not only have no older clients but also NEVER speak to…
READ MOREYour Duty as a Certified Personal Trainer
Joe American, 35 years old, wakes up one morning stretching and moaning, belching and farting. He firmly places both his hands on the bathroom sink…
READ MOREFitness Dilemma in the Information Age
In these days of fast food and over-booked schedules, obesity thrives. Our technology and pursuit of monetary gain has taken the front seat. And our…
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Got Sleep?
Do you or your clients have difficulty falling asleep (30-45 minutes)? Once asleep, do they wake frequently and have trouble returning to sleep? Do you…
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The Importance of Teaching Technique
As a certified personal trainer, it is your duty to teach. Teach about different fitness programs and routines. Teach about nutrition and healthy dieting. And…
READ MOREThe Benefits of Group Fitness for Personal Trainers
Group fitness classes are not a new thing. They have been around for quite some time now. The main reason is because of the many…
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