No matter what job, career or walk of life, people want to strive to be better. Being in this industry should be no different. You…
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Health Hazards of Traveling for Business
Most people know that if they exercise and eat right they will have a healthier lifestyle. However, sometimes our jobs, family and other commitments prohibit…
READ MOREThe Worst Personal Training Advice
A lot of being a personal trainer is educating your clients on what you know. This transfer of knowledge can be a tricky thing. Especially…
READ MOREThe Top 5 Biggest Personal Training Mistakes
Every personal trainer has made mistakes. No matter if you are just starting out or if you’ve been a trainer for the past 20 years.…
READ MORETaking Fitness Lessons From the Past
In today’s fitness world we are being bombarded by advertisements for the next miracle pill to help us get the body we want. New diets,…
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What is Your Competitive Analysis?
It is quite obvious that The Home Fitness Professionals Association is an advocate of teaching trainers how to focus on and market to niche or…
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Why Fat Shaming is Wrong
There are always those topics in any industry that seem to pop up every once in a while and then go away until it becomes…
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Keeping Yourself Motivated
Sometimes finding the motivation to get up off the couch and make it to the gym can be difficult. I find it especially hard this…
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All Trainers Are Not Created Equal
Most of the people that work with a trainer feel that their trainer is “the best.” I have never met anyone who doesn’t rave about…
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Is Personal Training Certification a Scam?
No doubt there are lots of people who get frustrated about certification; I’m one of them, as the Director of Certification here at NFPT. I…
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Getting Clients Out of a Rut
Are your clients stuck in a rut? A rut has been defined as a grave with both ends kicked out and a rut is often…
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Hang Out With Your Clients
I used to be an old school gym rat and like many fitness professionals, now prefer functional, full body training, with a big emphasis on…
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