Cardio is essential in a well-rounded fitness routine, but it’s certainly not everyone’s favorite, especially when the activity is perceived as “high-impact”. Some personal trainers…
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Category: Certified Personal Trainers
3 Best Shoulder Warm-Ups
Skipping your personal training client’s warm-up can be tempting, that is, until you find the right ones. Making sure your tissues and joints are ready…
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Overcoming “Gymtimidation”: Boosting Fitness Client Confidence
“Gym-timidation” is a real phenomenon and occurs when a client feels uncomfortable in the gym, intensifying any personal insecurities. First-time exercisers may also feel uncomfortable…
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The Impact of Hormonal Birth Control on Exercise
As fitness professionals we need to be aware of the deleterious effect hormones, that are often unknown or undiscussed, may have on a client’s workout.…
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Pec Wall Hover Warm-Up Exercise
The shoulder joint is notoriously prone to injury because of its ability to move in all planes of motion and the sheer number of structures…
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Backwards Training Can Propel Your Clients Forward
Although personal training clients hire personal trainers for a multitude of reasons, the overwhelming majority of personal training clients, hope to build strength or achieve…
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Sandy Smith–Personal Trainer Spotlight
Why did you decide to become a personal trainer? Growing up, I’ve always been active, primarily through dance. When I moved away from home for…
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The Perfect Pull-Up: A Total Pull-Up Prep Program
The execution of a perfect pull-up is the paragon of upper body strength and should be a goal for every personal training client and fitness…
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Functional Imagery Training: Visualizing Performance and Health Success
Personal trainers might be interested to learn about Functional Imagery Training (FIT), a new motivational intervention that utilizes mental visualizations to achieve personal goals. …
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Dynamic Deltoids: Understanding and Training the Shoulders Muscles
The deltoids, otherwise known as the deltoideus or shoulder muscle, consists of three distinct “heads” with very different joint actions that, when engaged simultaneously, work…
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Periodization for Personal Training Clients
Having a solid grasp on how to use periodization programming with personal training clients may be the difference between successfully advancing in training while preventing…
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What’s a “Deloading” Week and Does Your Client Need One?
Of the many buzz phrases circulating in the fitness world these days “deloading week” may be one that you may have heard many times, have…
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