Everybody wants more money. Just like everybody wants to be fit. You know that being fit requires commitment. The same is true for finances. Education gets you started, awareness builds momentum and consistency gets you ahead financially. One way to make more money is...
Beverly Hosford
Beverly Hosford, MA teaches anatomy and body awareness using a skeleton named Andy, balloons, play-doh, ribbons, guided visualizations, and corrective exercises. She is an instructor, author, and a business coach for fitness professionals. Learn how to help your clients sleep better with in Bev's NFPT Sleep Coach Program and dive deeper into anatomy in her NFPT Fundamentals of Anatomy Course.
NFPT Live: Happy Hormones and Motivation – Ep 23
We all love the good feelings that come with exercise and being a fitness professional. Endorphins, serotonin, dopamine, maybe even some oxytocin... Let's talk about these hormones and how they impact the motivation of our clients and of us as the leaders. Get great...
NFPT Live: Reducing Stress and Cortisol – Science and Strategies – Ep 22
When stress is low, it's easier to see other health goals more clearly. Exercise might seem like the end all stress reducer. But, there's more to it than that. Let's get to the root of stress so we can work it out. Stressors are hidden in our lives and they are...
NFPT Live: Making Connections Between Exercise Cortisol and Stress – Ep 21
In this episode we talked about: What is cortisol? Why we need cortisol. Why too much cortisol isn't good. What elevates cortisol. Some of our viewers said: NFPT Live Episode #21 [info type="facebook"]If you're an NFPT...
Ankle Anatomy – Fibularis and Peroneus Muscles
The words peroneus and fibularis are used interchangeably in anatomy. But, who needs an extra word to learn when you're already trying to remember 600 muscles in the human body!? Not you. Not me. Let's pick one word - fibularis and learn about the three muscles that...
NFPT Live: Portion Control On and Off the Plate – Ep 20
Portion control is a hot topic around the holidays. It's one way to get through the season without over-doing it. Portion control applies to both food and life. We talk about a little bit of both in this episode. Pass along the news to simplify, slow down and take...
3 Unique Fitness Assessments
You probably check in on client goals, progress, and results regularly. Getting and proving results is one way you retain more personal training clients and keep your business booming. Most of us use big picture traditional fitness assessments like body composition...
NFPT Live: How Does Caffeine Impact Your Personal Training Clients? – Ep 19
Caffeine can be good or bad depending on the person, the situation and the goal. Update your knowledge about this drug of choice and how it plays into fitness. In this episode we talked about: What caffeine actually does in your body - it doesn't produce energy.......
NFPT Live: Sleep Secrets and Solutions for Your Fitness Business – Ep 18
What if a sleep habit is the one thing holding your client back from better health? Changing one small habit can sometimes be the root of all change. Getting a quality night of sleep positively impacts the ability to choose healthy foods and provides the energy to...
Working with Special Populations as a Personal Trainer
Carol Michaels is a personal trainer to know and model in the fitness industry. Carol is an award-winning exercise specialist and consultant and is on the board of numerous organizations. She appears on various radio and television programs and has been published in...
NFPT Live: Sleep Secrets and Science for Your Fitness Business – Ep 17
Lack of sleep can sabotage your efforts toward getting people healthy and your ability to run a successful business. Make sure you're getting the sleep you need and then check in on your clients. One poor night of sleep has lasting effects. Find out why as we talk...
NFPT Live: How to Fire a Personal Training Client – Ep 16
Somebody has to make the first move when a relationship isn't working. It's not always the client who bears the burden of walking away. Sometimes the personal trainer needs to be the one who cancels all future sessions together. There are many reasons why it might be...
What I Wish I Knew My 1st Year as a Personal Trainer
What I Wish I Knew My 1st Year as a Personal Trainer is a collection of articles written by NFPT certified personal trainers
NFPT Live: Four Things That Are Making People Fat – Ep 15
You probably know about these four fat loss factors. Tune in to expand your understanding of how they prevent you from helping some people lose weight and stay healthy. We talk about physiology, psychology, training strategies and more in this episode of NFPT Live. In...
NFPT Live: Touching Personal Training Clients – Ep 14
You might like touching people - or not. Your clients might like being touched - or not. There's a lot to think about when it comes to this topic. Touching clients could help your business or hurt it. Consider how touch fits into your personal training sessions and...
NFPT Live: Rotator Cuff Exercises and Personal Training Strategies – Ep 13
The rotator cuff has four muscles and enough motions, exercises and stretches for us to talk about it for 45 minutes! Get caught up on anatomy, exercises and training strategies with this episode of NFPT Live. In this episode we talked about: *The four muscles of the...
NFPT Live: Alcohol and Fitness – How Do They Mix – Ep 12
Alcohol can be beneficial for fitness goals, it can also impede progress. Should personal trainers and/or group fitness instructors be teaching classes that pair exercise and alcohol? What about when clients ask for advice about alcohol consumption? We dive into the...
Norm Cates Celebrates a Lifetime of Fitness Achievements
On October 5th Norm Cates will be receiving Club Industry’s Lifetime Achievement Award and will celebrate the 25th anniversary of the Club Insider publication. Both Club Industry and Club Insider are companies to know about in the fitness world - they keep club...