The start of the year gives many the urge to drop the holiday weight and start getting in shape. As a personal trainer, you can capitalize on the flock of those that want to get fit or want to try something new in a positive and energetic environment. A great approach...
Christine Oakes
Christine Oakes is an ACE Certified Personal Trainer, Fitness Nutrition Specialist, Health Coach, NASM Corrective Exercise Specialist and 200RYT certified yoga instructor . She currently operates her own fitness company offering personal training, bootcamp and yoga classes in the Mountain View, CA area. Christine has had a love for being active since childhood and believes that true fitness comes from a balance of strength, nutrition, flexibility and a dose of fun. Learn more about Christine at www.fun2befit.org.
Prepping Newbies For Their First Race
Races like a 5k are a great way for you to structure goals around strength training, cardio, and nutrition for your clients.
FREE Products That Make You Money
Did the word FREE grab your attention? For most people out there it absolutely does! As a small business owner, you are probably trying to scrap together every penny that you have especially when starting out. You want to let others in your community know what you do...
Holiday Feasts Within Your Scope
The holiday season is difficult for everyone. Your clients will be surrounded by so much temptation at their workplace, home, and holiday parties. While it may be good job security for your clients to gain a few pounds, you still want to give your clients the best...
Online Services That Boost Your Business
Starting a health and wellness business on my own was exciting and scary at the same time. Having worked in a commercial gym for my first 3 years as a personal trainer, I never had a problem getting clients. By retaining a majority of my clients, I only had to look...
Motivating Clients Beyond Summer
Your schedule is jam packed at the beginning of the year and into spring. These clients want to get into shape for summer vacation on the beach or to fit into a wedding dress. What happens when all of that is over? How do you get your clients to still stay motivated...
Back To School Basics – 5 Ways To Stay Fit In The Fall
Summer is over and school is back in session. Things seem chaotic for your clients now that their kids or themselves are back in school. That free time they once had during the summer months has dissipated into thin air. This can make working out to be quite a...
Beach Workouts That Don’t Feel Like Exercise
A part of enjoying the warm summer months include going to the beach. This could be wiggling your toes in the sand by a lake or an ocean. Either way, there are a ton of things to do rather than laying around like a beached whale. Your clients have worked so hard to...
Keeping Clients Fit On Vacation
Vacations are great aren’t they? It’s time to take a break from real life and completely relax. Personally, I have a trip planned this year to the Philippines, Vietnam, and Cambodia that couldn't get here any sooner. You have all of the time in the world to do the...
Summer Slump? 4 Ways To Boost Your Income
The warm summer months are a great time to take a vacation. Unfortunately, this means your clients are gone for days or weeks at a time leaving you with a smaller paycheck. Since these clients will eventually fill your gaps back up, you don’t want to find new people...
Outdoors Much? 3 Dangerous Chemicals To Avoid In Sunscreen
Summer has arrived and everyone is moving outside. My outdoor bootcamp and yoga classes are booming and clients are requesting to workout in the park. The fresh air and sunshine is great for mental clarity and it just feels so good. You know to protect your skin...
Combating Stress Adaptation With Variety
Do you or someone you know have a “routine” when you go to the gym? Remember when you first worked out with these killer moves and were sore the next day? Keeping this routine with the same number of reps, sets, weight & plane of motion can quickly put your...
Stop The Shock! Extending Your Joint Life
About 3 years ago I noticed that my knees made a creaking sound every time I would squat down. Not when working out, but just to squat picking something up or to sit on the floor. Being in my thirties, it never occurred to me that I should start protecting my joints...
Safely Exercising Through Pregnancy
So exciting!!! Getting pregnant is one of those life changing events that will impact your daily life. Since it is such a big deal, it can also be nerve wrecking on what to do, what not to do, and everything else in between. As a trainer, I have seen many pregnant...
Integrating Yoga With Fitness Training
There are many aspects to a workout regimen. The components many people first think of are strength training, cardio and nutrition. What about stretching? Aside from lengthening the muscles you are activating during your regular workouts, consider the muscles that...
Do You Drink Enough?
With the summer months just around the corner, being properly hydrated is something most will have to become more aware of. Our bodies are comprised of about 60% water to properly support our bodily functions. If you dip and lose about 1.5% of that precious water,...
Alkaline or Acidic? What Is YOUR Body Type?
Let’s first start off by defining exactly what it means for the body to be alkaline. Alkalinity is based on the acidity or pH balance of something. Rating below a pH of 7 determines it to be acidic. Anything at 7 or above is considered to be alkaline or base. Is this...
Preventing Muscle Loss To Burn Fat
It is thought by many that you can eat less and move more to get to that leaner physique. Seems simple right? Well sorta. As we get beyond our late 20’s and into our 30’s, we begin to lose close to 5% muscle mass every 10 years. Muscular atrophy due to age, known...