Adapted fitness is personal training for people with both temporary and permanent disabilities, adapted to the needs of the individual. It can be utilized for weight management, stress management, healthier lifestyle choices, and more. Read on to find out how to use...
Daniel Stein
Daniel has been involved in the fitness industry for over ten years and has owned his own private training business since 2013. His passion for health and fitness led him to get certified through NASM, NFPT, and ACSM. He also holds a specialty certification as a Certified Inclusive Fitness Trainer (CIFT) and as a Certified Autism Trainer, which allows him to train individuals with physical and intellectual disabilities. In 2013, Daniel married his beautiful wife, Trinity. A few years later, they prayerfully started Special Strong to pursue their calling of working with the special needs population. They both attend Resonate Life Church in Lucas and serve in ministry together. In his spare time, he enjoys working out, reading, and fishing.
Working with Limited Mobility Clients: Tips and Tricks
If you have never worked with a limited mobility client in your career as a personal trainer, it might seem daunting at first. You might wonder how to find creative ways to exercise without full use of the body or worry about how to properly motivate and encourage...
Gain a Brand New Client Base with These Personal Training Marketing Tips
The well-being and wellness industries have seen notable growth in the course of recent years, making the personal training profession rewarding and profitable one. Be that as it may, when you don't yet have your first paying customer despite your best efforts, you...
Nutrition Tips for Boosting the Brain (and the Body)
As a personal trainer, your clients look to you for advice on their overall health. This goes beyond exercise routines and may certainly dive into the realm of nutrition and overall wellness. More than likely, your clients are wondering how a specific diet can help...
Problem Areas for Special Needs Clients and How to Target Them
Studies have demonstrated that people with disabilities, compared to people who are able-bodied and neurotypical, are more likely to become unhealthy and generally unwell due to a lack of resources for the special needs population. Personal trainers and fitpros are in...
Virtual Training for At-Home Exercise: Adapting Workouts
Modifying exercises can be simple enough if you know what to look for. However, hosting virtual personal training sessions and then modifying exercises can seem overwhelming. As with all new things you try, there will be a learning curve, but ultimately modifying...
How to Set Up Virtual Fitness Classes
The novel coronavirus has spread rapidly around the world, claiming the lives of many, and leaving a feeling of danger for the majority of the rest of us. With social distancing and shelter from home orders coming from government officials, it can be difficult not to...
All Gyms Are Closed, Including Yours. Now What?
It has proven to be a challenge for all businesses that have been forced to close in order to prevent the spread of COVID-19. Big companies and small businesses are seeing less traffic, pushing them to come up with creative solutions in order to keep serving their...
Teach Your Clients to Breathe Correctly During Exercise
The link between working hard and respiration is pretty well-established: The harder your body works, the more oxygen is needed, and the harder you will breathe. But should there be a method to our approach to breathing with regard to different types of exercise?...
Seven Myths About Weight Loss (That You’ll Have to Bust for Your Clients)
Celebrities love to tell viewers and readers what they do to "stay in shape," which often leads to fad diets and misconceptions about weight loss. Your clients, as a result, are likely going to come to you with their own ideas: what their workout routine should...
Understanding Respiratory Rate and Exercise: What Personal Trainers Need to Know
Although heart rate and sweat are seen as measurements of a great workout, another big factor in exercise success is the respiratory response. The more your personal training client huffs and puffs, the harder they believe they're working — and they're not wrong....
Harnessing BDNF: How Exercise Can Improve Brain Function
The effects of exercise are far-reaching when it comes to overall health and wellness, and science is revealing more and more every day. Most compelling is how much exercise, and specific ways of exercising especially, can impact brain functioning. Brain-Derived...
How to Create Your Niche as a Personal Trainer
Personal training is becoming a more and more popular career choice. As the market becomes more saturated, you have to consider ways to make yourself stand out among the competition. Integrating your personality, your unique passions, and specialized certifications...