Picture yourself on a white sandy beach. A slight sea breeze sprays a mist of salt water across your face and over the crowded beach. You’re at the mecca for the area’s best bikini contest, Coconuts on the Beach, Cocoa Beach, Florida. It’s 10 a.m. and like a Thanksgiving turkey, you’ve planned to baste your day away in the heat of the sun.
As a personal trainer, you may have heard of the weight loss drugs that have hit the market in the last few years and have been surging in popularity, like Wechovie and Ozempic. The more you know about these pharmaceutical interventions, the better prepared you are to...
Nutrition plays a pivotal role in achieving fitness goals, and understanding how to read a nutrition facts panel is a crucial skill for anyone on a fitness journey. As a personal trainer, empowering your clients with the knowledge to interpret these labels can...
As we step into 2024, the landscape of health and fitness continues to evolve, driven by a growing awareness of holistic well-being and technological advancements. The fusion of ancient practices with modern innovations is reshaping how we approach our health. Let's...
What has helped me to be successful as a coach from the beginning of my 20+ years career as a personal trainer, despite inexperience or even misguided training techniques, is prioritizing and coaching body awareness. Insisting that my clients develop a higher level of...
For any fitness enthusiast interested in breaking into the fitness industry and become a personal trainer, unrealistic body ideals and a focus on weight loss or other body-centric goals flood social media and messaging in general. Such messaging often perpetuates...
The gut, aside from its primary role in absorption, blood sugar regulation, and nutrient distribution, also wields influence over our hormone and neurotransmitter regulation. Among the key hormones in this intricate interplay are serotonin and dopamine. While you...
As an ACE Certified Health Coach and NFPT-CPT, I spend a considerable amount of time talking and coaching my clients to improve their health and wellness. In addition to this, I also like to dive into the science of how and why living an active lifestyle and...
Obesity is a deeply concerning health issue in the entire world, for both adults and children--an issue certainly front and center for personal trainers. Adolescent obesity, along with weight-related diseases, has increased at a dramatic rate. According to the...
Congratulations! You took the first big step – you have decided to pursue a career in fitness and want to prepare to become a certified personal trainer. It can seem like an intimidating journey to some, but know that it is a journey more than worth taking. Be fully...
Why choose a career in personal training? The easier question to answer is, why not a career in personal training? A career as a certified personal trainer opens more doors than you might imagine initially. If you’re wondering if a personal training career is right...
Having a pitch and plan is essential for your personal training business the same way diet and exercise are keys to a healthy lifestyle. Writing a personal training business plan and developing a pitch does not need to be as intimidating as it appears. With a few...
Finding personal training client recruitment strategies that work for you is key to staying in the fitness business. Many times, fitness professionals overcomplicate the recruitment process and/or overextend themselves financially in trying to advertise their services...
How can a personal trainer know if a job opportunity is worth the investment in time and exploration or is a disaster waiting in the wings? You may not know right out of the gate. Red flags are everywhere in life and in business, and the fitness business is no...
Making progress is not about hustling all the time, never pressing pause, or having an infinite supply of willpower. In fact, this is the opposite of progress. It’s the grind that eventually stagnates progress and leads to mental and physical burnout. The truth is –...
Diet culture would have us believe that “sugar is evil” which is not accurate to the degree that diet culture messaging would have us believe. But there is something we need to be aware of and share with our clients: added sugars are hiding in plain sight. Sugar is...
Just as we can become bored with our own workout programs, our clients can, too! It’s important to keep things fresh, fun, and innovative – not only to continue to promote progress but to avoid burnout and staleness. Here are five strategies every personal trainer can...
Personal trainers can clearly see how trends in nutrition come and go as swiftly as trends in fashion. A quick internet search or social media scroll will net consumers more “eat this and not that” advice than they can reasonably digest (pun intended). Nutrition,...