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6 Easy Ways to Make Client Workouts More Fun
You love working out—that’s why you’re a personal trainer. Your clients, however, likely feel differently. Get them excited about their next workout with these simple ideas. You’ll have fun hitting golf balls together or doing a special session with your client and...
Top 5 Superfoods Every Athlete Should Consume
Every successful athlete knows the importance of the food they ingest. After all, it’s our fuel, and without it, the engine won't run. When it comes to athletes, the demand for healthy, nutrient dense foods is exceptionally high. In fact, the difference between a...
Seven Ways to get Kids into Fitness
Ask around and you’ll see plenty of parents asking each other “How do we get our kids to stay active?” in a world where schools are cutting recess and play times, more and more neighborhoods aren’t kid-friendly, and electronics seem to be taking over as the preferred...
C’mon and Get Happy: Positive Attitude Equals Success
How can we tap into clients’ ability to succeed in order to keep them motivated to reach their wellness goals? The key may be to cultivate and support a sense of optimism and a positive frame of mind. Indeed, among many individual variables, attitude is one of the...
How to do Standing Cable Presses
The standing cable press is a great way to train the chest because it is less stress on the shoulder joint than the bench press. In addition the standing position forces the body to engage more core so you don’t fall over. It is recommended to use a cable with...
The 5 Top Apps to Recommend to Your Clients
We do our finances, communicate, date, and shop through our phones and computers. Why not motivate ourselves and work out with the help of technology too? Smartphones have opened up an entire new industry for encouraging health and fitness, and these new ideas are...
How to Enjoy Your Favorite Holiday Foods Guilt-Free
With the holiday season approaching our taste buds are in full force! Pumpkin spice lattes and peppermint bark cheesecakes will begin to surround us at every corner and our salivary glands will constantly be reminded of our favorite holiday treats. Now as much as our...
How You Can Motivate Clients To Exercise
Newton’s first law of motion, also known as the law of inertia, states that an object at rest stays at rest, while an object in motion stays in motion. This continues unless acted upon by another force. Gravity is an example of a type of force. On Earth, if you jump...
How to Do a Dumbbell Bench Press
The dumbbell bench press has been implemented into almost every workout routine on the planet. Dumbbells are used instead of a bar to work on independently training each side of the body. Dumbbells require more skill and motor control. We broke it into 2 phases,...
Diastasis Recti Solutions for Fitness Professionals
Diastasis Recti is a rapidly booming pre and postnatal topic and fitness professionals must be able to intelligently address client’s needs. Diastasis represents a foundational core dysfunction that must be addressed if your client desires optimal function. Diastasis...
How To Do a Deadlift with a Barbell
The deadlift is one of the oldest and most basic exercises for developing strength and power. To this day it is still one of the most effective exercises in the gym. It can be applied to everyone from athletes to the general population. We broke it down into three...
Expand Your Business with In-Home Personal Training
In-home training can provide numerous benefits to clients who prefer to receive training at their house instead of on-premise. Training outside of your gym or fitness center is a great way to add clients to your roster, but come with its own set of responsibilities...
Recent Evidence-Based Nutritional Guidelines
There are general guidelines that Certified Personal Trainers should be aware of when it comes to nutritional recommendations to support increased physical activity. Recently, the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics published a position paper outlining recent research...
How to Do a Bench Press With a Barbell
The bench press has been a staple of every program since the early days of weight lifting. Every school and coach uses this exercise as a method of assessing upper body strength and power. We broke it into two phases, concentric and eccentric. Muscle Emphasis The...
7 Ways to Keep Your Finances in Check All Year Long
Training is your passion, and let’s be honest: you love making money by doing what you're passionate about. What you probably don’t like is keeping track of the financial end of things. Turning your head the other way from the number, however, will only leave you more...
Fitness Retreats are More Fun with Peace of Mind
Summer and fall weather provides the ability to train outdoors. You have more freedom to be creative with your workout for clients. If you’re a personal trainer in a state where summer weather is only a luxury for a couple of months in the year, consider switching up...
3 Creative Ways to Use Text Messaging With Clients
We all know that texting between presses on the bench is not cool—but texting as a way of communicating with clients is awesome. Here’s why: Unsurprisingly, 56 percent of millennials polled said they prefer mobile for everything from communication to shopping. Not to...