The National Federation of Professional Trainers is thrilled to announce the home of our esteemed NFPT blog: PersonalTrainerToday.com! If you're an NFPT-certified personal trainer, hopefully this is not the first time you're reading a published blog article! Chances...
Taking a client’s pulse is a basic skill that a trainer should know for gauging intensity.
Email is so prevalent in modern life that it is largely taken for granted, but that doesn’t mean it should be underestimated. Each email you send is a document that represents you and your business.
Meet Luis Centeno, NFPT-CPT and Master Trainer from Chicago, IL. Fitness transformed his life via working out daily to the point that he also wanted help others feel the same. His grassroots success story is something that has motivated not only other fitness...
Most trainers understand that many clients have "sleepy glutes" that need to be woken up and activated properly in order to perform basic exercises without injury or compensation. A properly firing glute complex stabilizes the hip and produces power in ideal measure....
Meet Ramon Noriz, better known as R.J. He is 23 years old and from a small town in Arizona called Eloy. After graduating from Santa Cruz Valley Union High School, he attended some college at Central Arizona College. While he still plans on finishing his Associates of...
The holidays are officially here! While this is a time of merriment, gathering, and, of course, good eating, it can also be triggering for many clients. Diet culture has taught many people to feel guilt and shame for overindulging, or just, indulging at all, even on...
Professionalism and communication may well be the most important qualities distinguishing truly successful certified personal trainers from unsuccessful ones. After 20 years in the fitness industry, I rarely introduce myself as a "trainer," knowing well the...
Depression is the "common cold" of psychological disorders. The World Health Organization considers depression a high priority concern and most everyone has been depressed or knows someone who has been depressed at some time in life. Its symptoms include sleep disturbances, loss of appetite or overeating, and anhedonia (inability to experience pleasure). While it comes in different forms and intensities, some of its characteristics are enduring. Depressed people think in different ways from their non-depressed counterparts. Their neuro-chemistry is different. They have low self esteem. They are inactive.
Meet Lady Grace Edwards. Born and raised in England of Jamaican parents, Grace grew up there until she was 14 years old and currently lives in Edmonton, Alberta. She has one daughter and two beautiful grandchildren. Grace caught my attention in Instagram with her...
A career in personal training is no doubt far more challenging than most ever expect it to be, and one of the biggest reasons for that is fielding and filtering the energy of our clients on a daily basis. If you are lucky, every person you work with is lovely,...
Meet Jarrod Lacy, a 29-year-old husband and father hailing from Pueblo, CO. Jarrod is a proud college graduate, former all-American, and a 2014 Division 2 National Champion at The Colorado State University-Pueblo. He also happens to be an NFPT-CPT. Find out more about...
How physical activity and diet change our personal training clients' bodies is indeed top of mind in our industry. Low fat, low carbohydrate, high protein, aerobics, resistance training, etc. are all diet and activity strategies that will to some degree alter our...
If you've been in the fitness industry long enough, you may field questions that would make any professional bristle. The following gems may seem somewhat offensive, but more often than not, the offender usually does not know how insulting their questions sound...
Meet Susan Slavinski. Hailing from Palm Beach, Florida, Susan is a lady with a kick-ass exterior but humility within. Susan is the "real deal"--- A certified nutrition coach and personal trainer that walks the walk and possesses a long list of client testimonials to...
We've all heard it from someone before about various movements: "Ugh, that'll wreck your shoulder!" or "That's bad for your knees!" and maybe "Flexing your spine under load is too much shear on your lumbar region." Yep. There are one of two camps most personal...
Every personal trainer knows unequivocally that being consistent in exercise and diet is most likely to produce desirable results. As obvious as this may be to us, don't mistakenly assume your clients have a deep understanding of what being consistent really means....
As most personal trainers have been forced out of in-person training for most of 2020 discovered, an abundance of online and remote training apps and platforms have emerged. While having many options is great for market sharing, it can be dizzying to sort through and...