Putting in an hour at the gym two to three times per week is arguably the easiest part of trying to get fit. This is not to discount the difficulties of finding the time nor the effort put forth...
Mindset Shifts for Weight Loss Success
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Client Relationships
Learn more about how to navigate personal trainer and client relationships.
Fostering Empathy to Elevate the Fitness Client’s Experience
I always start the semester by engaging my personal training students in a discussion that prompts them to answer this question: “what does effective personal training require?” Invariably, they...
How to Avoid Toxic Positivity when Communicating with Fitness Clients
Establishing rapport is the first step towards developing successful and sustainable relationships with fitness clients. Rapport indicates a mutual trust and respect is present within the...
How To Create a Supportive Fitness Community
Social support provided by friends, family, and peers is a significant predictor of success in the achievement of health and fitness goals. For our personal training clients to be successful in the...
Buddy Benefits – The Pros and Cons of Exercising with Others
National Friendship Day is this week! Having life long friends and community connections has numerous proven health benefits. Likewise exercising and participating in strenuous activities are...
Personal Training Client Types, Why They Hire You, and How to Knock Their Socks Off
For every year you're in the fitness industry, there's another personal training client type you will have assessed and categorized in the back of your personal trainer brain. Not that everyone you...
Gender Bias In Trainer Selection: Helping Clients Make The Right Choice
Whether we want it to or not, gender preference often plays a role when choosing a personal trainer. Unfortunately, this can come at the expense of negating a trainer’s qualifications and...
How To Handle Embarrassing Client Moments
We've all been there--your client does something he or she finds embarrassing and you must handle the moment with grace and aplomb. If you are caught off guard in such situations you could make the...
Combating Fitness Clients’ Negative Self-Talk
Our fitness clients frequently have negative thoughts about body image, performance, or even self-worth that may often manifest in negative words spoken. As personal trainers, we should be prepared...
