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There’s nothing like a few holiday buffets and travel plans to threaten clients’ progress towards their fitness goals. But what if we started using the most available and immediate tool we have to...
Find out if you possess any or all of the fifteen traits and values necessary for thriving as a personal trainer. Then see if you pass the three common tests of professionalism that every personal...
Research has continually demonstrated that social support is a predictor of success in any behavior change program. You are a huge source of social support for your clients. In order to elevate...
We all wish to put our best foot forward, and present ourselves in the most flattering light to the world around us. Yet somewhere along the line society has stripped us of our right to decide just...
Listen to this article: Shame on body shaming. What does being “fit” and “healthy” actually mean? Does it mean having the “perfect body”? And perfect by what or whose standards? Does being...
The most important function you serve as a Certified Personal Trainer is to be a positive motivator and advisor. Anyone can go onto YouTube and learn proper exercise form or get diet and exercise...
As a Certified Personal Trainer people will often say to you that they don’t have enough will power to reach their fitness goal. Their belief is that some people have a natural ability to deny...
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...
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...
As the name suggests, the personal training relationship is personal. Really think for a second about all the types of information clients entrust to their trainers: physical insecurities, health...
