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...
Everyone experiences at least minor aches, pains and bruising, if not outright injury or trauma at some point in their lifetime, making expeditious and complete healing a priority for many people,...
As personal trainers, we have well-acquainted ourselves with the PRICE protocol; pressure and ice help to reduce the swelling associated with acute injuries. And when it comes to muscle tension,...
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...
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...
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...
Are weight belts necessary or might they even be harmful? How should personal trainers advise their heavy lifting clients? As a former queen of "ab day", having taught 30-minute abs-only classes and...
As professional fitness trainers, we’ve either heard the same dieting advice or have been guilty of repeating these maxims over and over again. “Eat less and move more.” “Everything in...
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...
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...
