A workout buddy, an encouraging friend, a running club, or positive family member, – call it what you wish, but these are all forms of what we call social support. Social support is an important...
Social Support for Exercise Success
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Advice to Personal Trainers
How to Avoid Personal Trainer Burnout?
Being a personal trainer can be hard. Even though fitness is a career cultivated from passion. In an industry that focuses on prevention, we even need to prevent the death of our own career. I love...
Add Variety to Your Workouts to Get More Clients
Nothing says “boring” like doing the same workouts day in and day out. Sadly, familiarity can become a personal trainer’s worse enemy if he tends to stick to what he knows best. That ladies and...
Everything You Need to Know About Sleep Fitness
Sleep seems intuitive and natural, but it's a huge struggle for many people - even if they don't acknowledge it. Including sleep as part of a multi-dimensional approach to fitness sets you apart as...
NFPT Live: Would You Make a Good Trainer? – Ep 43
Every fitness professional remembers the moment when the idea of becoming a personal trainer entered their mind. Perhaps you are in that moment right now? Considering the profession, but just not...
Personal Trainer: Motivator and Mentor
An effective Personal Trainer needs to be both a motivator and a mentor. You need to provide the right mixture of understanding and discipline. By nature, I am very empathetic to other peoples...
More Personal Training Client Questions You’ll Have to Answer
Questions don't cease after interviewing for a personal training position. They continue on as you meet new clients and work with regulars. By popular demand, I am continuing to offer up more...
Respecting Client Comfort
Clients are individuals. Each one comes to us with a different set of life circumstances, personalities, and likes and dislikes. For many new clients, you may be their first experience with a...
Grow Your Relationships With Clients and Get Better Results
Customer service is key to retaining and growing your business. Whether it’s a large fast-food chain like Chik-fil-A or your mom and pop store down the street. What keeps those customers coming back...
NFPT Live: Tracking Sleep Fitness with Clients – Ep 40
Asking clients if they got restful sleep before you start a workout with them helps you gauge energy levels for the session. Adequate recovery is essential for exercise progress. It's the yin to the...
