Get your clients committed to their fitness goals. Boost motivation too! Ask questions that push your clients to think about exercise differently. Finding out WHY they want to exercise is important...
Everybody needs a mentor. One of our new favorite people to follow this year is Seth Godin and this interview he did on Creative Live. Seth Godin is a best selling author and incredible mentor to...
With the New Year people are looking for personal trainers. Here are qualities or markers of a good personal trainer. Do you have all 7? 1. Credentials and Education I’m going to begin with what I...
Setting goals and making resolutions is not as simple as raising a glass on new years and declaring your intentions. It's a skill that requires practice. Everybody can use a little help when it...
An important first step in setting a goal is selecting the goal we hope to achieve. You have likely heard the old adage be careful what you wish for because you might just get it. The truth is we as...
There are several processes and/or approaches for client screening and assessment that ideally takes place at the very beginning of the client-trainer relationship to clear the client to participate...
We all love the good feelings that come with exercise and being a fitness professional. Endorphins, serotonin, dopamine, maybe even some oxytocin... Let's talk about these hormones and how they...
Personal trainers, like every other person on the planet, have their moments of making silly remarks or insensitive comments to their clients. We are human, which means we are fallible....
When stress is low, it's easier to see other health goals more clearly. Exercise might seem like the end all stress reducer. But, there's more to it than that. Let's get to the root of stress so we...
In this episode we talked about: What is cortisol? Why we need cortisol. Why too much cortisol isn't good. What elevates cortisol. Some of our viewers said: NFPT Live...
