Personal trainers are always looking for new ways to motivate their clients and sometimes it can be a struggle. Motivational interviewing could offer a breakthrough, taking your professionalism as a...
Health Behaviors and Psychology
Fitness articles related to health behaviors and psychology as it relates to motivation, sports psychology and other factors affecting wellness.
How to Improve Body Image
As a personal trainer, it’s likely that each day you hear some of your clients make negative comments about their bodies. You may even have a difficult time finding kind words to say about your own...
Coaching the Low Compliance Client
If you’re in the fitness business, you know that clients' traits, personalities, and abilities vary as much as the styles and philosophies of personal training. That being said, a common (perhaps...
Exercise and Your Immune System
Your “healthy” exercise program might be ruining your immune system. If you or your clients have been consistently feeling exhausted and drained after workouts or suffering too many colds this...
Can You Be Too Health Obsessed?
Health is important, right? I don’t know anyone who would challenge that assertion. If we are healthy, we are more likely to be productive, active, engaged, and experience a better quality (and...
The Effects of Alcohol on Exercise and Performance
Is it ethical to recommend alcohol to our clients? An important aspect of professional personal training includes reminding clients of how important clean eating and appropriate hydration are in...
Integrating Sleep And Exercise For Mutual Improvements
Can counting your ZZZ’s benefit athletic performance, or does exercise facilitate a better night’s sleep? An inability to sleep and sleep well is a pervasive health concern in our society today....
Developing Positive Body Image: Using Psychology in the Gym
One challenge you can expect to face in your career as a personal trainer will be the disparity between clients who feel very confident in their own skin and clients who face a lot of body...
Does Training Together Benefit a Relationship?
Training together as a couple in a romantic relationship can have numerous benefits. According to Amy Baglan, CEO and founder of MeetMindful.com, “Relationships and fitness go hand in hand. They are...
C’mon and Get Happy: Positive Attitude Equals Success
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...