With the new year getting into full swing at gyms across the country, personal trainers may hear from clients who have set their sights on potentially arduous challenges in 2022. Hiking through the...
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Bootcamp Workout: The “21, 15, 9, 3”
When running a Bootcamp, there’s a whole heap of things we need to consider as fitness trainers. The participants' expectations, the music, the community, the workout + way more. When it comes to...
The Importance of Programming Exercise Regressions
I always say a skilled personal trainer is not about being hard or tough but one that meets a client where they are and gradually progress them to achieve a greater level of fitness. Most of the...
How to Do a Kickstand Romanian Deadlift
When done correctly, single-leg Romanian deadlifts are a terrific exercise. The keyword here is "correctly". Because this variation on a deadlift is a difficult and advanced exercise, it takes time...
Help Clients Sustain Lifestyle Changes
Our clients often want a magic approach to make lifestyle habits surrounding diet, sleep, workout routines, and adequate hydration easy and attainable all the while never losing momentum. The new...
Cardiovascular Health and Fitness
The cardiovascular system is foundational to exercise, and our understanding as personal trainers of how it works and how things can go wrong is critical for the performance, success, and safety of...
Using the Wall
Whether you’re training in a client’s home, a gym, or your own home gym, take advantage of the wall. A wall provides the space for stability and is readily available. Using the wall is an excellent...
Measuring Body Composition: Do Scans Work Best?
Personal training clients can prepare clean meals, hydrate sufficiently, and train properly, yet still find that truly positive results elude them. What other resources may prove useful? What might...
Achieving Harmony: Important Food Messages for Fitness Clients
The topic of food and what is “healthy” or “unhealthy” is always provokes interesting commentary from fitness clients (and, we’ve likely said or thought some of these same things). There’s this...
Assess, Don’t Guess: Using Assessments to Support Client Coaching
As personal trainers we must take our due diligence to keep our clients safe and injury-free in tandem with helping them reach their goals. Before your new client picks up so much as a dumbbell, a...