Postactivation Potentiation: Unleash Your Clients’ Full Capabilities

Any personal trainer working with clients long-term should be focused on developing increased power, strength, or speed through safe means. After guiding a client through a well-designed program for a moderate length of time, it would be reasonable to reassess that individual’s maximal capabilities – whether through one-repetition maximum tests (1RM) or alternative assessments. Postactivation […]

Promoting a Growth Mindset: Helping Fitness Clients Achieve and Succeed

Most trainers have encountered a client who outwardly appeared to have all the ability and desire needed to achieve their personal goals and aspirations, yet didn’t live up to the expected level. There are numerous reasons for coming up short: improper diet, inadequate rest and recovery, wavering commitment, and so forth. One explanation that some […]

Mindset Matters: Harnessing Positive Thinking for Better Health Outcomes

Preparing an effective training session requires carefully considering movement patterns, rep counts, number of sets, and other physical considerations; however, establishing a healthy and positive mindset should also be a priority for personal training clients. Recent research has revealed that the way individuals think has a significant impact on both their physiological systems, as well […]

Binge Eating Behaviors in Adolescent Clients

When personal trainers hear the term “eating disorders”, extreme caloric restriction, or anorexia, might come to mind before binge eating. As such, it may be surprising to learn that both Binge Eating Disorder (BED) and Bulimia Nervosa (BN) are more common medical diagnoses than Anorexia Nervosa (AN). A 2020 report by Deloitte estimates the number […]

How Generative AI Can Help Personal Trainers: The Pros and Cons of Artificial Intelligence

Personal training can be a challenging profession, requiring an individual to meet the needs of numerous clients, work early and/or long hours, and oversee business operations; so, if generative AI (artificial intelligence) could help you run your business – would you be interested? What is Generative Artificial Intelligence (AI)? Generative AI is a rapidly advancing […]