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Andrew Seaton

Andrew Seaton–NFPT Personal Trainer Spotlight

Meet Andrew Seaton, an NFPT-CPT who has spent most of his life on the Main Line, just outside of Philadelphia. A collegiate swimmer at Bates…

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NFPT Interviews the 2013 Personal Trainer of the Year, Valorie Ness

We are so excited to be able to bring to all of our NFPT personal trainers and fans an exclusive interview with this year’s PFP…

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Dan Przyojski – Personal Trainer Spotlight

How long have you been certified with NFPT? I have been certified with the NFPT since 1994.   Why did you choose NFPT? I had…

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Reggie Jewkes–Personal Trainer Spotlight

Why did you decide to become a personal trainer? I was always involved in sports. I played tennis, volleyball, golf, softball and always loved basketball.…

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Legal and Ethical Scope of Practice for Personal Trainers: A Primer on Professional Conduct

With the lines of health and fitness professionals, including certified personal trainers, being continually blurred with all the cross-over, synergy, and holistic education programs/niches available,…

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NFPT Trainer Spotlight: Mike Kneuer

Mike Kneuer, a personal trainer at Life Time Fitness, has been passionate about health and fitness since high school. He is an NFPT certified personal…

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Should Personal Trainers Specialize?

Quick, answer this question! “What do you do?” and this one “When are you available?” Did you say “I’m a personal trainer” and “Anytime you want” or…

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Personal Trainer Spotlight: Matt Hirschberg

Matthew D. Hirschberg is the Personal Training Director of Body Renew Fitness and a Master Trainer, State Representative and Subject Matter Expert through the National…

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Personal Trainer Spotlight: Carol Michaels

This month’s Trainer Spotlight is Carol Michaels. Carol is a nationally recognized, highly educated cancer exercise specialist and consultant and has been a fitness professional…

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Do I Have a Good Enough Body to be a Personal Trainer?

“What do you think…should I wait ’til I’m ripped before I pursue my trainer career?” “Does this bod make me look like a trainer?” These are…

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The Magnitude of Experience: What We Can’t Learn in Books

Studying and passing exams, getting our continuing ed creds, and completing extra certs are all a part of our jobs as personal trainers. There’s one…

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Avoiding the Commonly-Made Mistakes of New Trainers

Congratulations to all certified personal trainers! After proudly displaying the newly-minted certificate on the gym wall, eager new trainers feel completely prepared to take on…

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