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One huge area that not enough personal trainers are benefiting from is training “special population” individuals. This is a vast group of people that desperately…

Every year, more and more seniors are starting to exercise regularly. This is a great thing as we know exercise can improve mobility, balance, strength,…

Recently (2016) the American College of Sports Medicine, the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, and Dietitians of Canada published a joint position statement that summarized…

Much of the business of personal training hinges upon client recruitment. Harnessing their entrepreneurial spirit, fitness professionals spend considerable time developing products and services for…

As fit pros, we’ve all read the part in the NFPT Personal Trainer manual that advises us on how to overcome client objections, right? If…

As the name suggests, the personal training relationship is personal. Really think for a second about all the types of information clients entrust to their trainers:…

The well-known fable of the tortoise and the hare has science behind it! Learn about the advantageous experience of slow jogging. Your running aficionado personal…

Good posture is always an advantage for personal training clients looking to start training and get fit. It allows them to assume the proper posture…

Traveling induces the temptation to kick back and forget all about your fitness routine in even the most dedicated of us. Though it may be…

Relationship builders make excellent service providers. Even if a personal trainer knows the science inside and out, it means very little if that professional is unable…

Many trainers are working towards (or already have) a Strength and Conditioning Specialist/Coach certification under their belts. Many more trainers do not, however. What is…

When we as health care or fitness professionals meet someone for the first time, we are assessing them as soon as we meet them, as we talk to them and during the formal portion. Why do we do this?