How Ready is a Potential Client to Change? A look at the Transtheoretical Model
Knowing how ready to change a potential client who walks through your club doors is can save personal trainers time and energy, and also help [...]
Time Off: When Clients Return from a Break in Fitness
Your client took time off and it was more than they intended, one week turned into two, two weeks turned into a month and all [...]
How to Leverage NEAT to Help Fitness Clients Burn More Calories Throughout the Day
Teaching clients how to leverage NEAT may be the missing piece to the puzzle of weight loss they have been searching for. Non-exercise Activity Thermogenesis [...]
Oxidative Stress: Fighting the Free Radical Damage
Both scientific and anecdotal evidence consistently indicates that more active individuals tend to experience greater longevity and a reduced risk of coronary heart disease, stroke, [...]
Progressive Muscle Relaxation for Athletes
Progressive Muscle Relaxation (PMR) is a form active relaxation, perfect for athletes who want to go deeper with mindfulness and/or purposeful movement. It's also great [...]
Risk vs. Reward: Reduce Risk of Injury Without Reducing Results
As personal trainers and fitness instructors we manage risk all day. Designing workouts that deliver results, while keeping clients safe. Leading classes while managing different [...]
Power of the Plank
I have been a strong proponent of the plank for many years. It’s no-impact, builds core strength, and takes very little time to make a [...]
Mindfulness-Based Stress-Reduction Techniques for Fitness Clients
Helping our fitness clients reduce stress through exercise might be a given, but personal trainers can consider the application of "mindfulness" as a means of [...]
Meal Prepping For Success
Prudent planning ensures the best possible outcome when embarking upon affordable, nutritious and tasty meal prep. The time invested pays off tenfold! Follow these steps [...]
Classroom Movement Benefits Cognition and Focus
What if regular physical exercise possessed the ability to improve cognition and mental health along with payoffs in body composition? If parents and educators promote [...]