Fun Personal Training Session Ideas
Theme-based personal training sessions can bring more fun into your workouts with clients. We all know the drill: Welcome the client, warm up, work out, [...]
Why You Should be Training Senior Adults
Regardless of their level of education, many seniors struggle to get into a regular habit of physical exercise, leaving them in less than ideal health. As [...]
Strength Training for Down Syndrome
Improving muscular strength in special populations is gaining in popularity. Here is your chance to dramatically improve the lives of Down syndrome clients. In a [...]
Exercise Programming for Clients with Fibromyalgia
Exercise can help those suffering from fibromyalgia. Movements may include walking, yoga, and aquatic exercise. Here are some guidelines to help you program for your [...]
The Art of Self-Myofascial Release
The majority of certified personal trainers do not possess licensure as Accredited Manual Therapists. As such, our scope of practice limits us from direct manual [...]
Applying RPE to Personal Training Sessions
Ratings of Perceived Exertion (RPE) are a measure of intensity that is determined by the way someone feels about how hard his or her body [...]
More Personal Training Client Questions You’ll Have to Answer
Questions don't cease after interviewing for a personal training position. They continue on as you meet new clients and work with regulars. By popular demand, [...]
Can Working Out Change Your Genetics?
Exercise sessions can actually alter our DNA…in a matter of minutes! At any given time clients demonstrate a lack of motivation, causing them to skip the [...]
Avoid Striking Out – Fueling Properly For Baseball
Help your weekend-warrior children fuel sufficiently for baseball. Kids have plenty of energy, but we can boost their performance with the right pre-game prep in [...]
12 Questions New Clients Ask Personal Trainers
In an effort to gain a client’s confidence, we need to be prepared for just about any question that is thrown our way. Here are [...]