5 Rules to Building Muscle
One of the primary cited goals fitness clients have is to build more muscle. After all, the benefits of resistance training and adding lean tissue [...]
5 Must Have Professionals in Your Personal Training Network
One of the most valuable components of a successful personal training business is the presence of a quality referral network. Personal trainers are experts in [...]
Structuring Feedback for Fitness Clients
Providing fitness clients balanced, constructive, and positive feedback about performance and progress is crucial to success. They rely on it in order to learn and [...]
Career Development Ideas for Personal Trainers
Being a professional in the fitness industry means you are part of an exciting and dynamic field of study. As professionals, we are fortunate to [...]
Are Your Clients Sabotaging Their Fitness Efforts?
Most fitness clients have loosely defined, but well-intended, fitness goals that they hope to reach by working with a personal trainer. These goals are often [...]
10 Reasons Why Start-up Fitness Studios Fail
Opening your own fitness studio is a complicated and challenging task. To be successful, you must consider everything from start-up costs to monthly overhead to [...]
What is Flexible Dieting?
Flexibility. But I'm not talking about joint flexibility here, but the kind of flexibility that allows one to handle life's challenges with aplomb-- a coveted [...]
Scope of Practice for the Fitness Professional: Goal Setting
Goal setting is an important aspect of personal training and the client-trainer relationship. Setting goals is crucial as they outline a road map of where [...]
Scope of Practice for the Fitness Professional: Romantic Relationships with Clients
It’s common for personal trainers and their clients to develop close-knit relationships. A trainer often transitions from a coach and role model to a confidant [...]
Scope of Practice for the Fitness Professional: Upselling Products and Services
Personal training is a business. Therefore, a large part of personal training is selling your services to potential clients. If you don’t effectively recruit new [...]