The Importance of Networking in the Fitness Industry
Networking is a valuable tool in any business, such as tech, salesforce, education, and especially so in personal training. Merriam-Webster defines networking as “the cultivation [...]
How Personal Trainers Can Build Clientele Without Spending Money
Building personal training clientele without spending money is possible by using some creative approaches. A little time and focused energy will boost your training business. [...]
Who Uses a Personal Trainer?
Personal trainers aren’t cheap. They work their clients hard and their clients walk around with some sore, aching muscles. People pay for this pain. Who [...]
Gym Etiquette 101: The Finish Line
Results from research and surveys on exercise and gym habits found that 98% of the respondents felt exercising was important. Some felt it was extremely [...]
Gym Etiquette 101: Strutting Your Stuff
Strutting, grunting and slamming down weights will get you noticed. Some use these 'techniques' on purpose, to get noticed. Fitness is about exercise and conditioning, [...]
Gym Etiquette 101: Handling Space Invaders
There are many ways to invade someone’s space at the gym or to have yours invaded. CONVERSATIONS Someone reading a book or wearing headphones and [...]
Gym Etiquette: Sweating and Hydrating
Sweat happens. An article published in the Huffington Post in August, 2013[1] said that each of us has two to four million sweat glands. That’s [...]
Gym Etiquette 101: Coming Out of the Closet
It is time to come out of the closet…in clothing terms, of course. CLOTHES Exercise clothes shouldn’t be too tight or too baggy. Jocks, if [...]
Gym Etiquette 101: Texting and Tweeting
Texting or tweeting (we’ll call it TT for short) while seated on a weight bench does not count as exercise. Your fingers probably don’t need [...]
Gym Etiquette 101: the pet peeves
A gym is much like an adult playground, so it’s good to know how to get along with the others in the sandbox. Instead of [...]