Shay Vasudeva, Author at National Federation of Professional Trainers

About Shay Vasudeva

Shaweta “Shay” Vasudeva, MA (Pyschology), MS (Pending), NFPT-CPT, NASM-CPT-CES, THSA-CNT, and Black Belt Karate Instructor is a teaching professional, speaker, author, coach, and cat lover! Her passion is to help people become the best version of themselves by using an interdisciplinary and holistic approach, bringing 10+ years of experience in Psychology, Personal Fitness Training, Corrective Exercise, Nutritional Coaching, Cranial Sacral Work and teaching Karate & Tai Chi classes to her business, ShayTheCoach. Shay teaches classes at Maricopa Community College District as an Adjunct Professor. For more information visit her personal webpage: www.shaythecoach.com

PRP Therapy: How It Works and Why I Tried It

By Shay Vasudeva|July 22nd, 2019|Advice to Personal Trainers|

What exactly is PRP Therapy and how did it come about? You may recall from the first article in this series, that PRP stands for [...]

PRP Therapy: An Approach to Healing Pain and Injuries

By Shay Vasudeva|June 18th, 2019|Advice to Personal Trainers|

When pain is great enough to impact exercise habits or even activities of daily life, clients may pursue medical interventions and burgeoning therapies to help [...]

What Fitness Enthusiasts Want in a Fitness Professional

By Shay Vasudeva|May 15th, 2019|Advice to Personal Trainers, Personal Training Business|

It's easier for other fitness professionals to come up with the qualities that make a great personal trainer than to directly ask your clients (and [...]

May is Mental Health Awareness Month: What Personal Trainers Can Do

By Shay Vasudeva|May 8th, 2019|Client Relationships|

In recognition of Mental Health Awareness month, I thought I would marry my background in psychology with my experience as a personal trainer to address [...]

Top 10 Ways to “UN” Motivate Your Clients

By Shay Vasudeva|April 1st, 2019|Advice to Personal Trainers|

In celebration of this UN-holiday, I thought it appropriate to share a top 10 list of how to best UNmotivate personal training clients! The goal [...]

5 Tips on How to Critique Fitness Articles and Research

By Shay Vasudeva|March 12th, 2019|Advice to Personal Trainers|

It can be mind-numbing for a fitness professional to know how to critique and draw conclusions from the constant barrage of information we are exposed [...]

6 Misconceptions About the Ketogenic Diet

By Shay Vasudeva|February 8th, 2019|Nutrition|

The ketogenic diet is popular and effective even though a lot of controversy (and confusion) surrounds it. Before taking a firm stance or forming an opinion [...]

7 Tips to Get Back to Business after a Break

By Shay Vasudeva|January 8th, 2019|Personal Training Business|

Getting back to business after a break can be overwhelming for both personal trainers and clients. You can come back to work after a break [...]

Supporting Clients Through Potlucks and Parties

By Shay Vasudeva|December 5th, 2018|Nutrition|

Keeping clients true and consistent to health and nutrition goals is possible during holiday celebrations. Convert a potentially challenging time into teachable moments for your [...]

How to Study for Your Personal Trainer Certification Exam

By Shay Vasudeva|November 5th, 2018|Advice to Personal Trainers|

Passing exams hasn't always come easily to me. Yet, I recently studied and passed the NFPT Certified Personal Trainer Exam! I hit some roadblocks along [...]