Posture and Everyday Activities: Training Fitness Clients to Police Their Posture
Ever wonder how you can twist left one day and all of a sudden ‘throw your back out?’ Or raise your hand to put mascara [...]
Fitness Fanatic Or Exercise-Addicted? Understanding Client Motivations
Every trainer has at least one client that they might describe as a fitness fanatic. And it's no surprise. Today’s outlook on health and fitness [...]
Top Four Reasons Clients Stop Training
Sooner or later, the personal training relationship might come to an end. If, as a fitness professional, you become familiar with the top four reasons [...]
NFPT Blog September 2019 Favorites
September is the bridge from summer to fall and our blog topics here at NFPT bridged the gap from practical training approaches to psychology and [...]
Five Ways to Embrace Fall Fitness with Clients
Fall. The crisp air, nature’s changing color palette, the crunch of the fallen leaves – everything about the autumnal season says “change”. What better way [...]
The Best Podcasts for Fitness Professionals
In recent years I’ve dubbed myself the “forever-a-student,” because learning new things has always been my jam; especially when it comes to my favorite topic: [...]
Psychological Skills Training for Personal Trainers
Psychological Skills Training or (PST) refers to a steady practice of sharpening mindset or mental acuity skills in order to achieve peak performance (Williams & [...]
Big Strides and Little Leaps: Progress Comes In Many Degrees
As personal trainers, we know the value of exercise. Health improves, stamina builds and strength increases. We live it, push it and profess our claims. [...]
NFPT Blog August 2019 Favorites
Our NFPT summer is winding down with some August blog favorites that should not be missed! On the business end of personal training our newest [...]
Can Arnica Assist With Muscle Soreness and Injury?
Everyone experiences at least minor aches, pains and bruising, if not outright injury or trauma at some point in their lifetime, making expeditious and complete [...]