Your schedule is jam packed at the beginning of the year and into spring. These clients want to get into shape for summer vacation on…
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Category: Advice to Personal Trainers
5 Reasons to Encourage Exercise with Friends
You want clients coming to you for fitness motivation and ideas. That’s what keeps you in business. Then, why encourage them to workout with others? The…
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Keeping Your Clients Accountable
As a trainer, one of the hardest parts of my job is to get my clients to adhere to the program the 23 hours a…
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Hacks for Keeping Clients on Track
“The day got away from me.” “I forgot my gym clothes at home.” “I was up late.” “I’m just not motivated.” As trainers, I’m sure…
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Gaining Clients’ Trust
As the name suggests, the personal training relationship is personal. Really think for a second about all the types of information clients entrust to their trainers:…
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How You Can Motivate Clients To Exercise
Newton’s first law of motion, also known as the law of inertia, states that an object at rest stays at rest, while an object in…
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How to Gain Confidence as a Personal Trainer
The next few posts by me, as well as this one, focus on the issues and concerns new trainers (or those considering becoming trainers) face.…
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Holiday Travel Advice: Carry On
If the title of this article has you mystified, allow me to clarify. It can apply to your luggage, as in, “carry-on suitcases”; or, it…
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New Fitness-Instructor Checklist
You’ve imagined the scene for months or, perhaps, years: standing in front of a brightly-lit classroom at the gym, 30+ expectant faces looking to you…
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The 5 Top Apps to Recommend to Your Clients
We do our finances, communicate, date, and shop through our phones and computers. Why not motivate ourselves and work out with the help of technology…
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Fitness Instructors and The Great Job Hunt
First of all, congratulations on your new career, for taking that leap, and for pursuing what you love. Not everyone in their lifetime will have…
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C’mon and Get Happy: Positive Attitude Equals Success
How can we tap into clients’ ability to succeed in order to keep them motivated to reach their wellness goals? The key may be to…
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