The concept of loss aversion may not be a familiar one to everyone in the fitness world but it can certainly be applied across many…
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Category: Advice to Personal Trainers
Five Things Worth Tracking for Fitness Clients
Fitness clients want to see progress; that’s often why they seek the services of an exercise professional. Progress means different things to each client (and…
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Six Personal Training Myths
As with any profession, there are misconceptions and misperceptions of what it’s like to actually be a professional in a specific field. It’s easy to…
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Themed Training Sessions
Themed training sessions provide a refreshing way to manage training sessions. Essentially, leg day is a theme, but this is totally different approach. It changes…
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Considerations for Working with Clients Affected by Obesity
As personal trainers, we are called to serve a variety of clients, including and most often, clients affected by overweight and obesity. As part of…
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Chew on This: Why Mastication is Important for Fitness Clients
For most people, the topic of mastication is about as sexy as watching Phoenix grass grow in the summer! But there may be more relevance…
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Avoiding Burnout: Know When it’s Time to Take a Break
Fitness professionals are astutely aware of the need to program rest days for their clients, but how likely are they to do the same for…
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Hints for Beginner Clients to Maximize Training
Beginning clients usually don’t know what to expect with personal training sessions. They invest their time, their money, and their energy. Why not get the…
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Meal Prepping for Success
Prudent planning ensures the best possible outcome when embarking upon affordable, nutritious, and tasty meal prepping. The time invested pays off tenfold! Follow these steps…
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Oxidative Stress: Fighting the Free Radical Damage
Both scientific and anecdotal evidence consistently indicates that more active individuals tend to experience greater longevity and a reduced risk of coronary heart disease, stroke,…
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Time Off: When Clients Return from a Break in Fitness
Your client took time off and it was more than they intended, one week turned into two, two weeks turned into a month and all…
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How Ready is a Potential Client to Change? A Look at the Transtheoretical Model
Knowing how ready to change a potential client who walks through your club doors is can save personal trainers time and energy, and also help…
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