Motivating Behavior with Emotions
Willpower and self-control are easier to talk about than to cultivate consistently. They are both stellar qualities to possess but aren't an ideal go-to gameplan [...]
Keeping Personal Training Clients On Your Schedule
Keeping clients on your schedule is easier said than done. Not everyone will mesh with you. Not everyone will make fitness a priority even if [...]
The Dark Side of Extreme Fat Loss
Extreme fat loss causes an emotional hangover that lingers. I used to weigh nearly 300 pounds and I still think about it quite often. When I [...]
How to Help Athletes Overcome Fear
Fear is powerful. It is as powerful as confidence. Unfortunately, fear begets a very different result. Fear is often the result of a bad experience, [...]
Answering Fitness Client Questions Confidently
You can spill everything you know about a given topic when a client asks a question, you can make a guess if you don't know [...]
Apply a Hands-On Approach to Personal Training
Take the hands-on approach with clients to help grow your personal training business. Results are what drives your business and results come from proper instruction and [...]
Motivational Interviewing for Personal Trainers in Practice
Motivational interviewing (MI) is a communication style health coaches and personal trainers can employ to guide their clients towards effective and sustainable behavior change. Motivational [...]
Social Support for Exercise Success
A workout buddy, an encouraging friend, a running club, or positive family member, – call it what you wish, but these are all forms of [...]
Motivational Interviewing for Personal Training Clients
Personal trainers are always looking for new ways to motivate their clients and sometimes it can be a struggle. Motivational interviewing could offer a breakthrough. [...]
Personal Trainer: Motivator and Mentor
An effective Personal Trainer needs to be both a motivator and a mentor. You need to provide the right mixture of understanding and discipline. By [...]