For many of our personal training clients, the one area of training that should not be overlooked or undervalued is the warm-up. When everyone feels…
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Luis Centeno–NFPT Personal Trainer Spotlight
Meet Luis Centeno, NFPT-CPT and Master Trainer from Chicago, IL. Fitness transformed his life via working out daily to the point that he also wanted…
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The Importance of Pre-Screening for Personal Trainers: A Comprehensive Guide
When you become a personal trainer, your primary objective is to ensure your clients achieve their fitness goals safely and effectively. An essential step in…
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What Challenging Clients Teach You as a Personal Trainer
As personal trainers, we would love it if all clients we work with were “easy” in terms of communication, adherence, motivation, and commitment. However, we…
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Osteoporosis and Exercise: What Personal Trainers Need to Know
Osteoporosis is a disease that affects millions of people globally and is characterized by weak bones and a high risk of fractures. As a certified…
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How Personal Trainers Can Better Boost Engagement and Income This Summer
Heading into Summer, personal trainers might be looking for new ways to boost engagement with new clientele and increase income. While many of us are…
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Pelvic Floor Training: Men need it, too
Certified Personal Trainers may work with women and men who discreetly share that they can’t sleep through the night without an incontinent trip, or trips,…
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Selling Value and Quality Service–Not Session Time
If, as a personal trainer, you get caught up exclusively in selling one-hour packages instead of selling value and quality service, clients will ultimately suffer…
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Sleeping In: The Do’s and Don’t’s
Ah, sleeping in, the ultimate luxury. Laying in bed, no alarm, getting as much rest as the body wants. Nowhere to be. It’s the unspoken…
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Six Questions Personal Trainers Get Asked the Most by Clients
The questions personal trainers get asked by our clients are endless, and if you are considering a career in the fitness industry, it would be…
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Hand Health, Strength, and Flexibility Tips
Hand health is certainly a topic that personal trainers need to have a firm grasp on (pun intended). Our carpal, metacarpal, and phalange bones, ligaments,…
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Importance of Proper Form and Cueing in Personal Training
“Proper form first.” This core concept should be the driving force of our training methods with our personal training clients regardless of fitness level or…
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