Personal trainers not only guide clients through exercise movements, they play a major role in educating them about the importance of maintaining a healthy lifestyle and…
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Growing Your Personal Training Client-Base in New Ways
As a personal trainer, you need to be aware of all the opportunities that surround you. Especially if you want to be in this business…
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Skiing and Snowboarding: Recovery Strategies and Stretching
What is easy to do, is also easy not to do. Most people know that fitness is important and are eager to strengthen their body…
READ MORETeaching your Personal Training Clients to Breathe Properly
Breathing. It’s something we all do, even though we rarely stop to think about it. In resistance exercise as in other forms of physical exertion,…
READ MORETry the Sty: Adding Mud to your Workout
Ever heard the expression “happy as a pig in mud?” Mud adds delirium to everyone’s life – from this little piggy to that healthy human.…
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Exercising Outdoors in Cold Weather
Cold weather doesn’t have to put the chill on your outdoor exercise plans this season. Sure, cooler temperatures and shorter daylight hours can sometimes dampen one’s…
READ MOREConnecting the Dots: The Emerging Role of Health Coaching, Pt. 1
The field of Personal Training is ever-expanding. Once the sole domain of weightlifters and bodybuilders, the industry is experiencing a shift in population demographics, and…
READ MOREFitting Exercise into the Workday
Many people have long workdays – in many instances bookended by long commutes – making it a challenge to devote time just to exercising on some days.
READ MOREGet Your Personal Training Off to a Good Start in 2015
With a new year comes the prospect of working with new clients, people who may – or may not – have had recent experience with…
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Bettering Yourself as a Personal Trainer this New Year
With the New Year comes New Year’s Resolutions. They are great opportunities to be introspective about ourselves and our lives. Where can we improve personal?…
READ MOREUsing ‘GPS’ to Reach Fitness Destinations
The Global Position System is commonly used to help people reach their destination when traveling. But another type of GPS can help us get from…
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Weight Training Appears Good for Waist Size in Men
Resistance exercise isn’t just good for building and keeping lean mass. A new study shows that it also could be beneficial in keeping down increases…
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