Negative Facebook reviews. Negative Google reviews. They’re going to happen. What are you going to do? This is a situation where Pain = Gain. A…
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NFPT Live: Are You TOO Friendly with Your Clients? – Ep 32
Developing a strong relationship with a client is essential to form trust and influence change. How comfortable should you get and where is the line?…
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Intermittent Fasting – Is it the right approach?
Intermittent fasting is growing in popularity for its purported benefits including improved insulin sensitivity, weight loss, managing hunger cues, and increased fat burning (and this…
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How to Improve Your Service Through Client Feedback
Better yourself and improve your business by getting honest client feedback. This is one of the most important and often overlooked, ways to improve your…
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Does Exercise Help Restless Leg Syndrome?
The right exercise at the right time can make a difference for clients suffering from RLS. “Purposeful movement” is typically seen as a healthy endeavor,…
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Can You Be Too Health Obsessed?
Health is important, right? I don’t know anyone who would challenge that assertion. If we are healthy, we are more likely to be productive, active,…
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Personal Trainer: 1099 Independent Contractor or Employee
As a personal trainer, you can work as an employee, a 1099 independent contractor or be self-employed. You can work as all three if you…
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Talking to Personal Training Clients About Dietary Fats: Fat Doesn’t Make you Fat
Dietary fats and its attention in the media (especial social) world have gone to two extremes, causing a conundrum for how personal trainers should counsel…
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NFPT Live: Fitness Passion or Obsession? – Ep 33
Are you passionate? Are you TOO passionate? Many people miss the mark when it comes to being healthy, while some of us might be a…
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Tracking Income Like a Pro: Financial Planning for Personal Trainers
Personal training is the type of job that fluctuates in income because clients go on vacation, they get sick, and they sometimes quit. Until you…
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Exercise and Your Immune System
Your “healthy” exercise program might be ruining your immune system. If you or your clients have been consistently feeling exhausted and drained after workouts or…
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Try These HIIT Workout Variations to Avoid Client Boredom
Pyramids, To-Do Lists, Circuits, and Add-Ons are great ways to vary HIIT protocols. Get creative with the work-to-rest ratios. Over the past few months, I have…
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