Clients are individuals. Each one comes to us with a different set of life circumstances, personalities, and likes and dislikes. For many new clients, you…
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Proper Squat Progressions and Alignment Corrections
Squats seem straightforward but teaching this movement properly with good alignment can be quite challenging. I’ve found this to be true especially with clients who…
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More Personal Training Client Questions You’ll Have to Answer
Questions don’t cease after interviewing for a personal training position. They continue on as you meet new clients and work with regulars. By popular demand,…
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Kegel Exercises are an Important Part of Fitness Programs
Personal trainers would benefit from knowing the value of Kegel exercises for their clients. Kegels are an exercise that strengthens the pelvic floor muscles. Pelvic…
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Applying RPE to Personal Training Sessions
Ratings of Perceived Exertion (RPE) are a measure of intensity that is determined by the way someone feels about how hard his or her body…
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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…
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Multidimensional Fitness Programming Defined
Fitness programming is equal parts science and art. Successful fitness program designs are those that reflect the goals and needs a client expresses and serves…
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NFPT Live: Would You Make a Good Trainer? – Ep 43
Every fitness professional remembers the moment when the idea of becoming a personal trainer entered their mind. Perhaps you are in that moment right now? Considering…
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Everything You Need to Know About Sleep Fitness
Sleep seems intuitive and natural, but it’s a huge struggle for many people – even if they don’t acknowledge it. Including sleep as part of…
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Facebook Strategy for Personal Trainers
Facebook is a great tool to reach a lot of people without a big financial investment. Like most things in life, to get good at…
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Instagram: Promote Your Clients. Build Your Business.
Use Instagram to build your personal training business in 2018. It’s a necessary tool in the fitness industry. If you do not already have an…
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The Art of Self-Myofascial Release
The majority of certified personal trainers do not possess licensure as Accredited Manual Therapists. As such, our scope of practice limits us from direct manual…
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