As personal trainers we have a due diligence to keep our clients safe and injury-free in tandem with helping them reach their goals. Before your…
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As personal trainers we have a due diligence to keep our clients safe and injury-free in tandem with helping them reach their goals. Before your…
READ MOREThe best way to ensure the process of progressing pull-ups goes smoothly is to assess and address mobility issues first. Joint mobility is the degree…
READ MOREThe glenohumeral (shoulder) joint requires balanced and adequate external rotation to perform a pull-up effectively. Assessing the performance of both internal and external rotator muscles…
READ MOREThe scapulae need rhythm and symmetry to allow for adequate motion when performing pull-ups. Assessing scapular rotation before progressing to an independent pull-up sets your client…
READ MOREThoracic mobility is crucial for proper pull-up performance, allowing for proper scapular motion, and hence, optimal shoulder movement. Assessing thoracic mobility and latissimus dorsi length is…
READ MORERegardless of the type of person, conditioning a new client is essential for assessing their fitness level and potential. Only then can I construct an exercise…
READ MOREThere’s a detailed process that personal trainers follow to screen, clear, and assess a client’s readiness to participate in physical activity. Depending on the certifying…
READ MOREYou probably check in on client goals, progress, and results regularly. Getting and proving results is one way you retain more personal training clients and keep your…
READ MOREBaked goods, cocktails, creamy appetizers and chocolates are coming to a party near you… The holidays are approaching, whether you like it or not. Halloween, Thanksgiving,…
READ MORE“I haven’t lost any weight” is a statement most personal trainers dread. How do you address clients after they step off an unchanged scale? Sometimes their…
READ MOREImproving fitness is a performance-based concept. Fitness is generally related to improved health and wellness, both physically and mentally. Most people associate fitness to lower weight. This is not always the case.
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