Exercise Name & Target Muscle Group The Lat Pulldown is a surprisingly complex exercise that involves far more than the latissimus dorsi muscle. The predominant…
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Massaging Fitness Clients
Can you massage personal training clients? A certain amount of physical touch is common practice when working with fitness clients. Cueing proper form during exercise…
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Motivational Interviewing for Personal Trainers in Practice
Motivational interviewing (MI) is a communication style health coaches and personal trainers can employ to guide their clients towards effective and sustainable behavior change. Motivational…
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12 Common Exercise Form Mistakes
Many people hire a trainer to avoid making mistakes which can lead to injury. Call it what you want – exercise form, correcting mistakes, cueing,…
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It’s All About Form
Proper form should be the one constant amidst the many styles and methods of personal training. Every personal trainer has his or her own way of…
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Talking to Your Clients About: Carbohydrates
Nutrition is an integral part of working with clients. It’s also often the biggest barrier keeping clients from achieving their goals. You, as the fitness…
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Why Client Screening and Assessment is Necessary
There’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…
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The Stability Ball Crunch
What is a Stability Ball Crunch? The stability ball crunch is an abdominal exercise which predominantly targets the abdominal muscles. It’s a progression from doing…
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Communication and Personal Training – What’s Talk Got to do With It?
In any successful relationship, there’s give and take. Each party has to learn to communicate effectively and openly and develop a comfort level to express…
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The ‘Barely’ There Personal Trainer
What does appropriate attire look like for someone in the fitness field? Believe it or not – there’s a dress code. Sometimes there’s a strict…
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Gym Etiquette for Professional Personal Fitness Trainers
Find out if you possess any or all of the fifteen traits and values necessary for thriving as a personal trainer. Then see if you…
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What are Dietary Supplements?
Dietary supplements are ingestible products such as vitamins, minerals, herbs, enzymes, plant-based ingredients, and amino acids, that are intended to provide some additional nutritional benefit…
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