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NFPT Live: 5 Client Questions That Influence Change – Ep 29
Get your clients committed to their fitness goals. Boost motivation too! Ask questions that push your clients to think about exercise differently. Finding out WHY…
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Coaching the Low Compliance Client
If you’re in the fitness business, you know that clients’ traits, personalities, and abilities vary as much as the styles and philosophies of personal training.…
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NFPT Live: How to Get Energy Naturally – Ep 35
Exercise is a great way to boost energy – unless, you don’t have the energy or motivation to exercise in the first place. Elevate the…
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Motivational Interviewing for Personal Trainers: Understanding the Stages of Change
Personal trainers are always looking for new ways to motivate their clients and sometimes it can be a struggle. Motivational interviewing could offer a breakthrough,…
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Top 10 Ways to “UN” Motivate Your Clients
In celebration of this UN-holiday, I thought it appropriate to share a top 10 list of how to best UNmotivate personal training clients! The goal…
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Eliminating Barriers for Clients Who Say They Don’t Have Time For Fitness
At some point, almost every client may use the excuse “I don’t have time for exercise,” and every fitness professional should be prepared to handle…
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Combating Fitness Clients’ Negative Self-Talk
Our fitness clients frequently have negative thoughts about body image, performance, or even self-worth that may often manifest in negative words spoken. As personal trainers,…
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Functional Imagery Training: Visualizing Performance and Health Success
Personal trainers might be interested to learn about Functional Imagery Training (FIT), a new motivational intervention that utilizes mental visualizations to achieve personal goals. …
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“Dieting” vs “Normal Eating”: Why Clients Make a Distinction
With summer approaching, it’s common to hear clients talk about “getting back” on a diet in an effort to achieve their “beach body”. This mentality…
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Psychological Skills Training for Personal Trainers
Psychological Skills Training or (PST) refers to a steady practice of sharpening mindset or mental acuity skills in order to achieve peak performance (Williams &…
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Temptation Bundling: How to Find Motivation to Exercise in Quarantine
Highly motivated individuals may have assumed that a global pandemic forcing them to stay home would be the perfect time to crush their fitness goals.…
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