The Importance of Pre-Screening for Personal Trainers: A Comprehensive Guide
When you become a personal trainer, your primary objective is to ensure your clients achieve their fitness goals safely and effectively. An essential step in…
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Wind Sprints: How to Effectively Train Personal Training Clients for Speed
Wind sprints have secured a prominent place among today’s vast array of personal training options. Consisting of a series of top-speed running spurts, followed by…
READ MORENFPT Celebrates Bodybuilding Legend, Joe Weider
A legend in the bodybuilding community. Hero of 80’s action films. Governor of California. Whatever the reason, we all know Arnold Schwarzenegger. Something you may…
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Murph Challenge Modifications
The Murph Challenge is a tough workout with lots of possibilities. Right now it’s popular in the fitness community, but it’s not something for the…
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Metabolic Syndrome and Safety Markers for Fitness Clients
Why do personal training clients often feel as though or perceive that they are not making weight loss progress? As fitness professionals, we must consider…
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Experience vs. Education: What Do Clients Really Value?
As I was preparing to take my certification exam, a trainer at the gym shared with me a very profound tenet of the industry: “Clients…
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NFPT Personal Trainer Certification Test-Taking Tips to Nail Your Exam the First Time
When preparing for any personal trainer certification exam, it’s important to bear in mind that there’s both an art and science to test-taking – especially…
READ MOREUsing Visualization Techniques for Peak Athletic Performance
“Whether you think you can, or think you can’t, you are correct.” The power behind this phrase is enormous; ponder it for a few moments and allow it to sink into your brain.
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1RM: Calculating a Client’s One-Rep Max
The fitness industry defines muscular strength as the physical ability to generate force against an external load. The 1RM simply represents the maximum amount of…
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‘Thank You’ to All Our Veterans
The military runs deep with The NFPT. Ron Clark, NFPT’s President and CEO, who started the NFPT back in 1985 served as a US Marine.…
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READ MORESara’s City Workout
Sara’s City Workout offers more than your typical fitness convention – it’s the place where the fitness community goes to be educated, inspired and recharged.…
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