Darin Ashwood – Personal Trainer Spotlight
Darin is a 30 year old fitness enthusiast. He has been a bodybuilder for about 8 years now and is sponsored by Fireline Nutrition. He specializes…
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Should Personal Trainers Specialize?
Quick, answer this question! “What do you do?” and this one “When are you available?” Did you say “I’m a personal trainer” and “Anytime you want” or…
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Being Consistent In Exercise: How Personal Trainers Emphasize the Importance of Consistency
Every personal trainer knows unequivocally that being consistent in exercise and diet is most likely to produce desirable results. As obvious as this may be…
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Road to Recovery Launches Thousands of Fitness Careers
It was 1978, and my father, U.S. Marine Staff Sgt. Ron Clark, was leading his squad on a training exercise at Camp Pendleton, Calif. Their…
READ MOREConnecting the Dots: The Emerging Role of Health Coaching, Pt. 1
The field of Personal Training is ever-expanding. Once the sole domain of weightlifters and bodybuilders, the industry is experiencing a shift in population demographics, and…
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How to Identify Personal Training Goals with Clients: Get SMART
Goal-setting is a powerful tool, if it is applied and executed appropriately. To help identify personal training goals with your clients, you must be adept…
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Be a CEC Provider Partner
Become an NFPT Continuing Education Course Provider Partner and reach trainers eager to sharpen their skills, add variety to their fitness portfolios and earn education credits.
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Real-Life Skills Transfer to Personal Training
Transferable skills refer to those actions that we can apply across various industries and roles. Whether we acquire these skills from working in another gym,…
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When Should a Trainer Hire a Trainer?
Why would a trainer hire a trainer? Not to work for him or her, but to be coached in the same way we train our…
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How To Prepare for a Personal Trainer Interview: Attire, Questions, and Practical Portion
Preparing for a personal trainer interview looks similar to interviewing for other types of professional jobs. You will be put under what feels like a…
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Exercise to Boost Fertility
One topic revolving around fertility that deserves our attention, especially as fitness professionals, is exercise: Is it recommended to work out while trying to get…
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Pregnancy: Getting in Shape is Easier Said Than Done
Even though I helped clients before, during and after birth, I didn’t quite understand pregnancy until I tried it for myself! There’s nothing like the real…
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