Speed of Resistance Training: Fast Or Slow The Way To Go?
Working with personal training clients can be one of the most rewarding experiences of a fitness career. Based on our knowledge and years of experience, we realize there are many theories on strength training, extolled by experts and novices alike. With every theory, we also see the ongoing debates about “the best way” to work […]
The Future of Personal Training
You are the future of personal training. Sounds cliche, I know. But seriously, what direction would you like to see the health and fitness industry go? To find out the future of fitness, observe what’s happening right now. The future is truly just a series of present moments – leading us to the next step. […]
3 Keys to Building an Online Personal Training Business
Considering your character and your culture sets the tone for your virtual training business. This is essential to explore before sharing an opportunity with potential clients. Get started online with this step by step guidance from Eric Su, an NFPT certified online personal trainer. This video is part 1 of a 3 part marketing series […]
3 Keys to Attracting Online Personal Training Clients
Establishing your business model, creating a membership site, and hosting immersion events will help you attract new clients and grow your online fitness business. Experiment with and apply these ideas shared by Eric Su, NFPT certified online personal trainer so you can succeed with your virtual training business. This video is part 3 of a […]
How to Vary Cardiovascular Training to Get Results
Running is a great conditioning tool and can be tweaked and tailored to provide many benefits and yield results that any client might be seeking. It can build both muscular and aerobic endurance, strengthens the limbs without any outside resistance other than body weight, and can help achieve weight loss goals when programmed properly. Here […]
Top Four Reasons Clients Stop Training
Sooner or later, the personal training relationship might come to an end. If, as a fitness professional, you become familiar with the top four reasons clients stop training, you might be able to postpone the farewell. Why Clients Really Stop Training Money Clients will oftentimes stop their training sessions because of the cost. Ways to […]
How to Set Up Virtual Fitness Classes
The novel coronavirus has spread rapidly around the world, claiming the lives of many, and leaving a feeling of danger for the majority of the rest of us. With social distancing and shelter from home orders coming from government officials, it can be difficult not to get caught up in the media, and even more […]
Partner Workouts in the Virtual (or Social Distancing) World
Born out of necessity due to the COVID-19 pandemic, virtual training sessions quickly became a saving grace in the fitness industry, and finding a way to train groups or pairs using partner workouts can help replicate in-person interactions more authentically, and can easily carry over into social distancing gym workouts when they resume. The Silver […]
Five Tips for Successful Virtual Fitness Coaching
We are all working to adjust to a “new normal” as a result of the novel coronavirus and its widespread impact on all sectors of the population – private, public, and personal. While the presence and rapid spread of the virus lead to business closures, shelter in place orders, and a surge in remote work […]
No Gym Equipment? Three Training Strategies for Fitness Clients
Shelter-in-place orders have forced our clients to train away from their gym that may result in a decline in seeing results, or worse, unwanted weight gain. For most, this situation means no access to commercial-grade equipment. Clients are left scratching their heads on how to get a great workout, but the personal trainer is now […]