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Author: OutsideForce
Exercise isn’t always easy. If it were easy, we would all do it and personal trainers wouldn’t even exist. But the truth is, that exercise can be hard. But this is kind of a general way of looking at it. Let’s break it down.
As a personal fitness trainer, you are able to practice your trade and – at the same time – build a network of relationships with people you wouldn’t otherwise meet. This is valuable beyond measure.
Sprinting is an underutilized training tool. It is often used only by high-level athletes but, in my opinion, most people should incorporate some form of sprinting into their workout routine.
There are a handful of things that annoy personal trainers. Pretty much anything that keeps a personal trainer’s client from reaching their goals will get on our nerves.
When personal training diabetic clients, you need to understand the condition, the person, and all possible issues that can arise in a training session with a diabetic person. Here’s what I’ve learned over the years.
There are a number of factors that determine what is appropriate for your clothing as a personal fitness trainer. Here’s how to work out what is right for you and the gym you are in.
Whether you are a personal trainer, a mother, or one of the guys who desperately wants to get rid of his dad bod, you’ll benefit from instigating this challenge.
Here, we cover every method of promotion that is available to a personal trainer. The goal is to reach potential clients. If you have a free hour, work on any one of these to increase your number of clients.
Personal fitness trainers should know the limits of their knowledge and scope of practice. There should be regular referrals to health professionals as any health issue pops up or if the trainer has a question.
There are all sorts of ways to expand your knowledge and experience as a fitness trainer. Invest in your knowledge with an additional certification in something like kettlebell training.
Working out outside is a great change of pace from the usual machines and air conditioning. Here are some ideas and things to consider when training clients outside.
The ability to look and see what is there seems easy and commonplace. You’d be amazed at the number of things that people don’t see. Good personal fitness trainers miss nothing.
As personal fitness trainers, we get to meet a lot of people. There is no robotic method of getting to know someone with a set list of questions to ask each other. Plus, everyone is different. But here are some tips to add to your repertoire.
While we do live in a very, very free world, there are some standards you should maintain to be seen as a health professional.
Personal Fitness Trainers need to be able to be found. With a website, you guide potential clients through an introduction to you, your education and your happy clients.
Teenage kids have a lot of energy. When their energy not spent in a healthy, productive way, it will be spent in an unhealthy way. Here’s a suggestion on how to keep some kids out of trouble.
We’ve all got our zones of comfort. Some people can’t stand a five degree increase or decrease in temperature. Others feel the need to sit if their heart rate goes up a little. But results occur when you step outside of your comfort zone, so get used to it.
Here is a quick look at the broad spectrum of what generally should be done and not done in order to lose weight.
Golf is a funny sport in that you don’t need to be generally fit to play it. But the force put out by every swing of the club can be tremendous and if you’re experiencing lower back pain, here are some things that I usually try with my golfer clients.
