Fitness. Health.
Personal Training.
At the end of the day, you’re just talking to people. You give instructions, you demonstrate exercises, you listen, you laugh, you guide with body language, you give verbal cues, you give some high-fives and then you go home. A great personal trainer is a great communicator.
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.
This is not about marketing. It is about how to make yourself more valuable as a personal trainer. You can stand out on social media all you want, but how do you actually build up your knowledge and skill set as a personal trainer? Here’s how.
If you’re just starting out and find it hard to get a better paying job or higher paying clients due to lack of experience – here are some tips I used.
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.
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.
This happens every year. It’s like clockwork. The sugar fairy comes and does his work to our demise. Here are some tried and true tips to get you through.
As a fitness trainer, I see everyone rush in right at the beginning of the new year. Some stay, most don’t. My regular clients watch and laugh. Here are some tricks to help you get with it and stay with it.
Every job has its hazards. Even sitting down in an air-conditioned cubicle can cause you problems in the long run. Here’s how to do it right.
Let’s be honest. If you go to a gym long enough, you get to know people. If you know and like those people, then the gym experience becomes something much different. Fitness centers play a bigger role in the community than you would think.
I never would have done this if I didn’t work at a gym. I was just starting out as a trainer and was in touch with a small group of mountaineers. They invited me, I accepted. This is my story.