All Cardio, No Impact: Exercises for the Non-Runner or Injured Client

Cardio is essential in a well-rounded fitness routine, but it’s certainly not everyone’s favorite, especially when the activity is perceived as “high-impact”. Some personal trainers work with clients can’t or flat out won’t run and jump. So how can you get cardio into your client’s session without the impact? Placating the Non-Participants Every trainer is […]

Dynamic Exercises for the Advanced Personal Training Client

Personal trainers working primarily with general fitness clients are usually pumped when signing an advanced client, or when a current client is ready to raise the bar. It’s an opportunity to apply our knowledge in a different way, get creative with the workout, and introduce more dynamic exercises. “Advanced” clients are those that are wanting […]

German Body Composition Training: The What, Why, and How

Different approaches to strength training can facilitate different body responses, especially when taking a closer look at hormone levels. Most personal training clients don’t realize that trainers consider how their sessions affect them on a cellular level. This is what Charles Poliquin did when he took advantage of the relationship between lactate and Human Growth […]

Lower Body Perturbation Training: Finding Your Balance

Daily life brings on a multitude of unexpected forces challenging stability and balance. Missing the last step of a stairway, a loose rock on a trail, a passerby accidentally bumping one’s shoulder, and the list goes on. The ability to regain and maintain balance is essential to living a long and independent life, but is […]

Fat Loss Versus Weight Loss

America seems obsessed with “weight loss” everywhere you look. Unfortunately, this concept is too frequently conflated with “fat loss” and more highly valued without taking body composition changes into account in most cases. Teasing out the differences both conceptually and physiologically, and making a clear distinction between fat loss and weight loss can help personal […]

So You Want To Be A Yoga Teacher

Being a Yoga instructor seems to be becoming as mainstream as smartphones and cat memes. With weekend yoga certifications available by the hundreds, and the unfortunate number of people teaching without any credentials, what does it truly take to be a credible yoga teacher? What a Yoga Instructor Is and Isn’t Being a yoga instructor […]

How to Conduct a Quality Personal Training Consultation

The beginning of the year brings a flood of new gym enthusiasts, which means trainers are up to their ears in new member consultations. This provides the opportunity for trainers to evaluate themselves and think critically about how they execute a consultation. What’s working and what isn’t? How sure are you that you are conducting […]

How to Convert a New Member Consultation to a Paying Client

New member consultations are an opportunity to work with a population that will benefit tremendously from a trainer’s expertise that might have otherwise missed out. If the consultation is approached in the right manner it won’t be a waste of time for the trainer; it can actually translate into a lot more business! A majority […]

Training a Dancer

The physical brutality of dance is often obscured in subtlety and stage makeup. While dancers can make their craft look easy, any trainer who has worked with a dancer knows there is elite strength and mobility required to dance well. What exactly does a dancer need to do in the gym in order to improve their […]

Calisthenics: Bodyweight Workout for Home Fitness Clients

Change and uncertainty can be extremely unsettling. When life falls out of its natural rhythm and we don’t know when it will return, it’s hard on our health. Both physically and emotionally. Many of us turn to movement and exercise to alleviate stress but what can we do when the gym is closed? Calisthenic training […]