Clients and Combat Training – Presenting Krav Maga
Offering a client the opportunity to become a human walking weapon simply through proper training might open up new doors for personal trainers seeking to expand their repertoire. Krav Maga is the avenue to follow. Krav Maga, translated from Hebrew as “contact-combat”, is a military self-defense system developed for the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) and Israeli security […]
Cross-Cultural Personal Training
Learn to become a culturally diverse personal trainer by creating a “melting pot gym” for new clients whether or not foreign travel is within your grasp. Every country across the globe takes pride in its various cultures and traditions. Among those is a unique version of what is considered “ideal physical beauty”, placing a slightly […]
Cross-Cultural Personal Training
Learn to become a culturally diverse personal trainer by creating a “melting pot gym” for new clients whether or not foreign travel is within your grasp. Every country across the globe takes pride in its various cultures and traditions. Among those is a unique version of what is considered “ideal physical beauty”, placing a slightly […]
No Pain, No Gain? No Way!
“Part of what makes an athlete an athlete is the ability to play through pain.” DO YOU AGREE? This statement was made by Brian P. McKeon, Boston Celtics chief medical officer during an interview. Staggering Statistics According to the CDC (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention), high school athletes alone account for an estimated 2 million […]
No Pain, No Gain? No Way!
“Part of what makes an athlete an athlete is the ability to play through pain.” DO YOU AGREE? This statement was made by Brian P. McKeon, Boston Celtics chief medical officer during an interview. Staggering Statistics According to the CDC (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention), high school athletes alone account for an estimated 2 million […]
Integrating Sleep And Exercise For Mutual Improvements
Can counting your ZZZ’s benefit athletic performance, or does exercise facilitate a better night’s sleep? An inability to sleep and sleep well is a pervasive health concern in our society today. Although every scientific detail of how sleep regulates normal hormonal and metabolic processes is not yet completely understood, we must recognize the mounting evidence […]
The 4 C’s of Personal Trainers

If you were embarking on a new workout program, what qualities might you seek in a personal trainer? Does your current level of professionalism fit into such criteria? In other words: Would you hire “you”? Years ago, as I contemplated branching out within my fitness career, adding personal training to complement my group-exercise teaching, a […]
The 4 C’s of Personal Trainers

If you were embarking on a new workout program, what qualities might you seek in a personal trainer? Does your current level of professionalism fit into such criteria? In other words: Would you hire “you”? Years ago, as I contemplated branching out within my fitness career, adding personal training to complement my group-exercise teaching, a […]
Align Yourself With The Best Option: The Loaded Carry
If I had a dime for every client who has ever told me she doesn’t want to “bulk up”, I would probably be writing this article from a remote tropical island somewhere in the South Pacific instead of at a desk in St. Louis! A great deal of misconception surrounds the notion of what exactly […]
Align Yourself With The Best Option: The Loaded Carry
If I had a dime for every client who has ever told me she doesn’t want to “bulk up”, I would probably be writing this article from a remote tropical island somewhere in the South Pacific instead of at a desk in St. Louis! A great deal of misconception surrounds the notion of what exactly […]