Why Health Professionals Can Benefit from a Personal Trainer Certification

There are numerous professionals in the health field – chiropractors, physicians, nurses, other medical experts, mental health counselors, and beyond, and most would benefit from adding a personal training certification to their bios. Each type of health professional has a specific role and scope of practice that varies tremendously by comparison. However, all health professionals […]

Create Positive Experiences for Fitness Clients

For fitness clients to adhere to an exercise plan and commit to lifestyle change, they need to feel that they can trust the professional they’ve hired to guide them on that journey of change. This is accomplished by building rapport with fitness clients. Rapport is the foundation of any successful relationship, including that of personal […]

Benefits of a Barre Approach to Fitness

If you’re looking for an exercise approach that is easily implemented yet surprisingly challenging, I encourage you to explore adding barre workouts to your arsenal of fitness techniques. Barre is a style of exercise that draws inspiration from ballet, yoga, and Pilates. The best part is – you don’t have to be a professional (or […]

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 […]

Sharpening Your Virtual Fitness Coaching Skills

It is an interesting time to be (or become) a fitness professional. As a result of the novel coronavirus, mandated closures, and social distancing rules, the fitness industry’s once traditional practices are morphing into new and innovative approaches to training and coaching. Even when the pandemic slows, it’s highly likely we will see a continuation […]

Consumer Psychology: What Fit Pros Need to Know

Personal training is a people-oriented business. Like any business that provides services to consumers, personal training relies on the professional’s ability to recruit and retain clients in order to turn a profit. To effectively accomplish this, fitness professionals must understand what makes consumers invest in a product, good, or service. All fitness professionals can benefit […]

Supporting Fitness Clients through Lapses and Relapses

The journey of behavior change is a nonlinear process and clients progress and regress through several stages as they grapple with adopting new lifestyle behaviors that support their larger health goals. As a result, lapses and relapses are possible and common. In the current “quarantined” state most of us are in, it’s important that we […]

Five Nutrition Mistakes Your Clients Could Be Making

To say our fitness clients are bombarded with multiple and often conflicting “healthy eating” messages would be a gross understatement. The topic of nutrition is as deep as it is wide and our clients are often left feeling “unbalanced” in the area of food and nutrition. While fitness professionals have a limited scope of practice […]

The Key to Motivation: How to Keep Personal Training Clients Going

Motivation is a key ingredient in a personal training client’s program adherence. If a client is motivated to adhere to a program, he or she is more likely to achieve lasting behavior change. That said, what motivation looks like and how we engage with clients may vary between a face-to-face, “on the ground” setting and […]

What is Metabolic Age?

As health and fitness professionals, we spend a significant amount of time studying and discussing metabolism. To our clients, this simply means how many calories they burn a day at rest and during exercise. Considering the nutrition aspect, our fitness clients might inquire “how many calories can I consume in order to lose (or maintain) […]