Personal Trainer Secrets for Exercise Success

Get the inside scoop on trainer secrets for exercise success and pass it on to your clients! Personal trainers love exercise. Or at least they should! It is our passion, way of life, and our work. Non-fitness professionals may not feel the same enthusiasm about physical fitness. They are looking for the magic trick, a […]

Eleven Must-Haves: Favorite Exercise Equipment

Clients usually want to keep up with exercise in between training sessions. While no equipment is required to get a good workout, having a few transportable ones can add some oomph to the workouts. Which ones are must-haves? Transportable equipment is useful because you can tote it anywhere. Throw it in a suitcase, gym bag, […]

Why Would Someone Hire a Trainer?

Personal trainers and clients work together to improve the clients’ fitness level. Sometimes they work together for a few sessions and sometimes they work together for years. How does it get started? Why does someone hire a trainer in the first place? Once someone determines a trainer is the best way to go, this starts […]

The Benefits of Handstands

Inversions have many benefits when incorporated into a workout. Some are easily performed while others take lots of practice. There are many fitness enthusiasts challenging themselves to learn handstands, which are an inversion. The benefits of doing inversions vary based on the type of inversion. Inversions position the body to be upside down, which shakes […]

November: The Perfect Month to Help Clients

November is a month when the seasonal changes become obvious. Leaves change color and fall as the weather begins to cool. For those who celebrate the Thanksgiving holiday, it also brings a season to be grateful. Many indulge in huge feasts, so trainers can help clients prepare for it. Use this month to help clients […]

Eyes Closed During Exercise

I never thought much about closing my eyes while working out. The only times I had done it was in a few yoga classes when the instructor tested our balance in tree pose suggesting we try it with our eyes closed. Recently I have discovered other opportunities to exercise with closed eyes. Here is what […]

Customize a Race for Your Clients

Many races abound throughout the year, although most are virtual right now with the pandemic. In years unlike 2020, races include runs of varying distances (1-mile fun run, 5K, 10K, marathon, ultra runs). Some runs have obstacles and mud. While some offer beer or doughnut incentives. Other races incorporate activities like biathlons with biking and […]

Helping Clients Handle the Busyness of December

The last month of the year is upon us and it will be good to see this year from a rearview mirror. As we navigate through December, most of us face cooler weather, holidays, food indulgence, and celebrations (most likely scaled down due to the pandemic). Regardless, it is a month of busyness– perhaps the […]

Making Only One Resolution

The exercise resolutioners come out of the woodwork in January. Many vow to get in shape, eat healthier, and make positive lifestyle changes. In a typical year, the gyms get busy at the beginning (although 2021 remains to be seen). By the time March rolls around, the numbers typically begin to dwindle and gyms do […]

Try Something New with Personal Training Clients

“Turning over a new leaf” is a well-known idiom implying change. Change is trying something new and adapting to it. Some refer to this act of change as turning the page or starting a new chapter. Turning or starting is the effort to make it happen. Such phrases are usually in reference to making a […]