Get More Personal Training Clients – Communicate Better!
Effective communication goes beyond talking and listening. It takes into account the situation and the specific person you are in conversation with. Personalized communication can build business and customer loyalty or break it down. Poor service or lack of results isn’t always what sends clients screaming for the exit. It’s often the quality (or lack […]
Ankle Anatomy – Fibularis and Peroneus Muscles
The words peroneus and fibularis are used interchangeably in anatomy. But, who needs an extra word to learn when you’re already trying to remember 600 muscles in the human body!? Not you. Not me. Let’s pick one word – fibularis and learn about the three muscles that make up this group of lower leg muscles […]
Travel the World As a Personal Trainer
The word on everybody’s lips is “travel”. As a young fitness professional, I am excited to see more travel incorporated in fitness business. With fitness becoming more popular and more widely recognized as a preventive method for chronic disease and premature mortality, professional options are endless. However, with options to spare it can still feel […]
5 Statements Personal Trainers Should Never Say to their Clients
Personal trainers, like every other person on the planet, have their moments of making silly remarks or insensitive comments to their clients. We are human, which means we are fallible. That’s ok! But, in the world of fitness, there are certain comments or promises trainers should refrain from making in order to build their […]
NFPT Live: Fitness Accounting and Bookkeeping Foundations – Ep 24
Everybody wants more money. Just like everybody wants to be fit. You know that being fit requires commitment. The same is true for finances. Education gets you started, awareness builds momentum and consistency gets you ahead financially. One way to make more money is to keep better track of your money. Tune in to the […]
Personal Training Pricing – How to Set Your Rates
Before you analyze your competition and current market prices there is one crucial foundational component of setting your rates to consider. Many personal trainers set their rates based on a list of factors outside themselves, such as demographic area, target clientele, competing trainers in the same experience and educational bracket as themselves. These are important factors […]
Alea Martinez – Mobile Personal Trainer Spotlight
If you ever wanted to be a mobile trainer 25-year-old Alea Martinez is one to learn from. After just 6 months of mobile training, she’s already got a second trainer on board (Nick Young) and a 1,000 square foot storefront in progress to run group fitness classes. Alea’s mobile training business is called My Fit and is helping […]
5 Personal Trainer Tax Questions Answered
Why does tax advice vary with different accountants? I don’t think it’s so much variability between accountants (this isn’t a super-complicated area of tax law). Where I think the variability comes from is in the individual trainer’s other tax facts and outside income. A single person who doesn’t itemize, has no kids, and isn’t a […]
Personal Trainer: 1099 Independent Contractor or Employee
As a personal trainer, you can work as an employee, a 1099 independent contractor or be self-employed. You can work as all three if you work in multiple settings. An independent contractor is sort of the middle between an employee and being self-employed. What is a 1099 Independent Contractor? A 1099 independent contractor (IC) provides […]
Does Chronic Inflammation Prevent Weight Loss?
Chronic low-grade inflammation can impede weight loss. If you have a client who is struggling to achieve a fitness or performance goal, inflammation may be interfering with that achievement. Inflammation. Sounds scary and undesirable. Depending on what you read (and who is responsible for the information), this could be true. It’s easy to gather that […]