Promoting a Growth Mindset: Helping Fitness Clients Achieve and Succeed
Most trainers have encountered a client who outwardly appeared to have all the ability and desire needed to achieve their personal goals and aspirations, yet didn’t live up to the expected level. There are numerous reasons for coming up short: improper diet, inadequate rest and recovery, wavering commitment, and so forth. One explanation that some […]
Christina Irwin–NFPT Personal Trainer Spotlight
Meet Christina Irwin, NFPT-CPT and NFPT Fitness Nutrition Specialist, 58 years young, a mother of four, and a fitness studio owner. In addition to her NFPT certifications, Christina also holds a TRX cert, and Health and Life Coaching certifications. She has performed resistance training for 40+ years, and maintained her physique through permanent lifestyle changes. […]
Youthful Benefits of Exercise-Induced Sweating
Perspiration is a natural human process that serves important purposes, yet so many of us revile its effects in both ourselves and others. Some people don’t like to be stinky, some don’t like to be slimy, and most don’t want to be close to others who are either! Personal trainers are forever intertwined with exercise-induced […]
How Introverts Can Be Successful Personal Trainers
If you’re considering a career as a personal trainer but are worried your introversion might interfere with your success, the following will hopefully assuage your fears and increase your confidence moving forward as you pursue your path as a fitness professional. Read on to find out how introverts can embrace their natural inclinations and personality, […]
Luis Centeno–NFPT Personal Trainer Spotlight
Meet Luis Centeno, NFPT-CPT and Master Trainer from Chicago, IL. Fitness transformed his life via working out daily to the point that he also wanted help others feel the same. His grassroots success story is something that has motivated not only other fitness trainers, but also others that live a healthy lifestyle. After Luis became […]
The Importance of Pre-Screening for Personal Trainers: A Comprehensive Guide
When you become a personal trainer, your primary objective is to ensure your clients achieve their fitness goals safely and effectively. An essential step in this process is pre-screening, which helps you gather crucial information about a client’s health and fitness background before starting any exercise program. In this article, we will discuss why pre-screening […]
What Challenging Clients Teach You as a Personal Trainer
As personal trainers, we would love it if all clients we work with were “easy” in terms of communication, adherence, motivation, and commitment. However, we are serving people, not robots. Turns out, this is a good thing. We learn more from climbing difficult mountains than following a smooth and clear path. For this article, I […]
How Personal Trainers Can Better Boost Engagement and Income This Summer
Heading into Summer, personal trainers might be looking for new ways to boost engagement with new clientele and increase income. While many of us are already in it with current clients, summertime can sometimes be a slow time of year with many people out on vacation and potentially letting their usual fitness routines take a […]
How Generative AI Can Help Personal Trainers: The Pros and Cons of Artificial Intelligence
Personal training can be a challenging profession, requiring an individual to meet the needs of numerous clients, work early and/or long hours, and oversee business operations; so, if generative AI (artificial intelligence) could help you run your business – would you be interested? What is Generative Artificial Intelligence (AI)? Generative AI is a rapidly advancing […]
Get More Personal Training Clients – A Three Week Challenge
Getting more personal training clients is all about consistency and creativity. It is quite different than getting certified as a trainer but there is a similar step-by-step process you can follow to get to your goal. You start from the inside with your current clientele, work your way out into the community, and supplement with the […]