Have you been seriously ill or badly injured while working as a fitness pro? If so, how did you handle your career or clients during this trying time? We'd like to hear about your experience. Please e-mail IDEA contributing editor April Durrett at adurrett@cox.net.

IDEA's Editors Want to Hear From You

Group fitness instructors: Did your mother’s or daughter’s involvement in fitness influence your decision to become an instructor? Are you part of a mother-daughter teaching team? How does your relationship complement your fitness career? Please e-mail jkeller@ideafit.com.

What kind of business card do you have? How have you made it memorable, yet professional? What kind of graphics or photos do you think are appropriate on business cards? Have you done away with paper business cards due to the rise of the Internet? Please send your thoughts to IDEA contributing editor April Durrett at adurrett@cox.net. ...

Personal trainers: What profit centers does your business have other than traditional one-on-one training? We're curious what helps you make money and why it's been successful for you. Please e-mail IDEA contributing editor April Durrett at adurrett@cox.net.

Personal Trainers: What types of profit centers does your business have other than traditional one-on-one training? We're curious what helps you make money and why it's been successful for you. Please e-mail IDEA contributing editor April Durrett at adurrett@cox.net.

Wanted: personal training experts who’d like to occasionally contribute to the “Tricks of the Trade” column in IDEA Fitness Journal. Please send us your name, business name, city/state/province, areas of expertise, populations you work with and anything about your background or business that makes you unique. E-mail IDEA contributing editor April Durrett at adurrett@cox.net.  

Wanted: personal training experts who’d like to occasionally contribute to the “Tricks of the Trade” column in IDEA Fitness Journal. Please send us your name, business name, city/state/province, areas of expertise, populations you work with and anything about your background or business that makes you unique. E-mail IDEA contributing editor April Durrett at