Archive for July 2015
Four Trainer Scheduling Tools That Will Save You Time and Help Grow Your Business
Client scheduling is a necessary component of your business. Learn some of the more popular programs and apps to simplify the scheduling process.
Read More10 Steps to Starting a Successful Business
Many would-be entrepreneurs fail to realize their dreams because the thought of starting a new business seems too overwhelming. Make the process easier by breaking it down into small steps.
Read MoreAre You Creating a Supportive Customer Experience?
Whether you run a large personal training facility or a one-person business, treating your customers well should be at the heart of everything you do.
Read MoreFour Language Swaps to Improve Client Adherence
What you say to your personal training clients can can affect how well they perform. Be sure you choose your words wisely so that clients maximize their potential.
Read MoreEight Key Elements in Quality Youth Development
If you want to coach youth to reach their sports training goals, consider these eight keys to quality youth development, created by educators at the University of Minnesota Extension:
HELP YOUTH FEEL PHYSICALLY AND EMOTIONALLY SAFE.
Trainer’s tip: Set boundaries and expectations with both the clients and their parents early on. Be a good role model and create a safe environment.
Understanding the Language of Movement
Coaches and trainers are really educators specializing in human movement, so it’s central to our success—and that of our clients—to build a fluid understanding of how humans learn to move and how we can influence their learning. ?
Read MoreHow to Thrive Amid Business Competition
When Jack and Jenna Oliver opened Above the Bar, a CrossFit® facility in Fort Walton Beach, Florida, 2 years ago, they knew it wouldn’t be an overnight success. However, they didn’t expect the competition to be so fierce. “It rattled us for a few seconds,” Jenna notes, “until we realized that people come to us because they think we have a superior product.”
Read MorePilates Success: Repetition Is Key
Have clients asked you, “How many times a week should I do Pilates?” You may have answered, “It depends.” Many things factor into the ideal Pilates program, including the client’s fitness level and goals. But one session a week is rarely, if ever, enough.
Read MoreFoam Rolling With TriggerPoint™ Performance
Foam rolling, also known as self-myofascial release, has become one of the more popular trends in fitness in the past five years. However, few people really know what foam rolling is or why to do it.
Read MoreIndian Street “Burger”
Perhaps nothing celebrates meat better than a traditional burger, but it’s quickly becoming apparent that vegetables can stand up on a bun next to this American standard just as well.
Read MoreImprove Our Diets, Save the World
How do we wrestle with issues of food production, a swelling world population, an obesity epidemic, climate change, water scarcity, food-cost containment and antibiotic resistance?
Read MoreRow the Right Way
We can all assume that we know how to row, but if you’re serious about getting strong while keeping your shoulders healthy, you may just want to read this. Mike Robertson, ReebokONE Expert Contributor and President of Robertson Training Systems, breaks down the proper way to row.
Read MoreFitness Industry Advice for Personal Trainers
The one piece of advice that has really worked for me is “five a day.” I heard this at a group I joined called the Be Better Project, led by Phil Kaplan. We learned a lot of good information about growing a personal training business. The idea is to talk to five people a day about your business. If you are shy, you could start out with just talking or saying hi to five people a day. Once that feels comfortable, then talk to them about your business. Don’t do a sales pitch; work what you do into the conversation casually.
Read MorePerimenopause and Nutrition
Today, it is estimated that more than 40 million American women are in the life-changing phase known as perimenopause. All of these women are likely to experience some symptoms associated with this shift (Saunders 2002).
Read MoreMeeting the Wellness Needs of Mothers
As a fitness or wellness professional, you are dedicated to making a difference on this planet. Training clients who are mothers is one of the most life-affirming roles you can have, because your influence and guidance may have a multigenerational impact.
Read MoreYoga for Neck and Shoulder Pain
In our high-stress, hurried world—filled with financial pressures, information overload, “terror alerts” and sleeplessness—many people feel the weight of the world on their shoulders. Add to this emotional tension the physical stress of sedentary lifestyles with long hours spent hunched over computers and, all too often, the result is a serious pain in the neck.
Read MoreTo Motivate or Terminate?
Your employees directly affect the success of your business. They work with your clients, sell your products and engage in frontline, day-to-day operations. Some employees are a pleasure to manage, and others—well, not so much. Working with an exemplary employee who is productive, independent, motivated and delightful is every manager’s dream. On the flip side, some employees are just bad hires and the decision to let them go is straightforward. Unfortunately, staff management isn’t that black and white.
Read MoreFrom Cancer Survivor to Figure Competitor
Client: Leslie Spencer, PhD
Personal Trainer: Domenick Salvatore, CSCS
Location: Blackwood, New Jersey
The Science of Weight Gain
Fitness professionals expend considerable energy helping people to lose weight, but there’s another way to view this challenge: What are the main factors that cause people to gain weight??
Read MoreFoods That May Help Fight Pain
The active compounds found in these foods have been credited with helping to reduce pain, sometimes to the same extent as commonly prescribed nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory medications. Some of the studies—on humans and animals—into the role of these foods in pain management are promising, but the research is in its infancy.
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