June, 2007

Sample Class: Individualized Indoor Cycling

Use variety and purpose to hone in on personal fitness goals.

4 Core Challenges of Running a Pilates Business

Your success is likely to depend on how you handle business planning, facility selection, staffing and customer service.

Alcohol’s Effect on Health

How Values Affect Program Adherence

Let their values be your guide.

Transformational Coaching

By using highly focused dialogue during training sessions, you can help your clients create sustainable change.

The Personal Fitness Counselor

With a master’s degree in rehabilitation counseling, Meredith Nelson, MEd, helps clientele plow through barriers to fitness.

What do you do if your client comes to his session with a bad attitude after a bad day?

Three-Way Plank

Pair the BOSU^® Balance Trainer with a simple core move to engage and challenge participants.

The Way to a Man’s Healthy Heart Is Through His Stomach

Optimal nutrition for the performance-driven male.

Facilitating Fellowship

Fitness professionals play a key role in helping students and clients reap the many benefits of social connection.

IDEA Fitness Industry Compensation Survey 2006

This biennial portrait of wages and benefits in the fitness industry shows a largely positive picture and affords a number of insights.

Anger Management Strategies

What to do when you’re ready to explode.

A Spark on the Class Schedule

Draw inspiration from these noteworthy classes.

Real-World Step

Use these simple tips to translate advanced moves for your students at home.

Cool Off With Frozen Fresh-Fruit Yogurt Pops

Yoga for Recovering Addicts