Personal Training Articles

You Want to Personal Trainer! HERE'S A SIMPLE SEVEN-WEEK PLAN ON HOW TO PAINLESSLY MAKE THE TRANSITION FROM GROUP FITNESS INSTRUCTOR TO PERSONAL FITNESS TRAINER. So, Be a By Chalene Johnson hrough hard work and perseverance, you have obtained the education and certifications to teach several kinds of group fitness classes. Over the years, you have stayed upto-date with group fitness guidelines...

personal training goes global From India, Italy and Israel to South Africa, China and Venezuela, personal trainers boost fitness worldwide. By April Durrett P ersonal trainers across the globe share some familiar and common goals. As fitness professionals, they are dedicated to helping clients experience safe and effective workouts. As promoters of healthy living, they diligently find ways to he...

PERSONAL TRAINER PROFILE Carving Out a Niche Subjects: Cory and Ann Puckett Location: Woodbridge, Virginia Facility: Puckett Total Fitness Experience: Fifth year as trainers; third year as owners Maverick Strategy: "In January 1997," Ann says, "one of our personal training clients living in a retirement community introduced us to the community's administrator, who was building an exercise room ...

profit CENTER B y S h i r l e y J . A r c h e r, J D , M A Joseph Pilates Business Booms How can personal trainers offer Joseph Pilates' popular workout methods to meet their clients' needs? E xercise programs based on the work of Joseph Pilates are experiencing an explosive growth worldwide. Along with fitness facilities offering group exercise formats, personal trainers are boosting their p...

PERSONAL TRAINER PROFILE Jumping for Sport Subject: Tim Grover Location: Chicago, Illinois Business: A.T.T.A.C.K. Athletics Experience: Fifth year as owner; 10th year as personal trainer to top athletes Hot Clients: Michael Jordan, Scottie Pippen, Alex Rodriguez, Darius Miles Maverick Approach: "Trainers might think, `My client is not a Michael Jordan,' but anyone in generally good shape can be...

exercise RX By R alph La Forge, MS Training the Cardiac Patent How can qualified trainers help heart disease survivors maximize recovery efforts? therosclerosis is a costly and fatal disease affecting thousands of individuals each year. The vast majority of those afflicted with the condition develop coronary heart disease (CHD), one of the leading killers of both men and women. Though no known ...

PERSONAL TRAINER PROFILE Training in the Great Outdoors Subject: Karen Martin Title: Owner Facility: BodyDesign Personal Training Experience: Third year as owner; fourth year as trainer Maverick Approach: "Today's successful personal trainers realize the importance of creativity and variety in the design of personal fitness programs," Martin explains. "Outdoor training is an excellent alternati...

PERSONAL TRAINER PROFILE Win-Win Compensation Subject: Mark Cibrario Title: Owner Facility: The Trainers Club Location: Northbrook, Illinois Experience: Fourth year as owner; 13th year as trainer Maverick Approach: "My business is built around the concept that trainers work for themselves as independent contractors," Cibrario explains. "Trainers pay me a flat hourly fee of $10 for use of my fac...

In the fitness industry, trends come and go. Yesterday’s high-low is today’s Pilates, and only time will tell if the indoor cycling classes that now pack participants wall to wall will eventually go the way of Jane Fonda–era aerobics. A steady stream of development...

Gotshalk, L.A., Berger, R.A., & Kraemer, W.J. 2004. Cardiovascular responses to a high-volume continuous circuit resistance training protocol. Journal of Streng...