Personal Training: Skills/Techniques Articles

TRICKS OF THE TRADE "Was it challenging to become a personal trainer after another career? Did you have to compete with younger trainers?" I worked in radio administration, sales and marketing for 22 years in the San Francisco Bay Area. QA & retain clients once I was working with them, as I had gained enough knowledge to explain why they were doing the programs I had designed for them. I foun...

TRICKS OF THE TRADE How do you handle a situation when the body odor of a client offends other clients? From time to time, we come across fitness participants who lack proper grooming and who even offend others with their body odor. There are a few ways to address this situation. First, if the client is on my roster, it is much easier for me to have a dialog about the issue. If the member doe...

In today’s society, people struggle to find enough time to complete work-related projects, enjoy their loved ones and also take good care of themselves. A personal fitness trainer (PFT) who can demonstrate to clients that they can spend quality time with their sweetie or friends while helping each other stay healthy and fit will be in high demand! Partner training is more economical f...

Do you think you’ve seen it all with the ball? Do many of your clients master stability ball exercises rapidly and want to move on to different challenges? Are you ready to discover a concept that will open up new exercise options equally well suited to a stability ball or a BOSU® Ballast® ball?