Do Your Training Sessions Have a Purpose?
Training sessions should not just move clients through a progression of machines or exercises without a plan or goal. Personal trainers need to design and conduct sessions that improve function by...
View ArticleDeck of Cards Workout
You can get a great workout using nothing more than a standard deck of cards and some basic rules. Using the Power of Random Order – that’s an original term! – the deck of cards workout provides a...
View ArticleProvide Specific Warm-up Program for Your Clients
No matter how often you remind clients that they have to allow enough time to warm-up before starting a session, too many of them still stroll in a few minutes before the start of their session. The...
View ArticleChange Your Clients’ Sessions With the Change of Seasons
Use the change of the seasons, and seasonal activities, as an opportunity to change the training methods that you use with your clients. In places where the weather turns, and stays, ugly for up to 5...
View ArticleFartlek/Speed Play Training for Team Sport Conditioning
Fartlek training is an effective mode of training that is well known to distance runners. The term “Fartlek” is Swedish for “Speed Play,” and is a continuous form of exercise that is performed at a...
View ArticleIndian Club-less Upper Body Flexibility Exercises
You should incorporate these basic Indian Club exercises as part of your clients’ warm-up routine. These simple exercises will improve the range of motion in the shoulders, wrists and elbows. Before...
View ArticlePractice What You Preach
You will be a more effective personal trainer and strength coach if you do everything in your own training that you do with your clients. Being able to perform every element of your program – from...
View ArticleHow to Compete With Large Gym Franchises
Personal trainers looking to build a successful business can compete with large, “big box” gym franchises and can gain the upper hand in the battle for personal training clients. Successful...
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