You want to become a personal fitness trainer and you are told you have to pay $800, $1000, $1200 or more to get a personal trainer certification. Maybe the gym manager told you that the cert was worth it because is “Nationally Accredited.” But are these expensive fitness certs better? At the end of the […]
The 10 Commandments of Personal Training
To become a personal trainer, you have to become certified. Everybody knows that. But fitness exams only teach information about exercise science, fitness testing, physiology, and stuff like that. Fitness certification exams don’t teach you real-life information. This, unfortunately, you have to learn on your own. You can be the smartest fitness instructor in the […]
5 Forgotten Benefits Of Becoming A Personal Trainer
Sometimes, it’s easy to lose sight of why someone would want to become a personal trainer. I get that, especially if you are working in a busy gym where it seems you are being pulled in all directions. It’s easy to lose sight of the forest for the trees. To help bring back your perspective, […]
Personal Training and HIV AIDS
Training someone who is HIV positive may seem like one of the more challenging things a personal trainers may do – but it doesn’t have to be. What I’d like to do now is cover some issues to be considered when working with somebody who has HIV/AIDS as well as give fitness trainers some exercise […]
Can You Be A Personal Trainer And Smoke? Facts You Need To Know
I once was teaching a class that included a lot of people who were hoping to become certified personal fitness trainers. At noon, I gave everybody a lunch break, and it was then, while I was walking back to the college I was teaching, that I noticed something I don’t think I’ve ever seen before: […]
Personal Trainer With a Criminal Record?
Update 1/27/20. Can you be a personal trainer with a criminal record? This is a question I’ve seen asked quite a bit online, but I don’t think I’ve ever seen it discussed in any fitness publications. While I’m sure some might think the answer is obvious, I don’t think it necessarily is. I think for […]
15 Facts About Becomming A Personal Training They Don’t Tell You About
Update 12/22/19You want to become a personal trainer. You love working out and helping others. You’ve picked a certification and are studying to take your certification exam. Great! What comes after you get certified? In over 800 fitness certification classes I’ve taught, one thing I’ve noticed is most fitness certification focus more on the science […]
Gym Emergency Procedures: What Would You Do?
Update 2/22/23. As a certified personal trainer, let me ask you a question. What will you do, if― God forbid ―one of your clients dies right in front of you or is seriously injured while working out? What would you do if ANY member of the gym you worked at died or was injured? This […]
Personal Training During Ramadan
Update 2/27/20. As a personal trainer, you will be working with many different types of people. They will not only have different personalities but religions customs too. While religion does not need to be considered when training clients, I know some fitness trainers struggle with dietary guidelines during training sessions for those who fast during […]