Have you ever wanted to know how to become an online, virtual personal trainer?  You’re not alone. I’ve gotten several questions from personal trainers who’ve wanted to expand their business into online training and so to help you, I sought out several  people who are doing virtual training and asked them several questions about their […]

As a new year comes upon us, many personal trainers start to think anew about their business and what they can do to make it better. Some consider new exercise equipment to buy while others think about different ways they can get clients (tip: see my trainer marketing book for more on that). One area […]

If you are a personal trainer, my guess is that whenever someone brings up Planet Fitness, you probably laugh and tell jokes about them. Maybe you even recount a story of someone who set off the “Lunk Alarm.” Well, I’m here to say you should not laugh at Planet Fitness because they are eating the […]

So, you’ve decided you need fitness insurance  as a professional in the fitness industry. As you might already know, the process of applying for coverage and understanding your policy can be confusing. To make your application process a bit easier, let’s break down the points of various terms you may encounter when purchasing personal trainer […]

So you showed up at your clients house to train them and you find the person coughing and sneezing and dribbling snot everywhere. Oh, and they STILL want to workout. Has this ever happened to you? What would you do in this situation? Let me try to give you some advice on what to do […]

So, you’re under 18 and want to be a personal trainer. Can you do this? Recently, I was asked if it was OK if a 16 year old attended a personal training certification class I was teaching. That got me to thinking if there were other young people out there also wondering if they can […]

A lot of people ask me about personal trainer insurance. In fact, it’s one of the most common questions I get. While there are many companies out there that offer trainer liability insurance, not all policies are equal and some important things may be overlooked. Because of this, I reached out to CPH & Associates, […]

As personal trainer, you will be working with many different types of people. They will not only have different personalities but religions too. While religion does not need to be considered when training someone, I know some fitness trainers struggle with this when the religion dictates that people follow certain dietary guidelines. One such group […]

When most people write about the mistakes that personal trainers make, they focus on exercises. Granted I’ve seen them too (here’s a post about it), but I don’t want to do that here. As a self employed personal trainer since 2002, I instead, I want to focus on career and business mistakes because, in the […]