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: […]
Can You Become a Personal Trainer With a Criminal Record?
Can you become a personal trainer with a criminal record or felony? Learn how certification rules, gym background checks, insurance, state laws, and evidence of rehabilitation may affect your chances of getting hired.
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 Front Desk Emergency Procedures: Is Your Staff Prepared?
Gym front desk employees may be the first staff members notified when someone collapses, is injured or faces a security threat. Yet some receive little emergency training. Here is what every gym should teach its front desk staff about calling 911, CPR, AED use, locker-room emergencies and emergency action plans.
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 […]
Gym Safety: Failure To Train Front Desk Staff. The Dirty Secret
Update 9/5/20. Each time you enter a gym, what’s the first thing you normally see – the people at the front desk, right? It’s ironic that these people are so important to the gym -yet the front desk staff is those the health club managers appear to give the least thought to. This is a […]