It’s ironic that most people have never heard of rhabdomyolysis, even though you’ve probably seen it mentioned on TV every day! Rhabdomyolysis is a condition that results in the death of your muscle cells from a stress (like exercise) that overwhelms the body’s ability to adapt. Basically the muscle cells rupture and release their cellular […]
How To Pass The NASM Personal Trainer Test
This post is by Heather Dziczek an NASM personal trainer. Heather can be reached at her website HeatherDzicek.com. My hope is that Heathers words can be of some comfort and inspiration to you ask you study for the NASM personal trainer test and hopefully give you some insights and study tips as you prepare to […]
Should Personal Trainers Recommend Supplements?
Good nutrition and personal training go hand-in-hand, but what about supplements? Should personal trainers recommend supplements to their clients? I know many do this, but I advise caution. To illustrate my reason for saying this, I would like to tell you about the most notorious personal trainer / supplement incident of all time. This is […]
Personal Training and HIV AIDS
One of the more challenging areas that personal trainers may deal with one day is working with somebody infected with HIV – but it doesn’t have to be. What I’d like to do is cover some issues to be considered when working with somebody who has HIV/AIDS as well as exercise guidelines to help people […]
Fitness Job Interview Steps To Success
So you’re a personal trainer looking for a job. You have a personal trainer job interview coming up and you don’t know what to expect. If this is you, you’re not alone, but don’t worry. I’ve interviewed personal trainers before so let me try to demystify the job interview process so you are better prepared, […]
Is Anna Kournikova a Certified Personal Trainer?
Anna Kournikova is a personal trainer? That was news to me when I heard that Anna Kournikova was hired to be one of the personal trainers on the Biggest Loser. Most people know Anna Kournikova as a tennis player, but is she a certified personal trainer? I looked into this just in case you too […]
Am I Too Old To Be A Personal Trainer?
Am I too old to be a personal trainer? That was the question asked by someone at a fitness website I like to frequent. It’s a good question and one I’ve heard before from others who decide to be get into the business, later, after they have already worked in another field and decide they […]
Personal Trainer Resume Tips
Ok you’re a certified personal trainer. Now what? How do you get a job? Even before that, how do you present yourself to your future employers in a way that helps you get head of all the other personal trainers? One of the easiest ways to jump ahead of the pack is to have a […]
The Best Personal Training License
I see a lot of people online asking “what’s the best personal training license” and almost as many fitness experts blogging about “the best personal training license” too. Most of these people dont know what the heck they are talking about! Let me try to add my 2 cents to this question and hopefully get […]