“Practicing What You Teach”, an obvious “play on words” of the common phrase “Practicing What You Preach”, has two primary meanings to me. On one hand, fitness professionals should “walk the walk” and engage in the activities that they are promoting. It always concerns me when I see people making their living in the fitness […]
Your Reputation Matters
I recently had the pleasure of teaching at the AAAI/ISMA fitness conference in Baltimore MD. It was a lot of fun and a time to catch with a lot of people who I have not seen in a long time. While I had a lot of interesting conversations with people while I was in Maryland, […]
How To Make Your Fitness Bootcamp Stand Out!
Update 11/28/20. These days, it seems that there are fitness bootcamps everywhere you look. Even weekly classes in a gym are now being referred to as fitness boot camps because it’s the new trendy buzz word. Because of this, what you do right now to make sure that your bootcamp business does not become lost […]
Real Life Personal Trainer Story
You need to read this! I recently got an email from someone who is a brand new personal trainer. The story she told me was very interesting and disturbing and I’m reposting it here to help give people insights into what goes on in some health clubs. I am omitting the name of the trainer […]
Choosing a Personal Trainer The Smart Way
There are many people that could use the skills and knowledge of a good personal trainer but frequently go about it the wrong way. When you are hiring someone that you are entrusting with your health and well being a little background check and vetting is a good idea, don’t you think? So where to […]
Extreme Bodyweight Exercises for Bootcamps!
Any trainer who has ever operated a fitness bootcamp knows how grueling it can be. Not just from the physically but mentally as well. Creating new exercises, lugging the equipment from place to place, watching each bootcamper to ensure proper form, then packing everything up and doing it all over again at the next bootcamp! […]
5 Tips to Boost your Boot Camp Marketing Success
Successful trainers know that running a thriving fitness bootcamp, while a lot of work, can be very rewarding both financially and personally. You are basically getting paid (oftentimes paid VERY well) to help change people’s lives. Doing what you love to do is a great thing indeed. The problem however is that getting and maintaining […]
Top 5 Little-Known Boot Camp Drills
UPdate 11/28/20. Ahhh, the joys of training a fitness boot camp class… Hearts thumping. People sweating. And all of your boot campers giving you those “I hate you looks” as you put them through their workout. But you just smile because you know your people are getting the one thing they really want: RESULTS! But, […]
What You Learned AFTER Your Personal Training Certification?
It’s a fact: A fitness cert doesn’t mean we know everything. Passing a personal training certification test only means that we have passed the minimum requirements needed to be a personal trainer. Because of this, I want to help you. I want you tell you some of the things I’ve learned over the years – […]
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