What is a “Master Personal Trainer”?
[Continue reading...]Do Prunes Help Bone Health And Osteoporosis?
When people think bone health, they automatically conjure up ideas of taking calcium and vitamin D supplements. Fewer might also have heard of the value of potassium and vitamin K too. But those are supplements. What about foods to help bones stay strong? Well besides milk, what else is there? Well, it turns out many […]
[Continue reading...]How Young Can A Personal Trainer Be?
Update January 9, 2024. So, you’re under 18 and want to be a personal trainer. Can you do this? I’ve been a fitness trainer since the 1990s. I also teach/train personal trainers. I was once asked if it was OK if a 16-year-old could attend one of my classes. That got me thinking if there […]
[Continue reading...]Do Personal Trainers Have To Look Perfect?
This is more of a rant than anything else and originally started out as something I send to those getting my newsletters. But, it generated so much response, that I wanted to open it up to everybody. It’s about an email I once received from a woman who told me of her desire to become […]
[Continue reading...]The AAAI/ISMA Personal Training Test
I get a lot of questions about the AAAI/ISMA personal trainer test. It makes sense as this is the most popular class I teach. I want to help you if you are trying to pass this certification test. What I’d like to do is tell you about how the AAAI/ISMA certification works and try to […]
[Continue reading...]Foods That Decrease – And Increase – Inflammation
Inflammation. Everybody is talking about it because too much is thought to cause to disease. More than that, people really want to know how to reduce inflammation. Can you take a supplement? Well maybe, but what about food? What foods reduce inflammation? Odds are, they are in your kitchen right now. In this review, let’s […]
[Continue reading...]Sexual Harassment In The Gym: What To Do If It Happens To You
Update 8/3/20. Almost every day we hear allegations of sexual harassment. Truth be told, this is nothing new. Unfortunately, harassment like this and other forms has been going on for many years. While we often hear only about incidents involving celebrities, Hollywood directors, and politicians, I wanted to discuss sexual harassment in fitness centers. The […]
[Continue reading...]What Injuries Do Personal Trainers Get?
Update 7/20/19. It’s a fact that personal trainers get injured on the job. It happens while working with clients and in group classes too. It’s happened to me and to the fitness trainers I know. But, what injuries are common to fitness instructors? More importantly, how do you avoid getting hurt? What if it’s the […]
[Continue reading...]Canopy Personal Trainer Liability Insurance
I’m a believer that all fitness trainers should have personal trainer liability insurance. I believe this is also important for personal trainers working in gyms too. While I cannot give statistics on how many trainers have been sued, I can tell you that I have been contacted by lawyers who are looking for experts to […]
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