Update 5/29/20. One of the “personal training 101” topics that all fitness professionals need to know is how to determine a maximum heart rate. For most people, this means learning the 220 – Age equation. While this equation is used by millions of people for decades, other equations—that are said to be better —also exist. […]
[Continue reading...]Interview: Patrice Jones of FruFit Affordable Fitness
Update 9/4/20. Patrice Jones, of Fru Fit Affordable Fitness, is a self-employed personal trainer in the Howard County / Montgomery County Maryland areas. I wanted to interview her because she has a unique and inspiring story that brought her to the fitness world and because she has keen insights into how other personal trainers can […]
[Continue reading...]NASM TV Infomercial Review
Have you seen the NASM TV commercial? If not, it’s actually a 30 minute infomercial ―complete with a studio audience ―that extols the benefits of the NASM personal trainer certification. This is actually pretty special because I believe its the very first time personal training organization infomercial – at least its the first I’ve seen. […]
[Continue reading...]Certified Trainer But Never Trained Anyone: What To Do
Update 3/10/20. You are a new personal trainer but you have no first-hand experience training anyone. You know the book stuff but not the hands-on stuff you need to design a safe exercise program. Since many certifications occur online these days I think a lot of people have this question. I’m not only an exercise […]
[Continue reading...]How To Be a Certified Personal Trainer: Step By Step
Update 7/26/19. “How can I be a personal trainer?” is one of the most frequent questions I am asked and see being asked online. I’ve thought a lot about this and even wondered what I would have done differently if I had to do it over again. With that in mind, let me try not […]
[Continue reading...]Interview with Martin McLoughlin of Extreme Fitness Personal Training
Martin McLoughlin is the owner of Extreme Fitness Personal Training in Fallsington PA. Marty not only has an inspirational story to tell, he also has been nice enough to share his insights and knowledge about the personal training industry. He does not hold back his straight talk / tough love on what he feels personal […]
[Continue reading...]Finding a Personal Training Mentor
Update 4/9/21. For those just starting out as a personal trainer―or those who are not yet certified but desire guidance on their journey to be a trainer ―a question I’ve been asked on more than one occasion is: “How do I find a mentor?” Those who usually ask this question are fitness entrepreneurs at heart, […]
[Continue reading...]How To Make A WordPress Website Step By Step Tutorial
Update 7/15/19. I want to do for you what nobody did for me. I want to show you how you can easily create your own website. It doesn’t cost a lot of money either. I’m going to show you step-by-step how I did it. I’ll leave nothing out. Follow along with me and at the […]
[Continue reading...]Genesis Theme Design Settings Review
This is a continuation of my series of posts to show you how to set up a blog. In this post I will show you how to adjust the Design Settings of the Genesis WordPress theme. Genesis is one of the most popular WordPress premium themes and use used by countless bloggers all over the […]
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