The Corrective Exercise Specialist (CES) certification offered by the National Academy of Sports Medicine (NASM) is one of the most popular personal training certification’s out there today. For those who are interested in taking this certification, I sat down with April James, a self employed personal trainer in Titusville New Jersey about how she prepared […]
[Continue reading...]Do Gym Trainers Need Personal Trainer Insurance?
As a new year comes upon us, many personal trainers start to think anew about their business and what they can do to make it better. Some consider new exercise equipment to buy while others think about different ways they can get clients (tip: see my trainer marketing book for more on that). One area […]
[Continue reading...]How To Pass The ACE Certification
One of the most popular posts on this site is the interview I did with an ACE certified personal trainer, and how he prepared for the exam. Because of that, I wanted to do another ACE review to help people get another perspective. In this review, I interview ACE personal trainer and author of Beating […]
[Continue reading...]Do Tight Hamstrings Cause Heart Disease?
Is it possible that a simple fitness test you can do right now in you home, might predict your risk of heart disease? That’s what some people are saying in light of an interesting study that was published a few years ago and it even got some publicity on the Dr. Oz Show too. The […]
[Continue reading...]How Many Steps Per Day Is Best?
I was at the gym recently and noticed a woman walking on the treadmill. She was probably in her mid 40s and pretty overweight. She wasn’t walking fast, but after a few minutes she was so tired that she literally had to get off the treadmill and take a breather. A while later, I watched […]
[Continue reading...]5 Marketing Lessons From Planet Fitness
If you are a personal trainer, my guess is that whenever someone brings up Planet Fitness, you probably laugh and tell jokes about them. Maybe you even recount a story of someone who set off the “Lunk Alarm.” Well, I’m here to say you should not laugh at Planet Fitness because they are eating the […]
[Continue reading...]4 Liability Insurance Terms Trainers Need To Know
So, you’ve decided you need fitness insurance as a professional in the fitness industry. As you might already know, the process of applying for coverage and understanding your policy can be confusing. To make your application process a bit easier, let’s break down the points of various terms you may encounter when purchasing personal trainer […]
[Continue reading...]NPTI Chicago Review
The National Personal Training Institute (NPTI) is argubly the most expensive fitness education program in the US today with the exception of getting a college degree in exercise science. In this review I interview Wendy Harmening who went through the program in 2015 in the Chicago area. The goal of this interview is to help […]
[Continue reading...]Fit Bit vs. Samsung S Health: What’s Better?
So, after over two years it was time to upgrade my Samsung Note 2. I decided to get the . As I discovered soon afterward, this phone comes with something called “S Health” was is supposed to track various things like oxygen saturation and heart rate. It also tracks steps and even cycling distance too. […]
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