Update 9/5/20. Brandon Long is a VERY successful personal trainer in Long Beach California where he has gained quite a reputation, so much so that even local newspapers have been writing stories about him. In fact, that’s how I first heard about Brandon after reading a Long Beach Post article on him that featured the […]
[Continue reading...]Who Should Avoid Supplements?
Supplement advertisements like to use the words “safe” and “natural” in the same sentence. For example, most of us have heard the phase “a safe, natural alternative” to describe the effects of a variety of supplements. While true, most supplements on the market are indeed safe, it’s incorrect to assume that just because something natural […]
[Continue reading...]What are Dietary Supplements? A Brief History of Supplements
Most of us have taken a multivitamin but in America, dietary supplements refer to a variety of semi-related nutritional compounds such as herbs, minerals, amino acids, enzymes, some hormones, and phytonutrients as well as byproducts of metabolism. Supplements are really called supplements because they are meant to supplement or complement a person’s daily, healthy diet. […]
[Continue reading...]AAAI/ISMA Recertification Questions
So your certified by AAAI/ISMA and your personal training certification is about to expire. How do you maintain your certificate and get recertified? This is the question I want to address – because I get asked about Recertification all the time. Along the way, I also want to give you some tips to reduce the […]
[Continue reading...]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 […]
[Continue reading...]Am I Too Old To Be A Personal Trainer?
Updated 4/7/24. 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 get into the business, later, after they have already worked in another field and decide […]
[Continue reading...]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 ahead of all the other personal trainers? One of the easiest ways to jump ahead of the pack is to have a […]
[Continue reading...]The Best Personal Training License
Update 7/25/19. 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 don’t know what the heck they are talking about! Let me try to add my 2 cents to this question and […]
[Continue reading...]Jack LaLanne The Biggest Name in Fitness History
Personal trainers need to know who Jack LaLanne was. But, if your under 30, Jack LaLanne was probably the guy you saw selling juicers on TV. While he did do that, I will make the bold statement that Jack LaLanne was more important than Arnold! Jack was more important than Joe Weider and Ronnie […]
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