Update 8/21/20. How to get clients is one of the most common questions both rookie and veteran personal trainers wonder about and stress over. With that in mind, let me show you how to use one of the best ways to pick up clients -outside of the gym – with Craigslist! I know what you […]
[Continue reading...]Fitness Job Interview Steps To Success
Update 7/10/19. So you’re a personal trainer looking for a job. Everybody has to start somewhere, right? You have a personal trainer job interview coming up and you don’t know what to expect. You’re nervous. If this is you, you’re not alone. Don’t worry. I’m going to help you. I’ve interviewed personal trainers, so let […]
[Continue reading...]What’s the Best Personal Training Certification?
Update 2/22/23. One of the most common questions I am asked is “What’s the best personal training certification?” It’s confusing because there are over a hundred different fitness organizations to pick from – and gyms often tell newbies, “this one is the best.” Your friends try to help too by telling you what they think […]
[Continue reading...]What Is A Master Personal Trainer?
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?
Updated June 27, 2025. 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 permissible for a 16-year-old to attend one of my fitness certification classes. That got me thinking […]
[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 Personal Training Test
Updated June 27, 2025. I receive many 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 explain how the AAAI/ISMA certification works, address some common […]
[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 […]
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