What is a “Master Personal Trainer”?
Real Life Personal Trainer Story
You need to read this! I recently got an email from someone who is a brand new personal trainer. The story she told me was very interesting and disturbing and I’m reposting it here to help give people insights into what goes on in some health clubs. I am omitting the name of the trainer […]
What You Learned AFTER Your Personal Training Certification?
It’s a fact: A fitness cert doesn’t mean we know everything. Passing a personal training certification test only means that we have passed the minimum requirements needed to be a personal trainer. Because of this, I want to help you. I want you tell you some of the things I’ve learned over the years – […]
Fake Personal Trainer Certifications
As I was driving to a client the other day I noticed a personal training studio that was offering a “personal training certification” class. When I got home I went to their website and discovered that the “certification” was taught by the gym’s personal trainers! This got my spidey sense tingling because unfortunately, I’ve seen […]
Personal Training Don’t Make This Mistake
I was working out at the gym when I noticed one of the personal trainers, working with a couple of female members. I could tell they were novices by the way they were acting around the equipment so it was good that they had a trainer showing them the ropes. At one point, the personal […]
Health Care Reform And Personal Trainers: An Untapped Resource?
Like many people on Feb 25th 2010, I watched President Obama and the live debate on health care reform. A few times during the discussion I heard the term “prevention” used but unless I missed it, I never heard anyone talk about H(OW personal fitness trainers can help reduce the risk of disease and improve […]