Fitness Trainers
Exercise to stimulate, not to annihilate. The world wasn't formed in a day, and neither were we. Set small goals and build upon them - Lee Haney
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Fitness is a Skill, and It's OK to Suck at it
Ever learned something new? Of course you have, you’re sitting upright and reading this in English, so already we’re looking at three things I’m assuming you weren’t able to do when you were born. Too simple? Okay, do this for me. Close your eyes and try to remember the first time you did any of the following:
- rode a bike
- drove a car
- learned to play an instrument
- learned a new language
- had… relations
I’m going to go out on a limb and guess that it wasn’t a very glamorous first attempt. Seriously, don’t lie, or I’ll ask your parents/driver’s ed teacher/guitar instructor/Spanish teacher/high school girlriend…
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A Heavy Lift For The Fitness World As Home Workouts Replace The Gym
Because of the coronavirus shutdowns, gyms and fitness studios are facing the same challenges as many other businesses around the country: forced to lay off employees, pleading for leniency on rent or insurance payments coming due.
Fitness Instructors Flock Online to Pump You Up
With widespread stay-at-home orders, they are using social media to stream their workouts. But many trainers are facing financial straits from a lack of paying clientele.
Is This the Breakout Star of Virtual Fitness?
“I just think he’s tapped into the moment,” Ms. Ripa said in an interview. “He’s put the fun into working out and the community back into the lives of people. He’s made a great big alienated, desolate world feel very small, and all you need is your phone.”
Personal Trainers Want You to Stop Doing These 10 Things
From thinking you know better, to expecting miracles from one week of classes.
Trainers Need to Start Learning How to Work With Differently Abled People
Trainers and gyms are failing disabled people in a lot of ways. Does changing this pattern mean changing an entire culture of ableism?
When The Pandemic Threatened His Business, This Fitness Pro Got Creative. Now He’s In Growth Mode.
With gyms closed, Mezheritzky got worried. “I felt like I was going to lose my business,” he says. His business model was based on one-on-one personal training. Here’s how he repositioned his business for success in an unpredictable environment.
Fitness trackers and personalised training programmes – the way to get healthier at work
The study highlights the benefits of promoting exercise at work. Whether this would be replicated on the scale required to improve population health meaningfully is far from certain.
Forget the Hotshot Trainer with the Six-Pack, Boomers Want Mature Fitness Coaches
As older people hit the gym in record numbers, demand rises for trainers in their 50s and 60s; ‘It’s hard for someone who’s young to understand'.
Hiring a personal fitness trainer was one of the best things I ever did
Having a personal fitness trainer may not be for everyone, for me it was the beginning of living a healthier life. As I have gotten older it is becoming even more important to me and the sacrifices I make in other areas of my life to continue affording the cost are paying great dividends.
Workout Tips From Top Trainers
In search of motivation, we reached out to ClassPass, a subscription service that offers access to gyms and studios across the city. The company recently surveyed members to ask which of New York’s fitness instructors were the most motivating, or had made a difference in members’ lives. ClassPass shared the results with us.
Don’t Buy This: You Don’t Need a Personal Trainer to Get a Good Workout
Instead of paying hundreds of dollars a month to have someone cheer you on, use free online resources and group classes to stay motivated and learn how to do exercises right.
How America’s Hottest Trainers Fuel Their Workouts
Ever wonder how your trainer keeps up with a full day of workouts and bootcamps? We did too — so we asked America’s hottest trainers how they handle their very active lifestyles. Here are their go-tos on everything from how they stay hydrated (with drinks like Bai Antiwater), what they wear to the gym, the latest tunes on their playlists, and more.
How to Hire a Personal Trainer Who Actually Knows What They're Doing
Having lots of Instagram followers doesn't make someone an expert.
My Advice to New Personal Trainers
The personal training and coaching industry has exploded in the last several years, and there are many poorly educated, albeit well-meaning, trainers who got into the job just because they love working out and “talking shop,” but without really having an understanding of what’s expected of you. After all, most popular certifications do an awful job of preparing you for the reality of the fitness industry. It’s extremely competitive, full of people promising things they can’t deliver. Here’s how to set yourself apart from the rest of the pack.
Personal Trainer Certification: Here Are The Best Programs In America
As the number of people looking to get in shape continues to grow at a rapid pace, the number of personal trainers has grown along with them. For those who love to stay active and would enjoy making a living by helping others achieve their fitness goals, becoming a personal trainer is the perfect career choice. It’s motivating, it’s fun, and with the right kind of business savvy it can be quite lucrative as well.
Personal Trainers Who Really, Really Specialize
Personal trainer Kevin Richardson offers a dazzling proposition: He’ll get you fit in just 10 minutes a day, three days a week. The hitch? It might be the worst 10 minutes of your life. “You feel like you’re going to die,” he says. “And right before you actually die, it’s over.”
Stretched Thin
Personal trainers are frequently overworked, undertrained, and underpaid by their gyms. And you thought you were feeling the burn.
Wearable Fitness Trackers that Personal Training Pros Actually Use -- and Why
With so many wearable fitness trackers on the market, it’s not easy making a decision. So we checked in with a few of the fit, brainy folks at the Focus Personal Training Institute—a leading personal-training school and sleek workout facility in New York City— and asked what they’re wearing on their wrist. Here’s what we found on our visit.
What To Look For In A Personal Trainer And How To Get The Most Out Of Them
Every trainer we spoke to says that communication is the key. “Just as you need guidance from your trainer to reach your goals, your trainer needs guidance from you to make sure they are making the session the best experience possible,” says Clarence. “You and your trainer are a team.
You Can Afford a Trainer
A qualified personal trainer can guide you safely through the process of getting or staying healthy and fit. And the services are more affordable than you might expect.
You Must Be Insane To Want To Be In The Fitness Business
As you are probably aware, the personal fitness/training industry is a very competitive industry. Price competition is cutthroat.
Fitness is a Skill, and It's OK to Suck at it
This is a call to those of us in the fitness world to do a better job of making our world a little less intimidating to those entering it for the first time.
Five Things Being a Zumba Instructor Has Taught Me About Science Communication
So, here is something that the casual reader of this blog may or may not know about me: In my other, non-psychology life, I’ve been working part-time for the past 2 years as a licensed Zumba® Fitness instructor.
CTS
Proven effective by thousands of endurance athletes, CTS is the premier source for personal coaching, training camps, and performance testing.
Fitness Mentors
So we will start by providing all necessary education you need to master the skills necessary to be an amazing online personal trainer.
Fitness Together
Our program from a Personal Trainer offers unique personalized fitness training for men and women ranging from twelve to ninety five years of age.
FitnessBuilder
Workout anytime, anywhere with your portable, affordable personal trainer.
Free Trainers
Since 2000, FreeTrainers.com has created free customized exercise workout plans for over 2 million people. We realize that not everybody has the same fitness goals and that is why all of our workout programs are custom made for you.
GMP Fitness
For health and fitness professionals, health coaches, healthcare professionals and enthusiasts, we are a health and fitness educational company and provide online fitness training courses, fitness products and services to help you on your mission for good health.
Interactive Fitness Trainers of America
IFTA is a certification and continuing education company established to provide potential instructors with the basic education and practical skills necessary to become qualified fitness leaders.
ithlete
ithlete – New heart rate monitoring technology that tells you when to train and when to rest.
LifeSport Coaching
Since 1992, Coach Troy Jacobson has been a leader in the field of sports performance training and coaching, developing a program that focuses on the fundamentals. This site is designed to provide people of all backgrounds, ages and ability levels important information that will help them achieve their athletic goals as well as their personal goals.
National Federation of Professional Trainers
We take fitness passion and help make it a life purpose. We’re a family owned and operated business who cares deeply about the successes of our certified trainers (and takes great pride in what they do to make a difference, every day). With NFPT, you’re a person first, just like we’re people here to help and support you in your journey.
SCW Fitness Education
SCW Fitness Education - home of the MANIA Fitness Conventions & a staple in the health and fitness industry for over 30 years, annually serving more than 10,000 fitness professionals in face-to-face contact and nearly 100,000 in virtual reaches!
Train Online
Our workouts and exercises have been tested and proven with real clients. If you're looking to lose weight, tone up and gain strength, you've come to the right place.
Trainer Essentials
We create insanely useful content to help personal trainers and fitness instructors around the world. Our authors are certified personal trainers, qualified nutritionists, and fitness equipment experts. So, you can be confident that our articles are thoroughly researched and evidence-based.
World Instructor Training Schools
Providing conveniently located, quality training and testing world wide in a digestible retainable framework, relevant to basic educational standards.
AthletiCamps
AthletiCamps began 6 years ago with a simple premise: to help cyclists reach beyond their current capacities
Blue Water Training Camps
Welcome to Blue Water Training Camps, a company dedicated to organising the perfect sporting trip for your club or organisation.
Dave Hubbard Health
Dave Hubbard has been educating and motivating everyone from busy business professionals to busy stay at home moms, for over 20 years, to get and stay fit for life.
Dave Scott
Dave Scott is the most recognized athlete and coach in the sport of triathlon. Since 1999, Dave has served as head triathlon coach for Team In Training and enjoys running his year round business teaching athletes of all ages, all abilities, all over the world.
TB12
TB12 Body Coaches work intensively to develop customized programs for their clients, helping them to integrate recovery, pliability, nutrition and functional strength & conditioning into their lives.
Wharton Health
The Whartons have been providing simple solutions to complicated muscular conditions for over twenty years. For years they have been considered the “gold standard” in the field of musculoskeletal health and fitness. Their training methods have been featured throughout the national media.
CoachLevi.com
Levi Bloom (that's me!) is an elite level cross-country mountain bike racer who is also known to compete in other disciplines like road and cyclo-cross. He runs and skis (cross-country) during the off-season, too.
Denise Austin
Make your health and fitness goals happen! Exercise, nutrition and well-being – it’s all here in my LifeFit 360 Plan. You get access to the Denise Austin library with hundreds of my workout videos, my database of healthy recipes, new challenges and plans, plus tons of motivation and inspiration to keep you going.
Jillian Michaels
Jillian Michaels is the foremost fitness expert in the world and a renowned life coach.
Live Like You Can
Janis has motivated, educated and exercised millions of people with her programs
M Factor Fitness
Free online personal coaching, p90x, discount supplements and personal training for Colorado.
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