Covid 19 has forced us, here at Northwest Personal Training, to rethink and revamp the way we do things. However, even before the pandemic hit, we recognized that our Group Training program shouldn’t be our main focus. Our differentiator is Private Training. There are many business in the fitness industry who do a great job…
Self-Care is Not Selfish
“Self-care is not selfish. You cannot serve from an empty vessel.” This is a quote that every Personal Trainer should keep in mind. Remember, it is important to take care of yourself. It is the only way you can give your clients what they need to succeed. It will allow YOU to succeed as well!…
Education – Invest In Yourself
“Empty the pennies from your purse into your mind and your mind will fill your purse with dollars and keep it full forever.” – Ben Franklin It is no surprise that those who choose to spend the most on continuing education are also those that tend to earn the highest incomes in the fitness industry….
Getting MY Workout In….
Fit Pros….you are just as busy as the average American and if you are like me…I sometimes find it tough to make time and muster the energy to get my workout in. You’ve been at the gym all day working and training clients. Often, at the end of your shift, you just want to go…
Too Much High Intensity?
With the popularity of CrossFit, Bootcamps, Tabata and other high intensity formats, clients may believe that the only way to train is at a high intensity. However, that’s just not the case! I’ve been in the fitness industry for almost 30 years and I’ve seen it all and can pretty much guarantee that if your…
Another 10 Min Equipment Free Workout!
Last week I gave you a 10 min equipment free workout to share with your clients. It is nice to have a handful of these up your sleeves so here is another 10 min equipment free workout. There are no excuses for your busy clients to not get a workout in on the days they…
10 Min Equipment Free Workout
Are your clients giving you excuses about not being able to exercise this summer? Vacations, kids at home etc.? Give them this 10 min equipment free workout to do when they aren’t working with you. No more room for excuses! Complete each of these 3 exercises for one minute each with a 30 second rest…
Exercising In The Heat – Warn Your Clients!
The temperatures are going to be very high across the country over the next few days. As you know….many of our clients aren’t used to this kind of heat and it can cause some serious health concerns especially when we are talking about exercising in the heat. This blog post will give you some important tips…
Explaining Aerobic & Anaerobic To Your Clients
I am sure many of you have come up against clients who question why they need to do cardio exercise. Of course you know the importance of combining aerobic and anaerobic cardio, strength training, stretching and other forms of exercise…but your clients may not. I always like to give my clients the facts about their…
Client Getting Initiatives
We recently ran a contest for a chance to win our Business of Personal Training System for free and we asked contestants to give us their best Client Getting Initiatives and we thought you would like to hear some of their ideas! From Brad Hawk (winner!) Owner of Train Better Fitness – Overland Park, KS: “Our VERY BEST client…