Do you ever get these questions from your clients? Is High Intensity Training the way to go? Or is Long, Slow Distance Training better? What cardio exercise brings the best results – is it cycling, rowing, running or something else? What muscle conditioning workouts enhance overall fitness best – is it Bootcamp…
Losing Weight Isn’t The Goal
The number one reason people will consult with a personal trainer is to help them lose weight. At Northwest Personal Training we like to take a unique approach to helping our clients reach that goal. Many of our clients start off with this approach – “As soon as I lose the weight or get fit, then…
Motivation and the Process of Change: Step 4
We have asked the question: Are Your Clients Ready? We have taken essential steps to get our Clients Internally Motivated. We know how to help our Clients Make SMART Goals Now we will start discussing the obstacles/excuses our clients have for not starting our for quitting and exercise program….and how you can help them overcome…
Why Should I Pay For That?
One of the programs we recently tried to run had to be canceled due to low registration. It was an event you have to pay for, but it would have been well worth it! I sent out an email to our personal training team asking them why they thought the event didn’t get very many…
Happy Birthday to YOU
We are always trying to find ways to show our clients how much we love and appreciate them and we are also always trying to find ways to get clients back in to train with us if we haven’t seen them in awhile. You can accomplish both of these things by doing one very simple…
Heart & Lungs – Teach Your Clients!
It is time to give your clients an Exercise Physiology lesson today…all about strengthening their hearts and lungs! I know you probably know this, but do your clients? Knowledge is power. Share this info with your clients! The cardio-respiratory system or the heart and lungs is responsible for the distribution of oxygen throughout the body. Oxygen,…
Commitment – Results – Retention
It is clear that the road to retaining clients is all about results! When clients are seeing results they are more likely to stick around. In order to see results a big commitment needs to be made (from both you and your client)….so nationally ..the first step is for both of you to make a commitment and I…
Should You Be Writing a Blog?
Should You Be Writing a Blog? I have been writing blogs for our clients and for Fitness Professionals for quite some time now and I find it to be well worth the work. Many Fitness Professionals ask us if they should start writing a blog and the quick answer is YES, but….you have to be…
LOVE Your Clients It PAYS Off!
If you LOVE Your Clients it really can pay off! Save Money: Keep Clients Did you know that business experts say that it’s 6x more expensive to get new clients than to keep the clients you have? It is true and outside of our consistently exceptional customer service and world class trainers I am always trying…
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…