Although running a business can be both stressful and challenging, it is also extremely exciting and highly rewarding. It is invigorating to build something from the ground up and watch it grow and prosper.... View More
Growth can only come from reaching greater numbers of people with your valuable message, funneling prospects into clients, utilizing a forum that optimizes the value of your time and continually building... View More
Memberships, in all sizes and types of facilities, continue to rise each year and today represent more than 50 million across the US. Personalized exercise prescription has long been the number one ancillary... View More
As a fitness professional, you teach your clients to live a healthy life, one day at a time, one choice at a time. However, it is important to remind them that their efforts are about making progress,... View More
What is periodization? Surely you have to know that before you can appreciate what the essence of periodization is! Periodization is described by Tudor Bompa as a "process of structuring training into... View More
The first installment of our Coaching series discusses the importance of coaching and how it is essential in improving your professional life as well as that of your clients. While most people long... View More
Author's Note: This four-part series will share the commonalities, traits and strategies among successful fitness professionals that carry over to prosperous leaders in any field. The commonalities won't... View More
Americans are enjoying physical activity in record numbers, and it's no surprise that physical injuries are on the rise as well. Lower extremity injuries, including those to the hip, knee, foot and ankle,... View More
The landscape of the fitness industry and the personal training field has evolved dramatically over the last decade. As American consumers begin to be more and more concerned with their own health and... View More
His plan was to be a psychologist. But plans can change. Twenty-four years later, Rick Sikorski is now the founder and President of the largest personal training organization in the world — Fitness... View More
The wellness industry, a multi-billion dollar business, is so amorphous and so fluid in its evolution, it's hard to get one's arms around it, as is its consumer. The attitudes and behaviors of the wellness... View More
The first installment of our Coaching series discusses the importance of coaching and how it is essential in improving your professional life as well as that of your clients. While most people long... View More
The Hunt for Effortless Prosperity Capturing true prosperity is often an elusive goal for many fitness professionals. However, by simply adjusting your point of view, real success can find you. Author's... View More
This article outlines a strength and conditioning program that produces significant, measurable improvements in strength, power, and muscle endurance. Because the program is so practical to everyday and... View More
You may be asking yourself, "Why work with a personal trainer in the first place?" The sounds of encouragement from your personal trainer will help you overcome obstacles and road blocks along the way... View More
We thought we would put together a few questions and answers to help all those who are interested in our program. If we have missed anything, or there was another question you wished to ask, please call... View More
There are two approaches to weight management the right way and the wrong way. It's this simple. Tune in to any media outlet, and you'll learn all about the wrong way, including restricted calorie dieting,... View More
You're a passionate fitness or wellness professional, and as such, you have developed a loyal following of clients. And now, you are ready to take your business and career to the next level by opening... View More
Each year, as we prepare to post new calendars, as the annual countdown from 10 down to one rings in resolutions to be better than in the previous year, authors, nationwide, are asked to write articles... View More
To date, our series on the wellness center development has taken us from concept to construction and everywhere in between. Whether your wellness center is fitness-only, corporate wellness or a medical-based... View More
