Part of the financial planning for your fitness business should be the investment of your continuing education... View More

Do you know the best investment you can make? It’s an investment in yourself... View More

Managing your baseline certifications with continuing education is not only a requirement for your field, but also an indicator of your desire to be a competent fitness professional... View More

The last year and a half has forced the majority of us in the fitness industry to reevaluate, and perhaps question, our career. We have seen countless facilities close their doors and personal trainer

Strategy comes from the Greek word ‘strategos,’ meaning general of the army. As such, strategic planning began as military planning. Businesses adopted strategic planning to help gain customers... View More

Expand your education with some unconventional sources... View More

The past and present of certification and regulation in the fitness profession... View More

Define the scope of practice of today's certified personal trainer... View More

Continue filling the knowledge gap throughout your professional fitness career... View More

To be the best trainer you can be, mastering the learning process is key... View More

Successful people invest in learning... View More

Fitness professionals generally fall into one of four categories based on their interest and efforts in pursuing their continued education... View More

Here is a to do list for the newly certified/degreed personal trainer. ... View More

Focus your continuing fitness education on a target market to better define yourself from the crowd of fitness professionals... View More

I read a blog post recently on this subject and found it very interesting, and quite relevant. I thought if the question is being asked, then let's address it! There is no doubt there are lots of people... View More

Recently a group of students at a nearby trade school,graduated with a degree in personal training and achieve their NASMcertification. Like I was when I first became certified, these kids areecstatic... View More

When I started my fitness career as a personal trainer, I scoffed when clients told me they had great workouts from yoga. The majority of my clients' goals were LGN -- "look-good-naked." With that... View More

Often associated with explosive activities of performance training for athletes, functional training is much more than just hammering out kettlebell swings and flipping gigantic truck tires.It's best defined... View More

According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Outlook Handbook, 2012-13 Edition, "Employment of fitness trainers and instructors is expected to grow by 24 percent from 2010 to 2020, faster than... View More

Most of us get our start in the fitness industry the same way. We are hard-studying kinesiology students in college trying to earn some extra money on the side by filling our schedules with a few clients... View More