Fit Pros: I am going to keep this blog short and sweet because the message is simple. We need to TAKE ACTION and we need to be HEARD! IHRSA has created a very simple one-click campaign for fitness professionals that allows us to easily communicate with our legislatures to ask for support for the fitness…
Gyms and Fitness Facilities are re-opening all around the country and the world. Here at Northwest Personal Training we have planning for and anxiously waiting for this day to come! We were able to officially opened on Monday June 8th. We knew we would need to take the appropriate measures to ensure that our studio…
When I was awarded an industry award like IDEA Personal Trainer of the Year or CanFitPro presenter of the year, it was a highlight to my career. It was like the Oscars of the fitness industry. To be recognized for your contributions provides such a strong sense of accomplishment. Unfortunately, only one person wins these…
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 fitness and…
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…
Most of us look forward to the holiday season and yet, many people also report higher levels of stress throughout the festivities…the endless responsibilities from getting your cards out, decorating the house inside and out, finding the perfect gifts for your loved ones and attending every social party and get-together can add a lot of…
This holiday season is a good time to reflect on the people and things we are thankful for. Your clients might think you are crazy, but try reminding them of these 10 fitness things they should be thankful for…at the very least they will get a good laugh right?! And hopefully it will motivate them…
Achieving Your Goals and Dream Life – Step Ten Now we move on to Step Ten in the effort to help your clients achieve their goals and dream life, but first let’s review the first 9 steps….see below: Step 1: Lay out your goals Step 2: Get physical Step 3: Eating like a champion Step 4: Realize your potential…
Achieving Goals and Dream Life – Step Nine We have moved on to Step 9 of your mission of helping clients achieve their goals and dream lives, but first you may want to view the previous steps: Step 1: Lay out your goals Step 2: Get physical Step 3: Eating like a champion Step 4: Realize your potential Step…
Achieving Goals and Dream Life – Step Seven As fitness professionals most of us our inherently drawn to learning more, helping more, practicing more….the same may not be true for our clients, but we really should encourage them to become lovers of knowledge just like us! That brings us to Step Seven of assisting our…
