3 Strategies for Acquiring Clients That Are Affected by Obesity

When people ask health and fitness professionals why they do what they do, the typical response is “I like helping people.” If this is t...



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Fun Ways to Add Variety to Your Clients’ Workouts

It’s the New Year and crowds are flocking to the gyms, which means as a fitness professional, your calendar is filling up quickly with more and ...



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How Sitting Too Much Affects Your Health

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How to Get Started With Kettlebells

The best athletes in the world all start at the beginning. To be good, great or the best, there are no shortcuts. Regardless of your goal—to be ...



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Increase Your Mobility and Strength with This Bodyweight Circuit

Body-weight workouts are gaining in popularity as they appeal to beginner and veteran exercisers alike. They require minimal equipment and can be done...



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4 Simple Ways to Transform Your Diet in the New Year

If you’re like most of our clients, you want to start your New Year off right and kick your health into high gear by improving your diet. Alth...



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Customer Service Tips for Health and Fitness Pros

Think back to the last time you received poor customer service. Did you feel ignored? Did you feel like you were inconveniencing the staff that is p...



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Core Combos Using the TRX Suspension Trainer and Ultimate Sandbags

Intrinsic strength is required to perform quality movement, and the TRX Suspension Trainer and the DVRT Ultimate Sandbag (USB) are perfect to begin bu...



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The Importance of Identifying Your Client’s “WHY”

“When you know the why, you are willing to try.” Credit goes to the 2006 ACE Personal Trainer of the Year Jonathan Ross for that assessm...



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Study: Lack of Exercise Twice as Deadly as Obesity

It’s no secret that inactivity is bad for your health, but it may be worse than previously thought. According to a new study, it’s even ...



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Why a Positive Attitude is the Most Powerful Tool for Reaching Your Goals

It’s January. A clean slate. A fresh start. We all have great intentions and genuinely want to do better and to be better. We all propose pie-...



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7 Strategies for Helping Clients Train Smarter—NOT Harder

Mr. Miyagi, one of the greatest personal trainers of all time, once said, “No such thing as a bad student, only bad teacher. Teacher say, stud...



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How to Help Your Clients Develop Instrinsic Motivation for Exercise

Come on! You can do it! These are familiar words to health and fitness professionals, as we consistently attempt to motivate our clients. It often s...



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Total-body Workout for Beginners

As a fitness professional, it is important to design exercise plans that include movements that are attainable for the client based on his or her curr...



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How to Work with Clients Who Have Unrealistic Goals

Guaranteed frustration. That’s what unrealistic goals will get you and any client expressing them. However, unrealistic goals can only exist i...



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How to Coach the New Exerciser

January is a popular month for making positive health changes, including joining a gym, starting an exercise program, hiring a personal trainer or f...



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10 Training Tools You Should Check Out in 2015

New year, new clients. New health and fitness goals, and the opportunity to incorporate some new equipment into your training sessions. Expand your ...



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ACE's Top 10 Workouts from 2014

Need some new workout ideas for the New Year? Look no further. Here are ACE's top 10 workouts from 2014. 8 Exercises Every Woman Should Be Doing W...



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The Best Nutrition Trends of 2014 for Weight Loss

As we anticipate what’s to come in the New Year and get a jump on client expectations, it’s a good idea to look back at the best nutriti...



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8 Awesome Things about Being a Personal Trainer

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