How to Train The Senior Personal Training Client by Greg Mikolap You don’t need to be an egghead to figure out that we age, but did you know that in 2017, for the first time in history, the number of people aged 65 years and older will outnumber children younger than 5 years? This trend […]

You’re about to walk into a consultation hoping to sign a new client up to one of your services. You enthusiastically greet them. You ask a couple of general questions and get them to fill out a PAR-Q. You tell them all about your personal training services and suggest they sign up for the 2 […]

Five Ways to Target a Lagging Body-Part in a Personal Training Session by Gregg Slater Bigger chest, rounder glutes, bulging arms. Many clients will come to us with a particular body part they want to improve. The most obvious solution to this, and the most common advice provided, is to increase the training frequency for […]

January always feels like a funny month to me. It’s mostly cold and miserable outside and the expectation for a personal trainer is that you’ll have leads coming at you from all angles. I never experienced that. Sure, I had one or two more enquiries but I always found February to be a busier month […]

It isn’t just high street shops that struggle during the holiday period. A lot of businesses see dropping numbers and personal trainers are no different. I for one went from 18 sessions down to 4 during my first year as a trainer. A combination of bad timing and a real lack of understanding about what […]

5 Things That Will Help You Improve Your Service Standards by Jean-Claude Vacassin I’m passionate about my W10 gyms and the standard of the UK independent gym industry as a whole. I got into the industry to make an impact. I wanted to make a living too, of course, but providing a good service, one that people raved about, […]

“A little knowledge that acts is worth infinitely more than much knowledge that is idle.” ~Kahlil Gibran The fitness industry is fast-paced and multifaceted, a sure-fire recipe for needing to stay on top of your education. Luckily, we live in a world of information and never in the history of mankind has it been more accessible. As […]

I always enjoy reading these type of pieces on other blogs (shout out to Eric Cressey for his random thoughts on sports performance instalments that I’ve been reading for years). Short and snappy articles about things related to being in the fitness industry, so I’ve decided to do my own version based off things I’ve […]

7 Podcasts for Personal Trainers During the time I hit my peak hours as a personal trainer, the majority of my professional development was done through podcasts. There are shows covering every kind of subject you can think of, and they can be a great way to get some learning or entertainment in while you’re […]

Does Information Change Behaviour? By Alex Pearson Jeff Stevens sat in his doctor’s office. It was quite impressive, a new build; lots of white gloss panelling and stainless steel. The nice receptionist had been efficient, the surgery wasn’t running too far behind, and now he was sitting in front of his doctor, uncomfortably aware of […]