How to succeed as a Personal Trainer. Lead a happy life and enjoy a lucrative career. We’re more than a website: we’re a movement. Find out why.

About Us

The Personal Trainer Development Center is all about how to succeed as a personal trainer. We’ll show you how to lead a happy life and enjoy a lucrative career. But that’s not all. You’ll help your clients reach their goals. What could be better?

Kickstart or upgrade your career. We’re more that a site with great information on how to acquire the skills necessary to succeed.

We like to think of ourselves as a movement that empowers personal trainers to hep their clients make life-changing transformations.

The Personal Trainer Development was created by Jonathan Goodman, a leading personal trainer and fitness author who brings a wealth of learning and experience to his mission. Jon has been exposed to every angle of the personal training industry…from the classroom… to the training floor…to the manager’s office… to the speaker’s podium at seminars he’s led.

The Personal Trainer Development Center was established for four different reasons:

1. There’s a paradigm shift underway in the fitness industry. Personal trainers are becoming increasingly knowledgeable. Clients are getting smarter and expecting more. Trainers who don’t work to advance their knowledge will get left behind. So don’t engage in flame wars and endless circular discussions about which exercise might be best. Instead, we focus on helping personal trainers:

Figure out which certification is right for them
Find the right gym
Take proper advantage of mentors
Set up their own facility
Perform effective client intake
Deal with challenging client types
Take advantage of social media to grow their businesses
Develop effective relationships with clients and colleagues
Identify growing niche markets Understand the challenges that the industry faces and how to tackle them head on
Learn what it takes to generate long-term wealth as a personal trainer

2. We are creating an interdisciplinary network of professionals passionate about improving the personal training industry for mutual benefit.

3. We offer one-on-one and group coaching, workshops, and symposiums. The goal? Continual professional development and networking.

4. We provide and an endless stream of high quality free articles by leading experts.

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