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.

rsz_p1040004

Prepare Yourself: Personal Fitness Trainer

By Jonathan | On Oct 6, 2011 | Comments Off

Take the example of some overly prepared leaders from my raft trip and be prepared for your clients. Here are 3 easy systems to put in place right away to show your clients that you’re cut from a different cloth

rsz_a-new-day

The Body Language of Success

By Scott Tate | On Oct 4, 2011 | 4 Comments

Do you spoil chances with clients because of bad body language? If you aren’t selling clients early on then body language could be an issue. This is how you improve

difficult-personal-training-clients

Handling Difficult Clients – The Quiet Assassin

By Jonathan | On Aug 4, 2011 | 2 Comments

Personal Trainers deal with all types of difficult clients. The Quiet Assassin gives you no feedback at any point but works their butts off. How do you deal with it?

Difficult-personal-training-clients-jon-goodman

Handling Difficult Clients – The Challenging Charlie

By Jonathan | On Jul 21, 2011 | 5 Comments

The Challenging Charlie is probably the most difficult client to deal with initially. They’re standoffish and rude. Coach Jon Goodman describes how to deal with this client from start to finish and why they will prove to be a VERY valuable entity if you follow a couple simple steps.

AliceDesignFinal2

Understanding Why Your Clients are Stuck in Wonderland – Part 1 Struggling with One’s Physical Self

By Jonathan | On Jun 6, 2011 | 1 Comment

Share/Bookmark In this 2 part series I’ll be giving using Lewis Carroll’s story “Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland” to help you understand where your clients (the Alice’s) are coming from. Part 1 – Alice’s struggle with her physical self. A recurring theme in Carroll’s story is Alice’s struggle with her physical size.  She feels a variety of emotions throughout the book…

How does one go about developing a niche in a large facility and become known for their specific abilities?

By Jonathan | On Jun 3, 2011 | 2 Comments

Share/Bookmark Large facilities offer the best environment to develop a specific niche, as the membership base allows you to observe and pick out those people who would fit into your niche easily. I’ve developed a specialisation in injury post-rehabilitation in my facility and within my community, and was able to begin this by watching members who had an obvious limp,…

In: Q & A
shutterstock_831421

What it Takes to be Great – Mark Young Interviews Sam Leahey

By Mark | On May 12, 2011 | 1 Comment

Share/Bookmark Quite often I get emails and interview questions asking what a young coach should do to begin to establish themself in this field. While there are certainly a lot of possible answers, one of the best pieces of advice I can give is to follow the path of guys like Sam Leahey. While barely being old enough to grow…

Recent posts