Personal trainers need to talk about food with their clients. But to stay on the right side of the law, you have to know what you can and can't say.

From Jon: Each Sunday thePTDC publishes a list of the top articles from around the web in 5 different categories: bodybuilding, general health, fat loss, strength training, and nutrition.

You don't need a background in business to be successful in personal training, but you do need to have the right strategies and attitude if you want to start your own gym.

Don't just try to compete with thousands of the same-y trainers. Eliminate the competition by finding your unique selling proposition and improving your fitness marketing.

From Jon: Each Sunday thePTDC publishes a list of the top articles from around the web in 5 different categories: bodybuilding, general health, fat loss, strength training, and nutrition.

Every so often, we feature a coach who's making an impact somewhere. In this article, we handed the mic to The PTDC founder, Jonathan Goodman.

Even if you're training an older population, you can still intelligently program interval training into their program. Here's how.

From Jon: Each Sunday thePTDC publishes a list of the top articles from around the web in 5 different categories: bodybuilding, general health, fat loss, strength training, and nutrition.

Every client is different in how they learn, behave, and succeed. Make sure you use these techniques to help every one of them perform to the best of their abilities.

You asked, we answered. This month in The PTDC Mailbag: the first steps to becoming a personal trainer, how to make money off a fitness website, how to get over your fear of talking about money, and more!