Personal Training and the Caregiver Demographic
As a self-employed personal trainer, I’m always trying to find common threads in my clientele so I can better understand the demographic groups that I appeal to. One surprising commonality in many of my clients is being a caregiver, especially for elderly parents. Many of my personal training clients are dealing with parents who are considering […]
What Would You Do if You Couldn’t Fail
Do you plan to fail? When you start working out or trying to eat better, do you already have an exit strategy in case things don’t work out? What would you do if you knew you wouldn’t fail? Would that change your outlook? With a bit of fitness planning that examines the key components of […]
Group Exercise or Personal Training: Which is Better?
This topic has been on my mind a lot lately — which is better: group exercise or personal training? Why would someone pay the comparatively high cost of personal training when they could go to all the group exercise classes they want for a lower rate? Though I’m a personal trainer now, the first 21 years […]
Favorites: Female Fitness Bloggers
Today I’m going to talk about my favorite female fitness bloggers! So, first of all, thank GOD for the internet. If I was trying to pave my way through the fitness world back in the days before the internet, it would have been so much harder! I guess I could read magazines and books and watch […]
The Dog Days of Summer and Your Fitness Routine
Summer is always a tough time for the fitness industry. People take vacations, summers get busy with kids being out of school, moms and dads fall out of their regular fitness routine to keep up with changing schedules. And not to mention it’s hot. It often seems much more pleasant to keep lying on the […]