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The Use of Artificial Intelligence Applications for Exercise Prescription by Personal Trainers – A Call to Action

December 29, 2023

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This article discusses the limitations and risks involved with artificial intelligence, such as ChatGPT, as a tool for personal trainers.

Personal trainers Program design Professional Development Programming Artificial Intelligence Software Ethics

Top Ways to Drive Traffic to a Fitness Business

January 1, 2015

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For fitness business owners, marketing is understanding the audience and being able to craft stories that capture their attention. This article includes recommendations of ways to get current clients more engaged, as well as reach out to new clients.

Personal trainers Organization and Administration personal training business personal training career how to grow my personal training business how to become a certified personal trainer how to become a personal trainer personal trainers Personal training

A Sample Six-Week Exercise Program to Improve General Physical Preparedness for an Occupational Physical Assessment

April 1, 2017

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This article provides a sample six-week, non-linear program for improving muscular strength, power, endurance, anaerobic capacity, and aerobic capacity. However, this is not a “one-size fits all” program, and manipulation of the program variables may be warranted for some individuals.

TSAC Facilitators Program design Client Consultation|Assessment occupational physical assessment strength and conditioning Strength training

Developing Your Simple Personal Training Marketing Plan

June 1, 2017

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There is a formula for attracting more clients into your gym and it can work for you if you commit to following the right steps. This article will explain how to set marketing goals, create a marketing action plan to bring in new clients based on your strengths as a trainer, provide examples of how to implement your marketing plan, and discuss why tracking the success of your plan is important.

Personal trainers Organization and Administration Professional Development PTQ Marketing personal training NSCA-CPT

Meeting Your Clients Where They Are – How to Nest Your Goals with Theirs

This article will provide some conditions and standards with specific tools personal trainers may consider using in their initial interview with potential clients.

Personal trainers Client Consultation|Assessment Professional Development Clients Accountability Goals Personal Trainers Progress

Keeping Clients for Life—Three Long-Term Retention Strategies that Work

April 1, 2019

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David Crump describes strategies on client retention and how to make memorable experiences for your client as a personal trainer.

Personal trainers Organization and Administration Testing and Evaluation Client Consultation|Assessment Professional Development Clients Personal Training Client Retention client Strategies

Resistance Training for the Older Client – Should They Press, Squat, and Deadlift?

April 30, 2021

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This article discusses the importance of resistance training for older adults and considerations that personal trainers need to be aware of when working with this population.

Personal trainers Exercise Science Program design Client Consultation|Assessment Older Adult Resistance Training Activities of Daily Living Personal Trainer

How to Successfully Navigate a Client’s Initial Success Session and its Importance

January 1, 2016

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Rushing into administering a training program can greatly hinder long-term gains for the client. This article explains the key components of the client interview, or as it is commonly referred to, “success session.”

Personal trainers Client Consultation|Assessment personal training success session client interview

Client Assessments – Movement Assessment

December 20, 2019

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This article builds upon two other client assessment tools (breathing and posture, as seen in Personal Training Quarterly Issues 5.3 and 6.1, respectively) and discusses ways to assess client movement.

Personal trainers Client Consultation|Assessment FMS Movement Patterns Trunk Stability

Simplifying the Rules to Programming for Special Populations

April 30, 2018

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By reviewing this simplified process of obtaining a client’s health history and physician release, designing an exercise routine with modified exercises, and providing exercises for paid clients versus general members, NSCA-CPTs can be confident prescribing a routine for those who suffer from chronic or temporary health issues.

Personal trainers Client Consultation|Assessment special populations health issues personal training nsca-cpt

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