Have you ever seen a baby in an exersaucer? She jumps up and down with the help of springs, she twirls her seat around to see in every direction, and her hands and mouth are exploring several different items that move and make noise. The action is good for developing coordination and keeping her entertained.
As a personal trainer, I sometimes think of myself as a similar thing for adults. You sign up for it or get signed up with help from a friend or loved one. Baby gets put in it at regular intervals, sometimes by her own choosing if she crawls too close. Read more…
There’s a real problem with being a personal trainer that tries to go the extra mile. You want to get the best results possible for your client, and that means more than just exercise advice. You’re their source for nutrition and even some lifestyle choices, but most importantly you should be their source for fitness supplements.
At the same time, you need to make a living. What you need is a product that can work for you and your client, not a product that you work for. You need to get with a company that is as reputable as you are. You need to show your clients a supplement that has helped professional athletes and millions of other users, which can now be of help to them.
Good Enough for Them, Good Enough for You
Call it professional suicide when you start recommending products that you wouldn’t take yourself. Your level of fitness advertises the results that are possible for your clientèle. In a similar way, the supplements that you take personally are also advertised to your clients. Your own use proves they work. But how about a product line that has been used by world class athletes? Professional athletes? Olympic athletes?
When you are involved in fitness marketing, you may underestimate the value of enhancing your service with personal trainer nutrition. However, you know a good workout delivers the best results in combination with the right blend of fitness supplements. But there are too many products out there that are ineffective or even harmful. Your clients deserve the best products that offer proven results.
When someone commits to hours of training each week, workout supplements are an inevitable expense. Your clients will buy these products anyway, so why wouldn’t you want to help them get exactly what they need, and supplement your income at the same time?
When you find exceptional products and a company that has integrity and rewards you for promoting their supplements, you can improve the quality of your personal trainer service while introducing a new revenue stream.
Personal Trainer Nutrition Must Improve the Quality of Your Service
Ineffective products will not yield results for your clients, and could put your reputation on the line. You don’t want to hustle some supplement that doesn’t work. However, you also want to provide options that help you generate residual income. Proper research is the key to finding products that really help your clients reach their goals.
Here are some tips that will aid in your quest to make money with personal trainer nutrition:
Okay, it’s the start of a new year – the start of a new decade. You made your New Year’s resolutions long ago and now it’s time to take the action that you faithfully promised yourself you would take in order to live a healthier, more balanced lifestyle.
Your goal isn’t simply to look good on the outside – you know, building up those biceps or developing an awesome abdominal six-pack. You want something that goes beyond exercise; you want something that can be almost transformational in nature.
A good place to seek out such goals can often be found in strength training. If you have health concerns or other doubts about starting any new training program, it’s not a bad idea to consult your physician before you proceed.
Strength-training can give you what you need, to be the person you want to be.
You might first want to consider what kind of goals you would like to achieve through strength training. Maybe you just want to build up your endurance and increase your energy; perhaps it will help to improve your self-confidence; and maybe you just want your clothes to fit better.
Whatever your goals might be, it’s wise to start small and focus on goals that you might be able to accomplish in a relatively short amount of time. Not only does this give your body time to acclimate to the new training, but successfully reaching those small goals can be a great source of motivation to keep going forward in your program.
New Orleans has been a constant party that never seems to stop.
After a spectacular game in Miami, the New Orleans Saints came home to record crowds at the Super Bowl Victory Parade.
I am fortunate enough to be in New Orleans during this time and had the opportunity to go down and watch the parade live. Despite the cold weather it was a blast.
Check out this Super Bowl Parade Video showing all the highlights from New Orleans
The streets were packed, and after a long drive and a struggle to find a parking spot we manged to find a sweet spot to watch the parade in a tree! Read more…
Congratulations! After all the job hunting, resume writing, and interviewing, you finally landed the job! Now all you have to do is show up to work and get paid. Right?
How to Be Happy in Your Job
Showing up at working, swiping the clock, doing your hours, and going home is no way to earn a living. If you’re full-time, you spend about a third of every day at your workplace. You should enjoy what you do. Hopefully, you’re already doing what you love to do.
On the other hand, jobs are hard to come by. So maybe you’re not quite exactly where you want to be. Maybe you want to open your own personal trainer business someday, but you can’t afford it right now, so you’re stuck working for someone else. But it pays the bills. And you would be hurting if you lost the job. So you need to continue being successful at what you do.
Not only that, but you really do want to be happy. If you think you’re stuck in your job, and you can’t get out, then you may be blaming the job for your unhappiness. But the truth is, the unhappiness comes from you. You need to change your mindset.
If you’re trying to grow your client base, word-of-mouth advertising may no longer be cutting it. It may be time to take your marketing to the next level. Assuming you’re already familiar with the marketing basics, which are: (1) providing a solution to client problems, and (2) offering that solution at a price the customer is willing to pay, your job now is to raise customer awareness of your offerings. You know that you offer the most desirable personal training services in the area, but you can’t build your client base if potential customers don’t know it, too.
Raising Awareness among Potential Customers
This is where a market analysis would be helpful. You only have so many advertising dollars to spend, and you want to get the most bang for your buck. You do this by targeting the most effective advertising media for your specific business. You have to think like a customer: If you were looking for a personal trainer, where would you go to find one? Would you conduct a Google search? Check the Yellow Pages? Would you spy a flyer on a bulletin board in your local gym and snag a tear-off phone number?
For most people who seek a personal trainer, the idea is to get a better, individualized workout. Clients want to get fit in a way that will make them look good. Most of them know that strength training will be a major part of their workouts and they are okay with that. Sometimes, however, there is that certain client who complains about everything and doesn’t want to do all the hard work of building muscles. They will do their cardio exercises until the sun sets, but when it comes to the effort of making their muscles the beautifully sculpted pieces of art they can be, these clients will tell you that it’s just too hard.
As a trainer, what do you do with these people? Sigh, get exasperated and throw up your hands? You’re a personal trainer, not a babysitter and no client pays you enough to put up with this, right? Wrong. The next time you encounter a client who just cannot see the importance of good strength training workouts, there are a few things you can do to encourage them on their way.
You found a job opening, submitted an application or resume, and the boss wants to meet you. What now? Your nerves are wracked, because you’re about to be judged, and honestly, who likes to be judged? But you want the job, so you have to suck it up. It helps if you know what to expect and do some preparation in advance.
Dressing the Part
If you met the boss before, which hopefully you did when you handed him or her your application, then you got a sense of how the person was dressed. Your job is to dress one notch higher. If the boss was wearing fitness gear, you can wear khakis. If the boss was dressed in khakis, you need to go for the all-out suit. Whatever you wear, make sure it’s clean and wrinkle-free.
Greeting the Boss
Arrive a little early, but not so early that you interfere with the boss’s day. Five or ten minutes early is perfect. Shake hands firmly, but not aggressively. Smile and make eye contact. And don’t forget to Read more…
You Can’t Sell Just Anything
Personal Trainer Nutrition Pays.
Okay, it’s the start of a new year – the start of a new decade. You made your New Year’s resolutions long ago and now it’s time to take the action that you faithfully promised yourself you would take in order to live a healthier, more balanced lifestyle.
Mardi Gras, SuperBowl and now the Olympics!
Congratulations! After all the job hunting, resume writing, and interviewing, you finally landed the job! Now all you have to do is show up to work and get paid. Right?
If you’re trying to grow your client base, word-of-mouth advertising may no longer be cutting it. It may be time to take your marketing to the next level. Assuming you’re already familiar with the marketing basics, which are: (1) providing a solution to client problems, and (2) offering that solution at a price the customer is willing to pay, your job now is to raise customer awareness of your offerings. You know that you offer the most desirable personal training services in the area, but you can’t build your client base if potential customers don’t know it, too.
For most people who seek a personal trainer, the idea is to get a better, individualized workout. Clients want to get fit in a way that will make them look good. Most of them know that strength training will be a major part of their workouts and they are okay with that. Sometimes, however, there is that certain client who complains about everything and doesn’t want to do all the hard work of building muscles. They will do their cardio exercises until the sun sets, but when it comes to the effort of making their muscles the beautifully sculpted pieces of art they can be, these clients will tell you that it’s just too hard.
You found a job opening, submitted an application or resume, and the boss wants to meet you. What now? Your nerves are wracked, because you’re about to be judged, and honestly, who likes to be judged? But you want the job, so you have to suck it up. It helps if you know what to expect and do some preparation in advance.
