Designing workout programmes is the foundation of personal training, whether it’s for clients in a gym, rehabbing an injury or coaching high performing athletes in sport. Being able to create a well designed workout programme will ensure your clients, whoever they are, stay engaged, motivated, and o...
Movement assessment is an evaluation by personal trainers which allows them to tailor a workout or plan specifically to each client. Specifically, it is the process whereby personal trainers will look at how clients move, checking for limitations, imbalances or over compensations and try to understa...
The time it takes to become a personal trainer is highly dependent on which course you take, the amount of time you can dedicate to your studies, and also your rate of learning. In this article, we’ll break down the process of becoming a personal trainer, including the qualifications needed, trainin...
It has become the norm for online courses, webinars and virtual meetings to be the main medium of learning in the fitness industry, with them offering a high degree of convenience for organisers and attendees, and lower overhead costs. Despite this however, there are still many benefits to attending...
The role of personal trainers goes way beyond simply prescribing a workout to clients; it involves guiding them through long term progress with periodisation from the macro view as well as progressing them in the very short term within individual workouts from the micro view.
One of the main parts ...
One of the most valuable tools that personal trainers can utilise is questions. In order to help clients out the most, it is absolutely necessary that personal trainers know as much relevantinformation as possible. This enables PTs to personalise their approach to the client in both programming and ...
For personal trainers, understanding the wide variety of fitness components is crucial in designing effective, comprehensive training programs for clients.
We can group these components into the following categories: muscular strength, flexibility, muscular endurance, speed, muscular power, and ae...
Becoming a strength and conditioning coach is an excellent idea for any personal trainers looking to work closely with athletes and assist them in achieving their best performance. This article will simplify the process to becoming an S&C coach, presenting a guide to entering the profession. It wil...
Amidst the exciting career of personal training; an exciting job which involves helping others achieve their goals, in a positive work environment, partaking in an activity you more than likely enjoy, it is easy to forget about the less exciting but just as important aspect that every PT must consid...
Navigating the different levels of personal training qualifications can be difficult, especially if you’re new to the field. This article will clearly explain each level of personal training qualifications, covering the importance of each level and explaining the qualification needed to start on a c...
Perhaps you’re thinking of making the career change to personal training. If this is the case, then you may be starting to wonder how many hours do personal trainers work once they’ve qualified? And how much of that time is client facing vs behind the scenes? This article will answer your questions,...
Assuming that you’re considering a career change to personal training, and you’ve found a Level 3 Personal Trainer Course; you may have seen the acronym ‘CIMSPA’. Perhaps you’re wondering what this means? This article will explore who CIMSPA are, what they do and the role they play in the world of P...
