Strength training (also called resistance training or weight training) involves applying resistance to muscular contraction to build your muscle strength and endurance, using free weights, weight machines, resistance bands or even your own body weight. An effective program will have you progressively increase the weights as you become stronger, so that your muscle strength gradually improves.
Whether you are an elite competitor, casual gym goer, weekend warrior, recreational runner, health and fitness buff, or newcomer to sport … all of us will experience a lack of motivation from time to time. It’s all part and parcel of a regular workout routine.
In order to travel the world without a serious amount of money saved up, you’ll need to work throughout your trip. You might think that in order to work in other countries you’ll need to be prepared to work in hospitality or some other menial job, or perhaps be a writer or designer that can work from a laptop anywhere in the world. I’m going to tell you this isn’t the case. More and more people are taking their skill set abroad and finding work. And Personal Training is a skillset that is very appealing to employers the world over.
It’s an exciting time, getting your qualifications. You’ve posted your Certificate on Instagram, and are pumped to start your new career and take on the fitness world. First things first, you’ll probably want a nice job to help you get paid for your new skills and gain some good quality experience from more experienced personal trainers.
As a fitness course provider, it is vital that we are keeping up to date with the latest industry trends. One of the more popular trends over the last decade has been the introduction of suspension training. Suspension training is considered a resistance based training method involving a system of ropes, straps and handles to allow the user to work against their own bodyweight.
Myth: Being a Personal Trainer keeps you fit Reality: A good Personal Trainer will observe their client from all angles while they exercise in order to correct technique. This is close to impossible to do while we are exercising ourselves, so most of the time we are at work we are standing, kneeling or crouching in order to help our clients get the most out of their exercises – not working out!
To help you set, maintain and achieve these goals, you’ll need to follow these 5 simple rules: Set goals that will motivate you When setting a goal, that goal should be important to you, for personal reasons, and potentially something that you’ve wanted to achieve for a while. For example, perhaps for a while now, you’ve thought…
There are many reasons for wanting to increase your price. Maybe you set your prices too low in the beginning. Perhaps your demand is now so high that you’re turning people away and have no other way of increasing your salary. Or perhaps you feel your time is worth more now you’ve gained a heap of experience.
Successful personal trainers have one thing in common – they are always wanting to go above and beyond for their clients. Working within an ever-changing and evolving industry, personal trainers need to keep abreast of new and innovative fitness techniques to ensure they are providing their clients with the most comprehensive advice and guidance available.
Not to be confused with the softer exercise or Swiss ball, medicine balls can be used by a range of clients with different fitness goals.
