Q: What’s the best way to motivate a client who’s hit a plateau—no longer...
Q: What’s the best way to motivate a client who’s hit a plateau—no longer losing weight or improving strength or speed? A One off the best tools a trainer has is the ability to listen. First,...
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By Stacey Penney,MS, NASM-CPT, CES, PES, FNS Personal trainers need motivation to exercise, too. By working with another trainer, they can polish their instructional techniques and attain their own...
View ArticleFitness Pros Share Similar Questions About Client Motivation and Adherence
Recently, Lawrence Biscontini posted an open-call for group movement instructors, personal trainers and life coaches to share their questions on social media. Following are some of the posts and his...
View ArticleExercise Feedback and Cueing: Getting Your Clients Moving Correctly
Teaching a client a new exercise, or even learning a new one yourself, can be a downright challenge. See how different forms of feedback can get the performance just right. The first time is not...
View ArticleMusic’s Exercise Influence
What tunes are powering your workout? From rap and hip-hop, to hard rock and dance, each genre has the potential to take you to that higher level, push you through the last rep, or get you to the next...
View ArticleCommitment Issues: When Exercise Motivation Hits a Roadblock
You can navigate clients past common motivation blockers—here’s how. In comes the phone call, or maybe a text, your client—the one who did so well in the beginning—is getting in touch to say she won’t...
View ArticleOne Thought-Provoking Question to Ask Clients to Help Them Change Behavior
Most personal trainers, at some point, will have a consultation with a client who has a weight loss goal. For a few weeks, I had one of my clients message me everything they ate along with their...
View ArticleHow to Make Habits Work for Your Good Intentions
Imagine that you had to think about which hand to pick a phone up with every time it rang, if you had to consciously deliberate on whether or not to brush your teeth in the morning, or put your...
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