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Smarter Ways to Read: 7 Reading Habits That Can Boost Your Career

A successful fitness pro shows us 7 easy strategies to transform how we read and absorb information. Follow these steps to be a smarter human and more successful personal trainer.

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How to Pick a Personal Trainer Certification: Your Top 3 Choices, and What Clients Really Care About

Don’t make the mistake of getting certified as a personal trainer by the wrong organization. Not all certifications are made equal. Here are the top three choices in U.S., plus which one to choose based on your budget, the type of client you want to coach, and more.

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4 Ways This Nutritionist Turned Her New Fitness Business into a Raging Success

Most new businesses fail in their first year. These are four business secrets to not just surviving, but actually turning a profit in your first 12 months of running a fitness business.

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How to Build a Fitness Business That Keeps Growing for Years to Come With These 4 Principles

The best fitness professionals with successful businesses follow these four major business principles that have nothing to do with quick fixes or slimy marketing.

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So You Want to Open a Gym? A Gym Owner Shares 10 Insider Tips

Before you open a gym, listen to this gym executive who oversees the operations of a 15,000+ square-foot flagship gym, and ask these 10 brutally honest questions if you want to run a successful fitness business.

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5 Easy Questions to Ask and Land a New Client (and Understand Your Client Better)

When a prospective client walks into your gym, ask these five powerful questions that every business-savvy fitness professional uses to identify the client's motivation and help you seal the deal.

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The Big List of 101 Things Successful Trainers Need to Know

Want to be successful? Every smart fitness coach knows these 101 personal training secrets. Don’t skip #28 on this big list. It could get you fired!

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5 Ways Successful Coaches Avoid Trainer Burnout in 2023

Early mornings in gym. A never-ending list of clients. The grind of constant training. Even the best personal trainers can start to feel overwhelmed and burned out. Before you get to that point, implement these five simple steps and save both your coaching career and your sanity.

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5 Psychology-Based Principles to Increase Your Closing Rate

Hate it or love it, you’ll need to sell your personal training, but you'll first need to understand your clients on a more psychological level.

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3 Lessons Fit Pros Can Learn From Dr. Oz and Food Babe to Gain a Following

Millions of followers hang onto every word Dr. Oz and Food Babe say. Perhaps there's something to their techniques that we can take away from.

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