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Fitness Industry Good Place For Jobs Despite the sluggish economic environment most Americans are experiencing right now, the fitness industry continues to show promise as a place for job opportunities and profitability. Apparently, the determination of many people to stay healthy and become physically fit
Personal Fitness Training: Planning to Succeed Successful personal trainers recognize that part of working with a client is devising a plan to help him or her to achieve realistic goals. Such plans are flexible enough to allow for changes, such as work schedules, that have a direct impact on how much and how often a client can train.
Super Slow Guru Leaves Franchise Super Slow strength training developer Ken Hutchins has, apparently, left the SuperSlow Zone personal training franchise.  While speculation abounds on blogs and web posts as to the reasons for his leaving and what the future may hold, Hutchins is  
4 Guideposts to Personal Training Success – Part 1 Guidepost 1: Professionals do not work for free.  When you get your taxes done every year, does your accountant say, “No charge?” When you go to your hairstylist, does he or she say, “No problem, it’s free?”

SURVIVING THE AGING PROCESS

Inactive people give aging a bad name.  Use it or lose it!  Time does not respect disuse.  Let Joe Montana or Pete Sampras retire form their sport for a year, and their ability would slide drastically.  If either of these athletes decided to return to their sport at the high intensity that they left it at, not only would they be off target, they would also risk injury.

 

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The Trouble with Traditional Weight Training

Traditional weight training – machine circuits and free weights – presents two big problems for fitness professionals. First, you eventually bore your clients and cause them to quit, costing you business. Second, while you may help them develop “beach muscles,” you aren’t showing them the best way to develop true strength.

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How to Punch In a Boxing Fitness Workout

I see it almost every time I walk into a gym: A fitness professional is doing some boxing fitness routines with a client, and unknowingly puts the client at risk for injury. The client is punching with too much arm, putting the shoulder, elbow, and back at risk – while not getting any core workout.

 

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