Personal Training Practice
This is a collection of articles, video, tools and templates that relate to designing and delivering personal training sessions to clients. If you can't find what you're looking for, let us know by posting a question in a forum or emailing us. We post more content here every week. Enjoy!
The Transformation economy Part 1. What the fitness industry is really about [article]
Part 1 – The importance of outcome. This article looks at what personal trainers and gym owners really need to be thinking about when working with clients. It's about more than just writing programmes and training people really really hard.
Multi-Vitamins, Iron supplements, Selenium...Does my client need them? [article]
Micro-nutrients and the case for supplementation
How to win personal training clients and influence people. DISC [article] 1
We all want to relate well to our personal training clients and the members of our fitness clubs. As fitness professionals it's our job to understand the people we meet and support them in their fitness goals. It helps immensely to have a framework to help us understand what sort of approach one fitness customer may want over another. Using a well researched and respected model which explains some of the different behavioural types fitness professionals may come across could just be the help we all need. This article covers DISC profiling which when used positively by personal trainers and fitness instructors (and club managers for that matter) can make a big difference to success.
Why why why? – Keeping the 'conscientious' style happy. DISC [article] 5
The 'C' DISC style is all about reason and logic. And logically a good personal trainer would know that!
It’s all about me: The 'influencer' style explained. DISC [article] 3
The influencing style can be fun, challenging but will never be dull for a personal trainer. Here's a run down of what's ticking inside the I and how to deal with it as a fitness instructor or personal trainer.
Why box? Well why not? [article]
This article looks at what boxing training involves and why it's for anyone who wants to try it. Not just for those who want to fight
Exercise selection - choosing the most effective exercises for your clients [article]
In health and fitness it's about keeping it simple by delivering personal training and fitness instruction that is effective, simple and progressive. This article covers some of the basics in selecting resistance exercises and encourages you to generate a list of 'go to' exercises that will help almost any client by keeping them safe, being of value and being easily repeated independently.
Glycaemic Index or Glycaemic Load - what's the difference? [article]
There is a difference between glycaemic index and glycaemic load but as you'll see from this article, the interest in the glycaemic index may be preventing the key messages getting through!
Glycaemic Index and Glycaemic Load - public health promotion [article]
This article written by the Auckland DHB looks at whether the Glycaemic Index or Load should be incorporated into recommendations to individuals trying to lose weight
Exercise principles - what every trainer should know by heart [article]
This is the first of two articles looking at the exercise principles and how they are vital to prescribing effectively for clients. Every trainer should have these as a foundation for their programme design work.
The Diabetes Epidemic : What is Diabetes and why is it a problem? [article]
This is the first of three articles on diabetes. This article looks at how blood sugar is normally controlled and what happens in Diabetes. It also covers why Diabetes is such a problem. The next two articles will look at Type 1 and Type 2 Diabetes seperately and in more depth.
Client Screening Form [template]
This is a blank screening form that we recommend for screening PT clients or members of clubs. Training on the use of this form is available in our foundation programmes - Fitness Consultant and Professional Practise Award
The Pelvic Floor - do you know enough? [article]
Pelvic floor is a term you may have heard of, but do you really understand what iT does and why it is important? This article will look at what the pelvic floor does and what happens when it isn't working.
The Diabetes Epidemic: What we need to understand about the basic physiology of Type 1 Diabetes [article]
The physiology of Type 1 Diabetes is complex but isn't linked to the usual factors of poor diet, lack of exercise and excess body fat the way Type 2 Diabetes is. Type 1 Diabetes causes about 10% of Diabetes cases and it's exact cause is still relatively undefined.
Children's Nutrition Survey Results
NZ Food NZ Children Key results of the 2002 National Children’s Nutrition Survey including macro and micro nutrient consumption and physical activity participation
Food and Nutrition Guidelines for Healthy Adolescents
Food and Nutrition Guidelines for Healthy Adolescents: A background paper is the technical background paper that supports the Food and Nutrition Guideline statements released by the Ministry of Health in New Zealand for adolescents.
Food and Nutrition Guidelines for Healthy Adults
Food and Nutrition Guidelines for Healthy Adults: A background paper is the technical background paper that supports the Food and Nutrition Guideline statements released by the Ministry of Health in New Zealand.
I'm a great PT! Why don't I have any clients? [article]
You were popular as a fitness instructor on the floor. Now you’re a great trainer who delivers great sessions. So why aren’t the clients lining up to work with you? Where are they? This article looks at lead generation. It will cover a few simple ways to start finding more clients and creating networks that will do your marketing for you.
Sprains v Strains – how to know which is which – and what to do about it [article]
This article will shed light on the difference between muscle sprains and strains. We will also look at the causes and symptoms; how to treat muscle sprains and strains, and finally tips and tricks to prevent these types of injuries in the future.
Do Vitamins Work?
This article takes a fairly in depth look at the effectiveness and use of vitamins. It was sourced from 'howstuffworks'.
