Personal Training Practice
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.
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.
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
Do Vitamins Work?
This article takes a fairly in depth look at the effectiveness and use of vitamins. It was sourced from 'howstuffworks'.
Pelvic Floor – How to train it [article]
After reading about what the pelvic floor is, you will know why it is so important. This article looks at how you can help your clients who have pelvic floor problems.
Goal Setting – It sounds easy – it’s not!
We know that setting goals is the only way to reach them. However goal setting doesn't just happen. Good goal setting is a skill that needs to be learnt. This article will look at how to set short term goals to help our clients head towards their dream long term goal.
Goal setting Form.pdf
This form is to help clients and Personal Trainers practice setting short term, reachable goals.
Core Training - What is it? - Where do I start?
As personal trainers we know training the core is important, but there are so many exercises out there. This article looks at how to assess where your client is at so you can choose core training that that is appropriate for their level.
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.
The Transformation Economy Part 2 - The Training Experience [article]
This article looks at what needs to be taken into account when delivering sessions to our clients. Our job isn't done when we write the programme. Our job is making sure that each training session is an experience our clients want to repeat.
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
Cardiovascular Training Programme [template]
This is a blank cardiovascular training form that we recommend for prescribing for PT clients or members of clubs. Training on the use of this form is available in our foundation programme - Fitness Consultant
“Listening looks easy, but it’s not simple. Every head is a world.” Cuban proverb [article]
This article looks reflective listening. A skill that means you can 'really' listen to your client. We also look at why it's so important and how to do it.
Where NZIHF Staff learn stuff: Suggested Readings
It can be difficult to know which textbooks to spend your money on. They all look pretty much the same and it's usually not until you buy one that you realise it wasn't as helpful as you had hoped. This article mentions a few texts that we like
Attribution Theory “It’s not whether you win or lose, it’s how you place the blame”
This article discusses why it is so important for a Personal Trainerto find out what a client believes is the cause of their success or failure. It then shows you how you can use this knowledge to have happier more committed clients.
Feel the fear and do it anyway? Probably not...
Get out of your own head. In order to get people to join, start thinking like a new member not a fitness junkie. This article looks at what really stops people joining gyms
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
Resistance Training Programme [template]
This is a blank resistance training form that we recommend for prescribing programmes for PT clients or members of clubs. Training on the use of this form is available in our foundation programme - Fitness Consultant