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6 Ways to Make Your Clients’ Workouts More Fun

As a personal trainer, it’s important to keep your clients motivated to continue to come back for training sessions time and time again with you. Not only does this help ensure you receive a paycheck, but having a high turn-out also means you must be doing something right. Generally, while clients realize that their training […]

4 Super Tasty & Healthy Snacks to Keep in Your Office

It seems like 9 to 5 jobs were created for one reason, and one reason only: To ruin your ability to stay healthy. Let’s be honest, sticking to a healthy regimen can be a challenge in today’s fast paced work environment. The moment you walk into the office you’re are bombarded by vending machines, treats […]

The Top 15 Health & Fitness Articles for March

As the weather warms up, many people begin to focus on nutrition and fitness in order to look great in those summer clothes and feel better on those sunny days. This is a great time to look for the real truth about maintaining a healthy weight, staying fit, avoiding injuries, and looking fantastic. Here’s some […]

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Debunking Common Muscle Building Myths

As a personal trainer, you likely see a number of clients who come to you looking to build muscle. Whether they’re looking to get toned, shredded, or any variation thereof, of course you want to do everything you can to help them reach their goals.

Top 10 Benefits of a Plant-Based Diet

Those already eating a plant-based diet know the benefits of this lifestyle. Those who are thinking about changing from a standard American diet to one that is entirely or almost entirely plant-based might not yet be sure if this is the right option for their lives. If you are thinking about switching to a plant-based […]

List-Based Post [Blogging Blueprint]

INTRODUCTION: The list post is one of the most popular and readable blog formats on the web. It is composed of — you guessed it — a list, and includes short explanatory paragraphs about each item. Use your introduction as a way to tell the reader how this collection of ideas will help them. Keep […]

Why Eating Less Doesn’t Guarantee Weight Loss

For most people, the winter season is the hardest part of the year for their body. In the winter, we eat more and move less, gaining weight we want to lose before the sun comes out. So why is it then that even the best eating efforts don’t deliver equally amazing results? After all, eating […]

5 Ways to Get Stronger, Faster and Leaner by Training your Mind

Getting and staying healthy and fit is every bit as much a mental exercise as it is a physical one. The fortitude it takes to get up with your alarm clock and get yourself to the gym before work should be considered a herculean effort – and every day, the same people get up and […]

DIY SEO for Personal Trainers Part 2

SEO for personal trainers who sell products or services online In part one of our DIY SEO for Personal Trainers we stepped into the foundational process that local personal trainers – that is, trainers who provide fitness services in a specific city – could take to get some traction within the search engines. In today’s […]