AFPA Health and Fitness Blog

The process of designing a client’s fitness program can feel a little like building with Legos.

Craft individualized workout program, check. Walk your client through every movement to ensure proper lifting form and technique; check.

The postpartum recovery period comes with its own set of physical changes.

Client injury. Also synonymous with the word “nightmare” when you’re a certified personal trainer, especially when the said injury is sustained as a direct result of your training program.

A woman’s abdomen expands significantly over the course of the 40 weeks of pregnancy—it stretches and widens to make space for a growing baby, the placenta, and the fluids that will nourish and carry the baby to term. 

Exercise is generally considered an activity that primarily benefits our physical health. From improving muscle strength, balance, and oxygen flow, there are dozens of fitness-related reasons to stay active throughout your lifetime. 

Despite what social media and popular fitness DVDs try to tell the masses, fitness coaches and personal trainers know that there is no such thing as a universal fitness plan that works for everyone. 

Every client is different. They come to you from diverse backgrounds, harboring varying fitness goals, knowledge, skills, and even levels of motivation in following the fitness plans you've designed for them.

It’s no secret. When you are confident in your coaching abilities, you inspire a sense of trust in your clients.