AFPA Health and Fitness Blog

Pursue Your Passion for Fitness

Does your passion for health and fitness run so deep that you’re continuously looking for ways to incorporate it into your lifestyle? Did your afternoon jog turn into your evening ritual? Has every meal become the epitome of a healthy Pinterest-worthy recipe? If so, weave health and fitness into every aspect of your life, including your […]

What It Takes to Become a Triathlon Injury-Prevention Specialist

While a triathlon-coaching career alone can be highly rewarding, you can find even more success by finding your niche and standing out from the competition. Consider honing in on a speciality, such as an injury-prevention specialist, so you can take your clients from beginning to end and help them prevent injuries in the process. Next, […]

Learn How to Become a Holistic Nutritionist

More and more people are suffering from obesity. As we all know generally, many diseases actually started from obesity. To prevent that, losing weight or more accurately, eating right and exercising to lose fat is important to ensure a longer life. Unfortunately, many people fail to do so on their own. They need guidance from […]

5 Steps to Starting a New Career in Health

Whether you are a seasoned health and fitness enthusiast, recently received a health related degree, or are just developing an interest, one thing is for certain: the health-care industry is an ever-changing, growing market. Fortunately for aspiring health professionals such as yourself, consumers are rapidly becoming more health conscious. As a result of this growing behavior, […]

5 Creative Personal Training Advertising Strategies

You likely didn’t jump into the health and fitness business expecting to diversify your training through marketing tools and techniques. Chances are, you started your career because you were, and still are, passionate about leading a healthy lifestyle and inspiring others to do the same. While your passion and your methods are certainly essential to the success of your […]

Holistic Health Careers Are on the Rise

With the stability of today’s health and wellness trends, it’s clear that a healthy lifestyle is becoming an essential piece to our evolving culture. The question is, what does this mean for aspiring health and wellness professionals? The answer is simple: With the innovative nature of the industry, coupled with a growing market opportunity, we […]

How to Start a Personal-Training Business

So you’re eager to start your personal-training business? Before you jump into anything, it’s important to decide what you would like to accomplish with your certification. Whether you’re looking to make a difference in other people’s lives, or you’re just eager to transition your healthy lifestyle into a career, it’s important that you establish clear goals […]

10 Tips to Help you Earn your Strength and Conditioning Certification

Have you been considering a career in sports and fitness but are not sure where to begin? Fortunately, there are a number of ways you can acquire the skills and education you need to succeed in the health and fitness industry. Before you can begin, however, you will need in-depth training and education through a professional certification […]

How to Sell Personal Training Sessions to a Wide Audience

For many personal trainers, they didn’t jump into the business expecting to manage their business finances and  diversify their methods through marketing tools and techniques. Chances are, you started your career in personal training because you are passionate about leading a healthy and active lifestyle and inspiring others to do the same. That being said, while your […]

How to be a Successful Personal Trainer

Successful trainers love what they do and inspire others to feel more positive towards adopting a healthy and physically active lifestyle. If you are wondering if you have what it takes to become a successful personal trainer, and want to learn more about personal trainer statistics you have come to the right place.