AFPA Health and Fitness Blog

Teaching a group fitness class can be quite rewarding. A good sense of accomplishment comes from helping people interested in living a healthier life by becoming more active. Financial rewards exist as well. A certified group fitness trainer may find him/herself in great demand at commercial gyms and fitness studios. 

Everyone knows the importance of setting goals. As personal trainers, we’re constantly revisiting our client’s health and fitness goals to establish the right plan and steps to get them where they want to be. But when it comes to our own personal and business endeavors, we often forget about the importance of setting goals.

There’s an art to managing your client’s exercise intensity.

Physical training has become quite popular over the past few decades, and different weight training modalities have been used to accomplish various tasks. The purpose behind a workout is determined on what goals you have in mind.

People have a wide range of feelings about 2021 coming to a close and diverse expectations for 2022. 

For a while, your client was making great progress toward their fitness goal (be it increasing muscle mass, losing fat, getting stronger, etc.). But suddenly, it all stops. What do you do?

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

An Overview of Weight Loss the “Healthy Way” A program targeting weight loss helps clients decrease overall body weight. Further, this bodyweight change ideally and intentionally focuses on losing fat but can also unintentionally consist of protein, muscle, and other bodily substances. 

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

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.