The past two years have brought trials and tribulations that were nearly impossible to prepare for. The health and fitness industry looks completely different from any predictions made before 2020. Quarantines, social distancing, and state and federal laws have completely changed the way business is conducted. I strongly argue that despite these setbacks, health and fitness businesses can still thrive in 2021. The …
Madeline Allaire
Increase Your Income with Nutrition Coaching
We’re excited to partner with Precision Nutrition to give TrueCoach users everything you need to successfully coach nutrition—in one proven system, including premium articles, infographics, and training to help you meet your client’s health and fitness goals. Want to feel confident and qualified to coach nutrition with anyone? Now TrueCoach users get a special offer on the Precision Nutrition Level 1 Certification …
Avoiding Coaching Burnout: Strategies on How to Recognize and Prevent Burnout
We’re excited to partner with Precision Nutrition to give TrueCoach users everything you need to successfully coach nutrition—in one proven system, including premium articles, infographics, and training to help you meet your client’s health and fitness goals. Want to feel confident and qualified to coach nutrition with anyone? Now TrueCoach users get a special offer on the Precision Nutrition Level 1 Certification …
Deliver Your Personal Training Sessions Anytime, Anywhere Regardless of Lockdowns
Over the past year and a half, COVID-19 restrictions and lockdowns have forced fitness business owners to be creative with their business model. Delivering quality fitness programs became an added challenge that made us take advantage of new and improving resources. Being able to deliver personal training sessions from home became a necessity to stay in business. Whether it was DIY fitness classes, …
What are BCAAs Worth?
We’re excited to partner with Precision Nutrition to give TrueCoach users everything you need to successfully coach nutrition—in one proven system, including premium articles, infographics, and training to help you meet your client’s health and fitness goals. Want to feel confident and qualified to coach nutrition with anyone? Now TrueCoach users get a special offer on the Precision Nutrition Level 1 Certification …
Exercise Variation in Different Dimensions
The ability to modify exercises is a necessary component of any fitness business. Despite all our best efforts, at some point one of our clients is bound to get injured. When this happens, it is an opportunity for you to demonstrate your versatility as a coach. I have found that one of the best tools to help out injured athletes is being creative with exercise variations--particularly working in …
How to Engage Clients with Activity-Specific Exercises
Selling new clients is step one. Keeping your clients is a much harder step two. Most clients require new, fun challenges to be both entertained and to continually progress. One of my favorite ways to challenge my clients is to incorporate activity-specific exercises. As a coach, you fulfill a teacher-like position to your clients by imparting knowledge about health, exercise, and …
5 of the Best ACL Injury Prevention Exercises
Despite the overwhelming prevalence of ACL injuries in athletes, ACL has become a taboo word for athletes and coaches alike in the fitness industry. So let’s start the conversation! Two questions every coach should be able to answer are: What is an ACL?What can be done to prevent ACL injuries? Let’s start with the first question. ACL stands for anterior cruciate ligament. Broken down, …
How to Optimize Your Exercise Technique Correction
Exercise technique correction can be a difficult subject to approach with your clients. Like any type of correction, there is a delicate balance of too much and not enough criticism. In the fitness industry not enough technique correction can be detrimental and result in injury. However, too much criticism can be overwhelming and discouraging to your client. To optimize exercise technique correction, find a …
5 Ways to Get the Most Out of Your Online Evaluation
Online evaluations are an entirely different ballgame than in-person. The high stakes of building a good first impression are still there, but for not-so tech savvy people, like myself, the online aspect can pose as a barrier. Don’t be afraid of online evaluations. Here are 5 simple steps to follow. These steps not only will help you get the most out of your evaluation, but also will help you enhance it in ways …