Isn’t it funny how we’re so focused on improving our bodies so we can have all this fun and do all these activities, yet we don’t actually know how to use our own bodies that well? When Mike Fitch, creator of the bodyweight system of a movement called Animal Flow, set out on his journey to help other people develop better relationships with their bodies, he did so at the ripe age of 19. Like most, Mike …
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The Royal Rumble: Physical vs. Emotional Hunger
Let's be honest, when you’re at home at the end of the day and lying on the couch, nobody craves chicken breast and broccoli. Now, I am not one to ever coddle but maybe it's not entirely your fault when the drive-through calls your name and you hit fourth meal. But the next time you are sitting at home and debating whether to eat a few brownies or hit the drive-thru, evaluate what type of hungry you are. Ask yourself …
5 Things You Can Do To Get Your Clients To Do What You Ask
Do you ever wish your clients would just do the things you ask them to do? It’s certainly a frustrating part of the job, no matter how much you get along with your client and like working with them. Every once in a while you just hit a wall and it feels like there isn’t much compliance. In this industry it’s so easy to get caught up on growing ourselves and our business that it’s easy to lose sight of what it …
Certification Review: CPPS (Certified Physical Preparation Specialist)
The problem with most certifications is, when you get done, you’re not sure how to install the information you just digested into your business. Sure, all of those fancy terms and cues might have sounded awesome in the moment, but now you’re back to the everyday grind of training and writing programs and you wonder, what do you do next? And how is this going to help me today? Well, the CPPS (Certified Physical …
Becoming a Personal Trainer
So you want to become a personal trainer? You work out all the time, your friends ask for your fitness advice, people in the gym are always complimenting your physique and workouts, so why not? All you need to do is build up your Instagram or YouTube and just like that, you’re a trainer, right? The regulations on what it takes to be a personal trainer are far from rigorous, but they still do exist. You can’t …
5 Pieces of Advice Every New Trainer Should Know
In today’s world, gaining social media fame can seem like the equivalent to winning the lottery. You can find children reviewing their toys on YouTube as if they’re experts and adults are quitting their day jobs to be travel photographers, online fitness enthusiasts, or food bloggers. Gone are the days where you pick a job, work in that field for 30 years, and retire. Just as society is changing, so is the personal …
Certification Review: Functional Range Conditioning
The fitness culture of today is focused on how hard you push your body, how much you can lift, how fast you can do it, how far can you bend, etc. The prioritization of work is perfectly fine if you’re willing to sacrifice long-term health for performance. But this has resulted in our bodies not working the way they were intended to function. Our hips and shoulders don’t work correctly yet we try to condense days …
How Much Should I Care About Social Media?
Let’s get the obvious out of the way: social media can be overwhelming. It takes a lot of brain power to think about what you should post, how often, at what time, etc. In fact, there are so many moving pieces that it’s easy to sit and overthink how you want to portray your brand, whether you should build a following around motivation or education, and how to encourage more engagement on your page. You might …
5 Ways to Save Big Money on Your Groceries — And Still Eat Healthy
We’ve all been there. We want to start eating healthier so we decide we’re going to meal prep and buy all our groceries on Sunday rather than throw down tons of money on French toast and 10 mimosas with our friends. This is all too familiar to me. I used to grocery shop like my parents did, spending hundreds of dollars on food thinking I was doing right, only to throw half of the food away and waste money. It’s a …
9 Steps On How To Become A Leader In The Fitness Industry
It’s easy to fantasize about the end result — speaking at a huge event, teaching a workshop of your own methods that you used to get your clients amazing results, mentoring others on how to build their own fitness business. But if you’re doing the work you’ll be known for one day, why isn’t anyone asking you to be a guest on their podcast, speak at an event, or teach a workshop? Being on stage and presenting to …