A bad first impression will lose you more business than any other factor! Despite this – business owners spend almost no time time cultivating a great first encounter with their customers. I don’t mean a personal impression here – eye-contact, firm-handshake, punctuality etc… – rather, the far more important impression people have of your brand when […]
You might think, ‘what’s the point?’ But can developing your social conscience really help you become a better Personal Trainer? Social Conscience, another aspect of Social Intelligence If you Google social conscience it comes up with the following definition, ‘a sense of responsibility or concern for the problems and injustices of society.’ At this point […]
In the gym where I PT I have a poster directly in front of the squat rack with a poem on that I often read when Im struggling through a workout or just through life in general! Reading the words and thinking about their meaning has helped me get myself out of a tough spot […]
When we are trying to get continuous improvements in our fitness, whether its improvements in body composition or muscular strength, in order to do this we need to challenge ourselves and sometimes that can be tough. So, I like to use on myself and my clients a little mind tool I call ‘The Million Pound […]
Every person that I train has their own idea of what they want to achieve and what their long term goals are. Whether it’s to improve running fitness, increase strength or improve general health most of us have our own motivations for training. If you have not found yours yet then check out the following 10 […]
Ok get ready for the brutal truth…..as much as we would all like there to be an alternative reason for our weight gain and poor health, beyond the fact that we are not exercising enough and are over eating…. there isn’t. As harsh as it sounds, people aren’t obese because their parents are, or because of […]
New Years is not just about reflecting on the past 12 months, it’s also about looking forward and setting a vision for where you want to be in the future. Specifically, this time next year. Use the occasion to recalibrate, revise your goals and put you on the right course, as well as to make […]
There has never been a better time for those interested in becoming a personal trainer. The fitness industry is expanding – with healthy levels оf employment – and the explosion of new technologies means there are more ways than ever to connect with and help clients. If you are thinking about turning your passion into […]
Sam Wilde Personal Trainer and Coach Sam Wilde is a personal trainer and a coach and specialises in helping people access the freedom and abundance in life that we all deserve. We asked him to write a few words of wisdom to help our personal trainer graduates who are starting out in their new careers. Learn […]
Whether you like social media or not it can help you lose weight. Weight loss is actually very easy to do on paper, you just need to burn off more energy then you are taking in. Move more and eat less but in practice this can be a real challenge. Especially if you are attempting to lose weight on […]
