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Long-Term Athletic Development (LTAD) for the Personal Trainer – Part 2: Action – How Can Personal Trainers Integrate LTAD into Clients’ Programs?
August 16, 2024by Rick Howard, DSc, CSCS,*D, RSCC*E
This three-part series shows how personal trainers can create a physically literate cradle-to-grave culture for all, with LTAD as the framework.
Personal trainers Program design Professional Development
Tips for Selling More Personal Training to Prospective Clients: From Personal Experience
December 28, 2020by Sam Rothschild, CSCS
This article walks personal trainers through how to present a program for the common goals and what to do if the process does not produce a sale.
Personal trainers Professional Development
Examining the Efficacy of Common Fitness and Movement Tests—Personal Perspective
June 20, 2018by Lee Boyce
In the push for personal training sales, many gyms will use assessment protocols as a way to prove to clients that they can indeed benefit from personal training. This article examines the merits behind this concept.
Personal trainers Program design Testing and Evaluation
7 Tips for Navigating Mental Health as a Strength and Conditioning Professional
May 6, 2025by NSCA
Learn 7 ways that strength & conditioning professionals can recognize mental health concerns, respond effectively, & provide support while staying within scope.
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Instability Training—Help or Hype?
April 12, 2018by Ronald L. Snarr, CSCS, Jason C. Casey, PhD, CSCS, Ashleigh Von Hallmark, CSCS, and Ryan Eckert, CSCS, NSCA-CPT
This article briefly examines the most popular instability training devices and provides examples of how instability training can be incorporated into traditional resistance training programs.
Personal trainers Exercise Technique Program design
Developing Your Simple Personal Training Marketing Plan
June 22, 2018by Ryan Ketchum
There is a formula for attracting more clients into your gym and it can work for you if you commit to following the right steps. This article will explain how to set marketing goals, create a marketing action plan to bring in new clients based on your strengths as a trainer, provide examples of how to implement your marketing plan, and discuss why tracking the success of your plan is important.
Personal trainers Organization and Administration Professional Development
Using Red Light Therapy for Fat Loss – An Evidence-Based Guide
May 30, 2025by Juan Gonzalez, PhD, CSCS, Jung-Il Oh, PhD, Sofia Alvarado-Valdez, Brianna Villarreal, Edgar De La Cruz, Daniela Barrera, and Nicole Trevino
The purpose of this article is to provide fitness professionals with best practices on creating a program that uses red light therapy to aid in weight loss and weight management.
Personal trainers Exercise Science Nutrition Program design
From the Field – The Journey to Building a Sports Performance Facility: From Head Trainer to Business Owner
December 11, 2025by Jonathan Blakely Jr., CSCS,*D, RSCC
This PTQ article shares a real-world story to give inspiration and practical advice on creating your own sport performance business. Visit NSCA online to read more on athletic performance and professional development.
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October 4, 2018by David Crump, NSCA-CPT, RCPT*D
From Successful Trainer To Gym Owner – 9 Steps To Open Your First Facility
Personal trainers
From Successful Trainer to Gym Owner—9 Steps to Open Your First Facility: Part 2
August 24, 2018by David Crump
Before opening a facility, fitness professionals should perform the proper due diligence of researching and obtaining all the required documents to legally operate in a given municipality, learn the different types of commercial property, and build an equipment list that is in alignment with their business model.
Personal trainers Organization and Administration Professional Development
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