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Hospitality in Fitness – Part I – Improving Client Satisfaction in Group Fitness Training

August 19, 2025by Cody McDermott, CSCS

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This Personal Training Quarterly article shares hospitality­driven approaches to help personal trainers build connections with clients. Visit NSCA online to read more on fitness, hospitality and health news.

Personal trainers Program design Organization and Administration Testing and Evaluation Client Consultation|Assessment Professional Development

From Inspiration to Passion, the Five Constructs of the Motivation Process

January 22, 2019by Mike Israetel

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In this 2018 NSCA Personal Training Conference video, Mike Israetel describes how to create and develop motivation in your clients, and how to understand the process of motivation in people.

Personal trainers Exercise Science Client Consultation|Assessment Professional Development

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Considerations for the Post-Operative Client: Bridging the Gap between Physical Therapy and Personal Training

Helping Motivate Clients—Applications of the Self-Determination Theory

April 8, 2018by Brook L. Skidmore, MS, CSCS

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This article provides practical suggestions that personal trainers can use to help their clients become and stay motivated to stick with their exercise routines.

Personal trainers Program design Client Consultation|Assessment

Trainer Tips: Hypertrophy

May 24, 2018

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Trainer Tips are infographics designed to help you, an NSCA professional, educate clients and promote your services. These member-only resources can be used for client education, motivation, and promotion.

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How the Member Experience Impacts Your Bottom Line

April 10, 2018by Josh Leve

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At the end of the day, remember one thing: it is all about the member/client experience. Provide your clients with the best member experience and they will stay and continue to pay.

Personal trainers Organization and Administration

Strength Training for the Older Client—A Blueprint for Program Design

June 20, 2018by Robert Linkul, MS, CSCS,*D, NSCA-CPT,*D

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This article provides a blueprint and “mini-macrocycle” that will assist the personal trainer in creating a program design for older adults by offering organized templates, direction in selecting exercise components, and the creation of volume controls specific to the client’s needs.

Personal trainers Exercise Science Program design

Giving the Clients What They Want—A Personal Perspective

April 12, 2018by Ryan Carver, CSCS

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It is the job of the personal trainer to help clients reach their goals in a safe and effective manner. However, it can be easy to lose sight of the big picture of a client’s life and have tunnel vision on specific training aspects that may not matter.

Personal trainers Organization and Administration Professional Development

Trainer Tips: Resistance Training for Women

May 24, 2018

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Trainer Tips are infographics designed to help you, an NSCA professional, educate clients and promote your services. These member-only resources can be used for client education, motivation, and promotion.

Personal trainers Exercise Science

Simplifying the Rules to Programming for Special Populations

April 30, 2018by Tom Cormier, CSCS, CSPS, NSCA-CPT,*D, USAW

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By reviewing this simplified process of obtaining a client’s health history and physician release, designing an exercise routine with modified exercises, and providing exercises for paid clients versus general members, NSCA-CPTs can be confident prescribing a routine for those who suffer from chronic or temporary health issues.

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