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Establishing Confidence and Buy-In Into – A New Performance Program in Non-Traditional Settings
March 29, 2024by Mark Walker, MAEd, CSCS
This article is a personal perspective that focuses on methods that can be used to establish confidence in the performance program in non-traditional environments.
Coaches Program design Professional Development
4 Keys to Delivering an Unforgettable Experience
December 3, 2018by Joe Drake, NSCA-CPT,*D
Creating life changing experiences takes time and does not often happen overnight. Sometimes it can be one mind-blowing experience but more often than not it is a series of great experiences delivered over a period of time that leads clients to settle on a fitness home and become raving fans.
Personal trainers Organization and Administration Professional Development
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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September 19, 2019by Joseph Bergles, CSCS
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Continuous Quality Improvement to Ensure Personal Training Scope of Practice
April 9, 2018by Dan Mikeska, MS
With the pervasiveness of chronic disease, personal trainers need to be vigilant in their efforts to gain new clients and retain current clients, while maintaining the scope of practice boundaries. By reviewing the needs and expectations of customers and stakeholders, a process for improving service can be developed.
Personal trainers Program design Organization and Administration
Increasing our Influence through Education, Observation and Participation
May 7, 2018by Mark Taysom, MS, CSCS
This session from the 2015 TSAC Annual Training brings to light areas of coaching influence, while also explaining how to improve your coaching “power.”
TSAC Facilitators Professional Development
Teaching for Skill Acquisition in Fitness – Best Practices for Fitness Pedagogy
April 17, 2021by Dr Anthony Smith, PhD, CSCS,*D, NSCA-CPT,*D
The purpose of this article is to present pedagogical content knowledge to personal trainers aimed to enhance client performance and satisfaction.
Coaches Exercise Science Program design Professional Development
A Woman’s Worth: How to Help Female Clients Improve Their Body Image
April 17, 2020by Molly Galbraith, CSCS
In this session from NSCA’s 2019 National Conference, Molly Galbraith, Woman-in-Charge at Girls Gone Strong, discusses barriers of body image and explains the impact a health professional can have. This session also provides actionable tools to help clients improve their body image and feel safer, stronger, and more confident in their body.
Personal trainers Coaches Professional Development
Hospitality in Fitness – Part I – Improving Client Satisfaction in Group Fitness Training
August 19, 2025by Cody McDermott, CSCS
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
Integrating Plyometric Training for High School Soccer Athletes – Part 1
March 27, 2021by Rui Liu, CSCS, Brian Gearity, PhD, ATC, CSCS,*D, FNSCA, and Clayton Kuklick, MA, PhD, CSCS
In the first of a two part series, this article will briefly highlight the main components of a needs analysis and apply it to the context of soccer.
Coaches Program design
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