The Complete Health and Fitness Professional
Summary: Health and fitness pros are among the most passionate change-makers. The only problem? They often struggle with turning their passion into a legitimate career. In this show we talk about what it means to become more than a personal trainer, strength coach, or nutritionist. We share strategies for becoming an elite, complete professional.
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Every year, thousands of people consider starting a career in fitness. But most have no idea how to make their dream a reality. This article—written for both new and experienced fitness professionals—outlines a new curriculum for building a successful career. For the full article, visit us here: http://www.precisionnutrition.com/career-in-fitness
Every day thousands of fitness and health people try to “get their name out there” in the hope that fame and celebrity will help them grow their business. But that rarely happens. If you want to get more health and fitness clients, focus on these 3 things instead. For the full article, visit us here: http://www.precisionnutrition.com/get-more-health-and-fitness-clients
Personal training will die within the next 10 years. Or, at least, the type of personal training being done in most gyms today will be irrelevant and obsolete. In this seminar—recorded live in Long Beach, California— Dr. Berardi outlines the 5 biggest opportunities in fitness, laying out a blueprint for the fitness industry of the future. For the full article, visit us here: http://www.precisionnutrition.com/why-personal-training-will-die
To level up as a fitness professional you can’t limit yourself to easy clients and clients like you. You’ll eventually have to learn how to work with -- and get results for -- clients of all shapes, sizes, ages and backgrounds. Here’s how. For the full article, visit us here: http://www.precisionnutrition.com/level-up-as-a-fitness-professional
Is your coaching style helping—or hurting—clients? It’s worth exploring. Because, when your go-to fitness coaching techniques kill progress, it’s time to explore some different methods. For the full article, visit us here: http://www.precisionnutrition.com/fitness-coaching-techniques
What makes for a successful fitness and nutrition coach? It’s not just what you know… it’s what you do (every day). Here are some of the practices elite coaches use to get results. Keep track of how many you’ve mastered. For the full article, visit us here: http://www.precisionnutrition.com/successful-fitness-and-nutrition-coach
Welcome to brain training for fitness. Most fitness pros know that helping clients develop physical skills is critical. But most don’t realize that helping clients develop mental skills may be even more important. For the full article, visit us here: http://www.precisionnutrition.com/brain-training-for-fitness
Motivational interviewing is one of the best tools for helping people overcome obstacles to change. Whether it's changing how they eat and exercise, or cutting back on things like smoking or drinking. So, in this free video workshop, Dr. Krista Scott-Dixon and Dr. John Berardi outline the Motivational Interviewing approach, talk about how they apply it to fitness and nutrition, and work through a few live examples. For the full article, visit us here: http://www.precisionnutrition.com/motivational-interviewing-free-seminar
Dr. Krista Scott-Dixon left academia to coach nutrition, run a food magazine, and help design PN’s innovative coaching curriculum. Here, she shares strategies for helping every type of client make important changes. Note: in this video, the first 3 min of audio are a little off; but it’s good after that. For the full article, visit us here: http://www.precisionnutrition.com/fit-pro-essentials
I keep hearing this analogy: “Food is fuel.” You know, like gasoline. And I keep hearing: “The human body is like a high performance race car.” You know, like a Ferrari. I've heard this story repeated over and over again. Ad nauseam. And I think that’s a real problem. Here's why... For the full article, visit us here: http://www.precisionnutrition.com/food-is-not-fuel
Dr. John Berardi is one of the most recognized names in nutrition. He’s also the founder of Precision Nutrition. In this talk he encourages us to learn and apply the scientific method by running — and becoming — our own science experiments. For the full article, visit us here: http://www.precisionnutrition.com/fit-pro-essentials
In the PN Certification Program, we’re careful to remind fitness professionals never to dismiss clients as "unmotivated" or "lazy." An elite fitness professional can help all kinds of clients lose fat, build muscle and improve their health, but it requires tailoring your approach. Here's how we do it at Precision Nutrition. For the full article, visit us here: http://www.precisionnutrition.com/how-to-coach
Part 1: To be a life-changing fitness pro, you need to take responsibility for both the advice you offer, and your client's ability to follow that advice. Yes, even those "difficult clients." The ones other fitness professionals tell you to fire. Here at Precision Nutrition, we don't fire our clients. We take a completely different approach. In this 4 part video series - filmed live at the 2011 Perform Better Summit in Long Beach, California - we'll share that approach with you. And, by the end of the series, you'll be better equipped to get unbelievable results with every type of client you work with. Even the challenging ones. For the full article, visit us here: http://www.precisionnutrition.com/the-compliance-solution-part-1
Part 2: To be a life-changing fitness pro, you need to take responsibility for both the advice you offer, and your client's ability to follow that advice. Yes, even those "difficult clients." The ones other fitness professionals tell you to fire. Here at Precision Nutrition, we don't fire our clients. We take a completely different approach. In this 4 part video series - filmed live at the 2011 Perform Better Summit in Long Beach, California - we'll share that approach with you. And, by the end of the series, you'll be better equipped to get unbelievable results with every type of client you work with. Even the challenging ones. For the full article, visit us here: http://www.precisionnutrition.com/the-compliance-solution-part-2
Part 3: To be a life-changing fitness pro, you need to take responsibility for both the advice you offer, and your client's ability to follow that advice. Yes, even those "difficult clients." The ones other fitness professionals tell you to fire. Here at Precision Nutrition, we don't fire our clients. We take a completely different approach. In this 4 part video series - filmed live at the 2011 Perform Better Summit in Long Beach, California - we'll share that approach with you. And, by the end of the series, you'll be better equipped to get unbelievable results with every type of client you work with. Even the challenging ones. For the full article, visit us here: http://www.precisionnutrition.com/the-compliance-solution-part-3