Keeping hold of your personal training clients is a task in itself, of course your focus is on helping them achieve their goals, but you should always keep one eye on ensuring that you’re doing everything you can to make sure they come back the next day, right? WRONG! Let’s face it, you’ve got far…
As we’ve previously discussed, maintaining a positive relationship with your clients is vital should you want to retain them as long as possible. But another major part of retaining clients is understanding or at least spotting the signs that they might be losing interest in their training, which means they’re losing interest in you. So…
Smoothies have seen a sudden rise in popularity over the past few years. At the end of 2013, retailer John Lewis recorded a 93 per cent rise in sales of what they describe as ‘health inspired’ kitchen appliances. These figures are continuing to rise. Now, in 2015, more and more people are heading for the…
As a Personal Trainer, your job is much more than just helping someone lose weight. You’re a confidant, a friend, a motivator, a disciplinarian, even a shoulder a to cry on. Your job is to help people with their goals and provide support no matter how bad your day has been. Remember, your clients are…
Each year a new list of super foods are published, ready to take on the world and help improve health and fitness. In 2014, blueberries could do no wrong. There they were, in every fitness magazine or health website boasting about their antioxidant and vitamin properties. Manuka honey was another one as was coconut oil…
Carl is a brand support executive at insure4sport and a student of the martial art Kenpo. I have been writing to you about ‘Kenpo – the beautiful but brutal art’ and my progress through the Kenpo belt grading system, In my last blog post I wrote about watching ‘the highest ranked Kenpo black belt in…
I’m Carl. I am a brand support executive at insure4sport and I have recently taken up ‘Kenpo – the beautiful but brutal art’ and write here about my progress through the Kenpo belt grading system. Last week I returned to my Kenpo sessions, following several weeks away after a long layoff due to surgery. When…
Want to get fit? Well step aside spin sessions, running regimes and Insanity classes. There’s a new kid in town, the trampoline. You may not think it, but bouncing up and down on a bit of stretchy material is a fantastic way to get fit. Not only that, but it’s tremendous fun. Ok, so it…
Start date / weight – 1st October 2014 / 10st Current date / weight – 3rd March 2015 / 11st 10lbs Hi, I’m Matt, a social media executive for Insure4Sport. This winter I’ve set myself the challenge of building my strength and general fitness with the aim to be 12kg heavier by April, the start…