by John | Jul 6, 2014 | Engage Your Students, Free Podcasts, Health and Wellness, Instructor Training
As fitness professionals, many of us find it is exciting when a member asks us for fitness related advice... but are you making the proper recommendations? Do you really understand what she/he is asking? Do you have enough information to respond in a way that will be...
by Joan Kent | Jun 30, 2014 | Engage Your Students, Health and Wellness
Have any of your students ever told you they want to lose weight, even though you (and everyone else) think they “look fine”? What advice have you given them? This post is about the unconventional advice I gave a nutrition client when everyone was telling her the...
by John | Jun 30, 2014 | Engage Your Students, Your Fitness Business
The Yellow Jersey Bicycle Insurance company is promoting their service with this very cool infographic about the Yellow Jersey, worn by the leaders of the Tour de France. As they are a UK company, it's fitting that they are highlighting past British riders who have...
by Joan Kent | Jun 9, 2014 | Engage Your Students, Health and Wellness
By Joan Kent - As you”™ve no doubt heard, saturated fats are no longer considered the health problem they once were. It turns out that the connection between saturated fats and heart disease, cholesterol, and atherosclerosis is far weaker than we thought. These days,...
by John | Jun 4, 2014 | Engage Your Students, Instructor Training, Master Instructor Blog, Promote and Build Your Class
I wish I had taken notes or recorded Barbara Hoots' presentation from WSSC last weekend. Barbara's session was entitled, " Studio Design: Creating Emporiums to Increase Profits." The room was filled with eager fitness entrepreneurs looking to open a new studio or...
by John | Jun 4, 2014 | Best Practices, Engage Your Students, Presentation Skills
I love to share these short videos from communication expert Alexa Fischer Picture this… You”™re the new guy. It”™s your first day. Your heart skips a beat as you enter the front door knowing that everything is new. New people. New desk. New job. Sigh. Now go ahead...