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Sunday, 11 January 2009

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Should You Be Facebook "Friends" With Clients ?
Exploring both the benefits and challenging situations associated with opening your online social network to clients, customers and prospects.
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Choosing a Specialty
Many fitness professionals take a shotgun approach to attracting clients. In essence, they try to be all things to all people. However, the best way to build a solid reputation and a steady client base is to become a specialist in a particular area of health and fitness.
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Stress Accelerates Aging
There is a direct link between prolonged stress and a weaker immune system, resulting in higher susceptibility to illness and disease, according to a study conducted by researchers at the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA. The study showed that cortisol, released when the “fight or flight” response is stimulated, wears down the immune system if it remains in the bloodstream for long periods of time.
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    Financial Freedom in Fitness

    by K. Williams-Evans
    Who are the high earners in the industry, and what are their secrets to success ? "I love the fitness industry, but it just doesn't pay." "I stay in fitness even though the money is so low." "Get out of the fitness business -- you can't make a decent income !" Have you heard these comments ? Have you uttered them ? Committing to the fitness profession does not have to mean a...
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    Investments You Can Bank On

    By Diane Lofshult
    Group fitness instructors reveal the business related purchases that gave them the biggest bang for their buck in terms of career success. It has been said that the rich just keep getting richer. Witness, for example, the way celebrities are rewarded with fabulous "goodie bags" at Hollywood award ceremonies or are routinely comped for fourcourse meals at pricey restaurants. While ...
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    Form Follows Function, Interview With Gary Gray

    Form Follows Function A thought-provoking discussion with physical therapist, trainer, educator, author, coach and inventor Gary Gray. IDEA: What's new and exciting to you in personal training and physical therapy? Gray: We're getting back to the basics, which means we're humble enough to realize we're not inventing anything new. There's really nothing new under the sun. Rather, we're taking advan...
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    The Personal Trainer's Road to Success

    by D. Benko Livingston
    The Personal Tr a i n e r ' s R o a d to Success BY DODY BENKO-LIVINGSTON How do you grow a flourishing business? Map a course that heads you in the right direction. N Nelson Mandela once said, "Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure." You have the power to achieve success as a personal trainer--but not if you fail to recognize op...
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    Creating Your Own Future

    What is your outlook for the next 5 years ?
    By D o n n a K o z i k , M B A
    With so many future needs and so much future opportunity, how do you apply all the possibilities ? Be the coach of your own career. "Career coaching takes place at the heart and soul level," says Marla Goonan, a career coach and placement consultant at the University of California at San Diego (UCSD) ...
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    Wellness Working Vacations in Fitness

    BY LUCIA VITI
    Picture this: teaching a step class on the sundeck of an oceanfront pool in beautiful Montego Bay, Jamaica, or stretching into a yoga pose on the beach in Cancun, Mexico, with the warmth of a flaming orange sunset as your backdrop. Pack your bags. Exotic five-star resorts are calling all fitness professionals to the playfu...
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    Become Your Club's MVE

    BY CHALENE JOHNSON
    Become Your Club's How to increase your professional stock by MVE becoming your organization's Most Valuable Employee ! Would you like to increase your earning potential ? Have you wished your supervisor would recognize your efforts ? Do you worry that your job may be eliminated ? If you answered "yes" to even one of these questions, then it's time to increase your value as a...
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    Volunteering to Train, What's New

    PERSONAL TRAINER PROFILE
    Volunteering to Train
    Subject: Steven Oberfest
    Location: New York, New York
    Company: Underdog Fitness
    Experience: Fifteenth year as trainer; second year as owner Maverick Strategy: Last year I started volunteering my time to the Burden Center for the Aging in Manhattan. Now I am working with many other groups including Beth Israel Hospital, Ronald McDonald Charities, Neig...
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    How to Handle a Group Exercise Diva

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    How to Handle a Group Exercise Diva
    By Peggy Gregor

    If you teach group exercise long enough, you’re bound to encounter the group exercise diva. The diva’s behavior tends to create a negative experience for the majority of attendees. Unfortunately, the instigator often goes unchecked, which can lead to higher attrition rates and less class participation.



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