Questions To Ask Yourself If You Want to Become a Personal Trainer This article is originally published in the NESTA Personal Fitness Trainer manual. NESTA and the Spencer Institute have come together to create a system that is designed to maximize your success. The first thing you need to do is start asking yourself a few important […]
What is the Job of a Certified Personal Fitness Trainer?
What does a professional Certified Personal Fitness Trainer really do? The goal is simple: to help clients reach their goals in the most efficient, effective, and safest way possible. This means designing programs that include exercising without wasted effort. Such programs minimize injury and maximize the benefits of improved performance, whatever the goal may be. […]
The Importance of Being a Personal Fitness Trainer
What is a Personal Fitness Trainer? By definition, a personal fitness trainer is a fitness professional that provides individualized exercise programming and client instruction. Programming and client instruction has changed dramatically over time and will continue to change for years to come. Your NESTA education and continuing education courses are designed to keep you at […]
Personal Training vs. Strength and Conditioning: What’s the Difference? [UPDATED]
What is Personal Training? By definition, a personal trainer is a fitness professional that provides individualized exercise programming and client instruction. They motivate clients by helping them set goals and provide feedback and accountability to clients. Trainers also measure their client’s strengths and weaknesses with fitness assessments. These fitness assessments may also be performed […]