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Personal Fitness Trainer Rules
Years ago when I created a professional brochure for my personal training business I included “expectations” 
of me, as well as my soon to be clients. I set the record straight right from the start of our fitness business relationship. There are certain things clients should expect from me; and there are things I expect from them.
Recently 1000 members of a health club - Get In Shape For Women, and 100 personal fitness trainers were surveyed asking the most effective qualities of a client - trainer relationship. Below I have listed the results of the survey.
If you want to be a successful, top-of-the-line fitness professional, then follow these 10 qualities. Also, make sure your clients also agree to their half of the bargain - 5 qualities.
I can truly relate to most of these because 15 years ago this is exactly what I demanded of myself, and requested of my clients.
Put these into action in your fitness business today, and thrive.
Best Personal Training Certifications
Personal trainers, or want-to-be fitness pros please beware of many online personal training certification companies floating around the internet!
These unethical companies are in it for one thing, and one thing only - money. They could care less about really educating a new fitness pro. Therefore, it is your responsibility to know the good from the bad.
Here is what the bad personal training certification companies do. You pay $99, take a 30 question online exam in which they give you the answers if you take it enough times, and then receive your piece of paper stating you are a fitness expert. In order to generate income a majority of these companies have numerous certifications such as for kettlebells, sports nutrition, etc.
Getting a personal trainer certification from a company that exhibit this behavior is a complete joke! It is just buying a piece of paper that is useless! Companies like these do not belong in our industry, and do a huge diservice to the general public.
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