How Do I Improve My Gym’s Retention Rate?
How Do I Improve My Gym’s Retention Rate? How Do I Improve Retention Rate and What is Good Retention If you searched online for “How do I improve my gym’s retention?” I have to assume one of two...
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Can I Make Good Money As A Personal Trainer? An In-depth Look at The Personal Training Profession Yes, you can good money as a personal trainer is the short answer. The longer answer is that, as most...
View ArticleThe Truth About Remote Coaching For Coaches
The Truth About Remote Coaching For Coaches Jim Crowell spoke to Eric Malzone about what coaches need to do to grow a remote coaching fitness company and what truths they need to be aware of Eric was...
View ArticleHow Long Does it Take to Become a Personal Trainer?
How Long Does it Take to Become a Personal Trainer? The Timeline of Becoming a Personal Trainer The short answer: in many countries, including the United States, you can become a personal trainer...
View ArticleWhy Your Clients Need More Than Life Coaching
Life Coaches: Are You Helping? Life Coaches: Are You Helping Your Clients as Much as You Can? People obviously need help. If we didn’t, self-help books and life coaches wouldn’t be as popular as they...
View ArticleHow to Resist The Aging Phenotype
How to Resist The Aging Phenotype Resisting The Aging Phenotype and the Benefits of Strength Training The current and recent trend in the ‘fitness’ industry has been to focus upon intensity...
View ArticleOPEX Fitness’ Newest Course Programming: Strength
OPEX Fitness’ Newest Course Programming: Strength The OPEX Podcast Episode 67: Keegan Martin and Kevin Don Strength training is the most effective way to resist aging and with the rise of sedentary...
View ArticleHow to Test a Client’s Fitness with The Concept2 Rower
How to Test a Client’s Fitness with The Concept2 Rower The Concept2 Rower and the 4 x 30:30 Fitness Test You probably have experience with the Concept2 rower, but do you know how to use it to...
View ArticleAugust Must-Reads + New Strength Course
NEW EDUCATION COURSE PROGRAMMING: STRENGTH Introducing our newest coaching education, Programming: Strength. Programming: Strength is the last practical strength course you will ever need. This course...
View ArticleWhat Education Do You Need to Be a Personal Trainer?
What Education Do You Need to Be a Personal Trainer? So you want to be a personal trainer? Like any career, the first step to turning your passion into a profession is to get some formal education...
View ArticleWhat Exercises Should my Clients do?
What Exercises Should my Clients do? The Six Exercise (Movement) Patterns Every Client Should Do Writing programs for clients can get confusing. There are so many exercises and variations that it can...
View ArticleLearning How to Value Yourself As a Coach
Learning How to Value Yourself As a Coach Overcoming the Self-Worth Limitation I still remember the first time I asked the woman, who would soon become my first personal training client, for $650 for...
View ArticleHow Do You Get Your Personal Trainer Certification?
How do you get your personal trainer certification? The Process of Getting Your Personal Trainer Certification Getting a personal trainer certification seems like the logical first step to becoming a...
View ArticleJames FitzGerald’s Recommended Fitness and Nutrition Books
James FitzGerald’s Recommended Fitness and Nutrition Books James’ Best Books on Fitness, Strength Training, and Nutrition 2019 The fitness industry is oversaturated with information and with a new...
View ArticleCan Anyone Be A Fitness Coach?
Can Anyone Be A Fitness Coach? Can anyone be a Fitness Coach with James FitzGerald Recently James FitzGerald, the founder of OPEX Fitness, was a guest on the Juan 101 Podcast hosted by Juan Guadarrama....
View ArticleThe Problem With Part-Time Coaches
The Problem With Part-Time Coaches The problem with having only part-time coaches at your gym (and how to fix it) Fitness facilities have become almost like Starbucks in Seattle or Dunkin’ Donuts in...
View ArticleThe Last Strength Course You Will Ever Need
The Last Strength Course You Will Ever Need Why Programming: Strength is the last practical strength course you will ever need If you know anything about OPEX Fitness, you may have picked up on the...
View ArticleThe Relationship Between Exercise and Nutrition
The Relationship Between Exercise and Nutrition How to Align Your Nutrition and Exercise Programs Exercise and nutrition go together like peanut butter and jelly. You cannot have a conversation about...
View Article50 Strength Exercises + Tips for Fixing Motor Patterns
50 Strength Exercises + Tips for Fixing Motor Patterns HOW TO BACK SQUAT What’s the ideal back squat variation for you or your client? In this free lesson Coach Kevin Don answers just that. Watch this...
View ArticleHow to Develop a Client’s Skills
How to Develop a Client’s Skills The Refocus Nutrition Podcast: How to Develop a Client’s Skills As a coach himself James FitzGerald realizes how important it is to make time to provide value to the...
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