On January 2nd 2019 Moreza walked into Day 1 of the BCPTI personal training program looking for his purpose. From our 7 week program to this 7 month update, here's his story. Part One - beginning of class "Hello, my name is Moreza. I’m originally from Tehran, Iran. My dad got me into working out when [...]
My road to becoming a personal trainer all started with me being a personal training client. A little over two years ago I was working full time in a high pressure, high stress position in health care. I was unhappy with my appearance and struggling with anxiety. I tried multiple online training programs in an [...]
How many times have you “started” something only to stop and then “start” again at a later date? One of the main obstacles in reaching our goals is the type of goals we set! Fitness professionals usually find people set vague or general goals that may look similar to these: I want to [...]
What is empathy? There’s a story about a trainer, Drew Manning, who purposely gained, and then lost, 70 pounds.1 He claimed he did this because, as a lifelong fitness junkie, he had a hard time understanding what some of his clients were experiencing. So he quit working out and started eating junk food. After gaining [...]
