Professional Development & Client Interaction

  • February 7, 2024

    Psychology & Behavioral Coaching: How to Increase Client Adherence and Success
    As a Personal Trainer, coaching our clients goes beyond the session and one singular domain. Personal trainers assist their clients in fitness, nutrition, or personal
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  • Exercise the brain

    January 10, 2024

    3 Ways to Drive Progression
    The most common ways to progress an exercise are through changing sets, reps and load. In most programs, those can often become the only means
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  • July 20, 2023

    Great Technique and Form: The Lost Art of Gains
    Let’s dive into the often overlooked but critical aspect of fitness training – proper technique and form. We’ll explore the impact of correct form on
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  • April 22, 2023

    Likeability, Trust, & Rapport: Keys to Client / Trainer Success
    Personal training as an industry continues to grow and evolve beyond the physical benefits as we recognize the mental health components. What we see is
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  • April 12, 2023

    7 Study Tips for NASM’s Personal Trainer Certification
    Here are 7 tips that you can utilize to set yourself up for success while studying for the National Academy of Sports Medicine Certified Personal
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  • January 18, 2022

    TFM – An Intro to Therapeutic Fascial Mobility
    Therapeutic Fascial Mobility (TFM) is a tool we can use as trainers to impact the state of a client’s nervous system, improve flexibility and add
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  • November 24, 2021

    Beyond the Session – Client Support
    Although I have only been in the fitness industry for about two years, it is evident that client needs are constantly evolving. Although client needs
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  • August 27, 2021

    Squat Variations for New Clients: by Courtney Parson
    Our clients know how to sit on a chair. They do it every day. No matter their age, their lifestyle, their occupation, your clients squat.
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  • June 18, 2021

    The BCPTI Practicum – a Review
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  • June 3, 2021

    Tools and Lenses – an Instructor Spotlight by Dr. Benjamin J. Stevens
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  • April 29, 2021

    Learning from a Pandemic
    We are THRILLED to be welcoming a new instructor to the team – BCPTI graduate Kim Tasin! She completed our program in 2019 and has
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  • March 30, 2021

    Reflecting On A Pandemic Year – Josh
    As I reflect and write this article, it has been a full 365 days since COVID-based restrictions shut doors in most communities. Initially, it was a fearful
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