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December 8, 2025
What’s Next? Beyond Personal Training Certification and CECs
You took that step and got your personal training certification. Now you’re wondering what’s next? One of the greatest benefits of personal training is the -
November 26, 2025
Knees Over Toes: Tips for Squats
“You shouldn’t let your knees go over your toes.” A common fitness belief that has been around for ages. It’s easy to be inundated with -
November 19, 2025
Leveraging Body Mechanics: Comprehensive Look at Sumo vs. Conventional Deadlifts
Introduction: The world of deadlifting is rife with discussions comparing Sumo and Conventional styles. Amidst the noise, a misconception often crops up, alleging that Sumo -
November 12, 2025
The Universal Language of Skill: Technique Carryover
As a fitness professional or someone who enjoys fitness, the pursuit of mastering various skills and techniques is a constant. Learning new skills, modalities, and -
August 1, 2025
Why Every Trainer Should Know the 1.5 Stance
Great coaching isn’t about flashy exercises; it’s about knowing when to use the right variation. The 1.5 stance might not look fancy, but it’s one -
October 30, 2024
Decoding Deadlift Variations: What’s Better?
The pursuit of optimization has instilled a curiosity for asking, “What is the best…” The best answer for us is…it depends. Context matters when giving -
August 27, 2024
Building & Maintaining Your Business as a New Personal Trainer
You got through the 1st major hurdle got yourself certified as a personal trainer. The next step is to become successful, but that begs the -
August 19, 2024
Why NASM is the RIGHT Personal Training Certification
You get the itch to help others through a career in fitness. You start to do your research only to feel overwhelmed with the information -
July 29, 2024
Training CORE beyond Abs: Front to Back
Here we have a guest blog post by Samson Back, one of Semiahmoo Fitness World’s finest trainer is giving us insight into understanding training core. -
June 26, 2024
Overcoming Imposter Syndrome as a Personal Trainer
Do you ever feel like a fraud or an imposter? Imposter syndrome is a common experience, often amplified by not understanding its origins. For many -
June 20, 2024
Online vs. In-Person Personal Training Certifications
The barrier of entry into the fitness field is quite small compared to many other jobs. In fact, a recognized accredited personal training certification is -
June 4, 2024
Progress not perfection
If you’ve ever trained with me, you’ll know my favorite slogan is: “We strive for progress, not perfection.” More importantly, sometimes we need to regress