Do you remember the excitement you felt when you first decided to become a fitness professional? All of the possibilities to help transform people’s lives and earn yourself an honest living?  Indeed, many people saw this as an opportunity to help others improve their lives and make a good living.  But, the thing is, before you can help anyone else, you first need to convince them to become your client. You can’t succeed in the first part - helping others enjoy healthier lives - if you don’t get better at finding and retaining clients.  After all, this is a business like any other.

We’ve all heard statements such as:

“Highly processed foods are bad for your health.”

“If you want to stay healthy and at normal body weight, eat whole and minimally processed foods.” 

The thing is, statements without backing don’t seem that convincing.  

Because of that, we’ve taken it upon ourselves to put this guide for you and go over everything you need to know about whole and processed foods.

See why it’s better to eat whole foods….

Whole Food & Processed Food 101 

Do you remember the excitement you felt when you decided to become a fitness professional? What drew you to this calling? For many it was the opportunity to help other people improve their lives in a significant way, while also making a good living. The truth is, you can’t succeed at the first part–helping people enjoy better healthy everyday–if you don’t excel at finding and retaining clients. After all, this is a business, right?

With the current situation regarding COVID-19 in the world, many of us are confined to our homes. 

Going out is not recommended (even restricted in some places), and going to our regular gyms for our exercise sessions is impossible.

So, what can we do then? Give up and forfeit all of our hard-earned fitness progress?

No. We should actively seek out ways to stay fit, even during quarantine for COVID-19. 

Avocados are one of the healthiest and most versatile foods on the planet. So much so that many folks refer to avocado as ‘the magical fruit.’
If you’re interested in elevating your health and fitness, and adding tons of nutrients and healthy fats to your diet, then avocados should be your go-to food.
Today, we’ll go over everything you need to know about the magical fruit.

Avocado Nutrition 101

When you take on a new client, do you ask them what their goals are? Of course, it’s critical, right? Before you create a plan for them, you find out what brought them to you and what they want to change; where they are today and where they want to be. You might even take a photo of them holding today’s newspaper, so that they can look at it later as proof of how far they’ve come.

A guide to meal planning using Google Calendar for fitness trainers and enthusiasts. See how using Google Calendar to plan meals is easy to setup, cost effective, and organized. 

The holiday season is near, which means lots of family meetings, going out, and, of course, eating delicious food for most of your clients.

Only, there’s a small problem:

The holidays can be a significant hindrance for many people and often lead to unwanted weight gain and feelings of guilt. Studies have shown an average of 1-2 lbs of weight gain from a single day of holiday eating which can add several thousand calories to your normal energy balance. No one likes to step on the scale after those 24 hours, but then adding stress & unhealthy habits also with your clients feeling they

You’ve seen protein powders, bars, shakes and even protein-enhanced chips, crackers, and cookies in abundance on grocery store shelves. Clearly, the demand is there. But with so many myths and misconceptions surrounding the macronutrient, it's often hard to know whether buying any of the enhanced products is truly necessary in order to add even more protein to your diet.

We all know losing weight can be a struggle, but if just one of these types of foods is being consumed on a regular basis, it can impede your weight loss progress.

1. Added Sugar

2. Gluten

3. Alcohol