Fitness professional? What's your X factor?

It's more critical than ever to have an online presence, a brand -- that validates you and your services, as we discussed in this post. 5 Ways to Improve Your Brand Awareness

But branding is about more than having a color-coordinated website and posting a sign in the gym. Sure, you have to do those things, but they are not enough today.

Setting Up a Realistic Meal Plan for 7 Days

I train a variety of clients online and prefer to focus on flexible and easy-to-follow eating concepts when I talk about nutrition. The majority of my clients are working parents, so they have little time to switch food choices every day or to give any extra thought to meal planning. My clients often request precise, simple plans that can easily be packed, microwaved or eaten cold on-the-go.

5 Personal Training Branding Tips

With the current boom of gyms, personal trainers, and group fitness classes at every corner, and many more people becoming personal trainers, it becomes hard to define a niche to make your own brand stand out.

How to price Evolution Nutrition?

Now that you are empowered to provide professional meal plans, maybe the first question you have is “What should I charge?” We hear this question often, and the answer is… it depends. We have resisted assigning a specific price to the value you can deliver with an Evolution Nutrition meal plan because, as with all of the services you provide, that value varies.

Setting Up a Realistic Meal Plan for 7 Days

I train a variety of clients online and prefer to focus on flexible and easy-to-follow eating concepts when I talk about nutrition. The majority of my clients are working parents, so they have little time to switch food choices every day or to give any extra thought to meal planning. My clients often request precise, simple plans that can easily be packed, microwaved or eaten cold on-the-go.

Effective Nutrition Plans?

It should be no secret there is a big difference between the latest diet fad and a real nutrition plan or meal planning strategy that is supported by scientific research and proven methods to get results. As you work with your clients, you’re sure to get asked a lot of questions about nutrition and meal planning. Many of those questions will revolve around the latest and greatest nutrition theories straight from afternoon talk shows, the Internet and “expert” friends.

30-Day Weight Loss Challenge

With 2016 here, many individuals will once again declare their New Year’s Resolution to lose weight and get into shape! For health coaches and personal trainers, this usually means we are going to be very busy… well at least that’s our hope!

Marketing and Setting Up My 30-Day Jumpstart Weight Loss Challenge

4 Steps for Running a Successful Weight Loss Challenge

Nutrition Solutions Business

As a personal trainer in today’s market, I know if I’m not providing some sort of nutrition program in addition to personal training, I’m simply not delivering the whole solution my clients need and expect. Every day we all hear more and more talk of shifting our clients’ focus to lifestyle changes and the role we can play in educating them about the impact their choices make. Obviously, what they’re eating is a huge part of that equation.