Advanced personal training tips

This time of year is a very popular time of year for personal trainers to do personal training courses.  If you are a personal trainer thinking of doing a course at the moment to further your knowledge then these are a few courses you should think of.

When it comes to qualifications most people want to see you have YMCA personal trainer, Premier personal trainer or a Sports science degree.  A sports science degree certainly puts you above a lot of people but doesn’t get you anywhere near where it used to get you or where people think it gets you today in personal training.  Below are a few short courses that can make a huge difference to the amount of clients you get so are good to get under your belt.

• Powerplate instructor- powerplate is very popular, lots of people have them in their homes and need training, there is a shortage of qualified instructors so it’s a good course to do.
• Paul Chek courses – regarded highly in the industry, teaches you a lot of advanced personal training tips
• Poliquin – advanced strength training tips for personal trainers, very few trainers have this, well worth getting.  I am a big Charles Poliquin fan and regard his knowledge above 99.9% of people.
• Pre natal post natal – in Notting Hill aspecially there are tons of young mums looking to get back in shape after having a baby or keep in shape during early pregnancy so they can easily get back in shape after the baby.  This is a market where there are still limited specialist trainers.

Instead of going out the same as the masses with a general personal training qualification, go for these niches, with personal training becoming a saturated business niches are the key to success.

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