I started this site with dreams of being a trainer just in the middle of the COVID lockdown, thinking it would be over quickly.
[Narrator: It was not over quickly]
Then I got a good day job, and put this on the shelf for a while. Well, my day job is a little dull, and I’m not helping people to well so as much as I am helping insurance companies. So. . .
As a result, I’m continuing my studies, now to become a board certified Health and Wellness Coach, which adds change psychology and nutrition to the core skills of a personal trainer.
Late Capitalism squeezes the last few drops of exploitable time out of our lives. And yet we try to improve ourselves personally and professionally, it’s easy to get overwhelmed. We can do something called Functional Freeze. We have so much to do, yet we can’t seem to get anything done! There are ways out of […]
Overwhelmed? Frozen? How to get out! Read More »
Nothing annoys me more than hearing about a celebrity, consultant or, yes, a coach, who says they overcame their overwhelming circumstances by quitting their (often lucrative) day job and becoming a consultant or a coach, and now they have a gold BMW and a Tesla and travel the world because they tell people how they,
What Did I Overcome? Read More »
I’ve just graduated my Health and Wellness Coaching program with about a dozen wonderful, smart and sensitive people.
We all need to have 50 sessions in order to take the exam to be certified.
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Yes, I finally did it! The whole pandemic thingy and getting a day job kind of put me NOT in a rush. But I reviewed, took the exam, then slayed it. Need documentation? Here you go:
Body Pump, Pilates. . . movement belongs to everyone. No, CEOs of those other brands didn’t say stupid confusing things. It’s just that these “brands” can be obstacles to getting fit.
To Heck with CrossFit and the Lot of Them! Read More »
I was starting my fitness career at the Y nearby. It’s a small one, but not far from the biggest in the county, perhaps the country. I’m not a trainer yet, but a “Wellness Coach.” I really like the mission and community-oriented vibe. They’re not going to try to make me sell useless supplements. (BTW,
My first testimonial! Back before the Y closed, that is. Still, though. “I completed the Kickstart program & Jim was my Wellness Coach. He was very knowledgeable, kind, patient & thorough. I would definately recommend him and their program to anyone.” — Monique C.
My first testimonial! Read More »
There are two models for becoming a personal trainer. One is to work for a gym or studio as an employee, the other is to be an independent business person. There are pros and cons to both, and often trainers start with the first, then go “indy” once they have experience and maybe steal clients
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