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PERSONAL TRAINING: BIGGEST IDEA OF THE NEW YEAR GOES TO JOHN SPENCER ELLIS AND THE NEW MMA ASSOCIATION AND CERT …

Posted on 18. Jan, 2010 by Kaiser.

It’s a great time to be in the fitness industry … believe that. Now there are more tools and programs out there that will allow you to make rapid progress in a short amount of time. We have the fitness leaders in this industry putting together the blueprints to make rapid progress and earn higher incomes, all the while ” letting trainers be trainers”. One new idea I just came across that delivers on all fronts came from my buddy John Spencer Ellis. It’s his new MMA CONDITIONING ASSOCIATION and CERTIFICATION. I had to send him an email about it, and he was happy to answer some questions to give all of us more insight. ——————————————— Hey John – since the last time you’ve been on the blog, your business has grown and a lot has changed, not just with you but with the fitness industry as a whole – what’s new at JSE enterprises? It’s good to be back! Much has changed. I tend to move back and forth between fitness and personal development. Last year I executive produced the movie and wrote the novel called The Compass. That was fun (and a lot of work). This year I’m [...]

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“Good Idea Or A Scam???” – PURDUE OFFERS FIRST DEGREE IN PERSONAL TRAINING (watch my video commentary)

Posted on 22. Apr, 2008 by Kaiser.

Purdue University is now offering a four year degree in Personal Training – yeah, that’s right, the same job that until now only required little more than a weekend certification can be yours after four years of pricey full-time college education. Depending on how you look at it, this could either be a very good idea or a scam, so we need to go deeper. Right off the bat, it doesn’t sound like a good idea to me. Not that having a degree is bad; there are already degrees in specialized areas of athletics like kinesiology and exercise science that are important for those that want to specialize in those areas. But to offer a degree in Personal Training seems blatantly like an attempt to cash in on the popularity of this field.