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WHO SAYS WE’RE NOT PROFESSIONAL?!?! PROFESSIONALISM IN PERSONAL TRAINING – MY REBUTTAL!!!

Posted on 25. Jul, 2008 by Kaiser.

That’s got to be the most ridiculous picture I’ve ever had on here!!! (I hope Wilmer’s appreciates getting his picture on Super-Trainer!) This pic has got nothing to do with Personal Training, only the theme of this post … Here’s my rebuttal to a recent article in Smart Money Magazine talking about the lack of professionalism in Personal Training. I don’t normally get into this kind of back and forth, but I thought this time it would be a good thing because this article points out where we as trainers can go wrong with our professionalism, and we’ll talk about how to fix it.

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“ON TIME” IS THE NEW “LATE” – Read my take on the importance of punctuality for Personal Trainers.

Posted on 08. Mar, 2008 by Kaiser.

In making sure I made it to my sessions on time this morning with daylight savings time today, it made me think of an article I wrote not too long ago about punctuality. I have to admit that with my full schedule and commuting, I don’t have a 100% on-time rate (pretty darn close, though). But I do have some real strong feelings about being on time. There’s a lot more to punctuality than just a few wasted minutes; it’s a matter of self-esteem, respect, and image. You communicate a lot by how you value your time and the time of others. Valuing time management is a characteristic of only the top people in our society. If you don’t have this control over your own schedule, you communicate to others that you aren’t one of these top people.