Trigger Bond

  After I received my training certificate, I was advised by seasoned fitness instructors and owners of gyms that if I was going to earn an income, I should open a shop in one location and create a steady list of clients over many years. As a brand new trainer signing an agreement to lease an apartment, it was good. However, after a few decades, the wanderlust began. In the belief that I could be a personal trainer who travelled, I spent hours researching ways to become an effective personal trainer without having to tie myself to a specific location. Since then, personal training and fitness writing has helped me make my way across the world. I've been a travelling personal trainer in Poland, South Korea, Bolivia and Peru, including some countries. If you're interested in becoming a personal trainer, on the road is the perfect moment to get started. Personal training online and the growing fitness industry have created new opportunities all over the globe for fitness job opp...

A fitness trainer is an expert who can be hired to help you stay in shape, learn about nutrition, and meet your specific fitness goals. Hiring a personal trainer can be very beneficial, but it may not always be the best option for everyone in every situation. If you’re considering hiring a personal trainer, here are some things to consider first before signing on the dotted line of your contract to hire one. Become your own personal trainer A lot of people think that because they don’t have thousands to spend on a personal  fitness trainer, they can’t afford to start exercising and building up their bodies. Nothing could be further from the truth; hiring out one-on-one sessions with trainers is actually incredibly expensive. Not only that, but you’re never sure how much guidance or motivation you’ll get from your trainer. Try the 5x5 workout routine While getting a certified personal trainer can cost hundreds per session, there are other methods to get in great fitness shape. Try ...

 A great way to stay motivated to work out and lose weight is by setting personal fitness challenges for yourself that you’ll have fun with over the long term. Your challenges should be realistic and achievable, but also slightly challenging so you don’t get bored with them after the first month or two. Here are some popular challenges to try. Body weight training Using just your body weight as resistance, you can train every muscle in your body with specific exercises. This form of training, also known as callisthenics, is a more dynamic version of strength training because it uses many different planes of motion to stimulate more muscles. It’s also a great way to meet personal fitness challenges if you live in an area where it’s difficult to get to a gym, like on a military base or in a remote location. Strength training basics Because strength training builds muscle, it also burns fat. Our bodies burn calories while we’re sleeping and even while we’re sitting around watching TV...

Exercise helps strengthen your heart and increases your circulation. The improved blood flow boosts the oxygen levels within your body, lowering your risk of developing heart-related diseases like high cholesterol, coronary artery disease and heart attacks. Regular exercise may also reduce your blood pressure and triglyceride levels. 1. Find an exercise that you love. This is essential in terms of staying regular in your workouts. If you're constantly engaging in exercises you don't love and leave you feeling exhausted physically and emotionally; the results will only last a certain amount of time. You should look for activities that feel great and stay with them over the long haul, even if they aren't the most strenuous. A consistent low-intensity workout will always prevail over in the face of inconsistent high-intensity exercises. 2. Be patient when it comes TO ACHIEVING YOUR PHYSICAL GOALS Keep in mind that the results will require time. Take it easy on yourself. It...

Why Raw Fitness? Many people don’t know what it means to be raw, and they don’t know why they should follow it in the first place. Others may have heard of this way of life and are curious to find out more about how raw fitness can help them achieve their goals – both in terms of looks and health – and what it takes to be successful. If you’re one of these individuals, you’ve reached the correct location! The Benefits of Eating Raw Going raw means eating fresh fruits, vegetables, nuts and seeds in their natural state—uncooked, unprocessed and unrefined. Raw foodists also avoid heating or cooking foods above 118 degrees Fahrenheit (48 degrees Celsius), which preserves essential vitamins and enzymes that are destroyed by higher temperatures. Additionally, raw foodies believe that a diet based on fresh produce helps preserve a healthy digestive system—many experts agree. The main goal of most fitness programs is to build lean muscle mass and burn fat. In order to achieve these goals, you...

Sometimes it feels like inspiration just isn’t around when you need it the most. In fact, as soon as you sit down to work on your project, you can feel your energy draining away until nothing’s left except the feeling of staring at a blank screen or paper wondering what to do next or if you even want to do this in the first place. It can be frustrating, but you don’t have to give up! These eight ways will help you find inspiration again and maintain your motivation. So don’t get stuck, get inspired! 1 Be inspired by someone else Watch a TED talk, read an inspirational biography , listen to a motivational podcast. Whatever your source of inspiration, there are plenty of places out there with great content that will get you inspired and motivate you towards success. Just remember that inspiration isn’t enough—you have to put in the hard work too! You need both inspiration and motivation if you want success. 2 Write down your plans It is not easy to find inspiration. However, having a jou...

A personal fitness instructor's duty of care is often thought to be only to the clients they work with daily, but this isn't the case at all! Whether you are brand new to the industry or have been working as an instructor for years, here are four crucial pillars to your duties as an instructor and how you conduct yourself at all times. A moral obligation Most personal fitness instructors take their careers seriously and sincerely want to help their clients get fit and stay healthy.  As such, they typically strive to provide exemplary service and support, including providing a safe environment for their clients and themselves.  The first pillar of a personal fitness instructor's duty of care is that they have a moral obligation to provide their clients with an appropriate level of care, regardless of whether or not there is any legal requirement that they do so. To be trained You're not qualified to instruct others until you've been adequately trained. There are se...

Inspiration and inhalation are two completely different things, but they can seem very similar to someone who’s never thought about the differences between them before. They’re two different processes of breathing air into your lungs and then moving it out again, after all. However, there are some very important differences that you need to be aware of if you want to ensure that you’re getting enough oxygen into your body without putting yourself at risk for potential damage or even death from lack of oxygen intake in the body. The origin of inspiration The word inspiration originates from Latin, meaning breathing in. Through inspiration, air travels from your lungs into your tracheobronchial tree (your windpipe, bronchi, and bronchioles). It then enters each lung through its division called a bronchiole. Finally, oxygen is absorbed through capillaries in individual alveoli or air sacs. Your diaphragm and intercostal muscles relax to create negative pressure within your thoracic cavity...