Becoming a Certified Personal Trainer is a powerful first step in transforming lives, but your earning potential truly expands when you pursue specialized credentials. Whether you’re looking to attract new clients, increase your rates, or diversify your services, adding niche certifications can help you stand out in a competitive field. AFPA offers several industry-leading specialty programs designed to deepen your expertise and open up lucrative opportunities. In this post, we’ll explore five high-impact specializations that not only improve your skills but can also significantly boost your income as a personal trainer: ...
Hi friends! Happy Friday! What are your plans this weekend? It’s my nana’s birthday, so we’re celebrating the birthday girl, I’m teaching a barre class, and meeting up with a friend for brunch. It should be pretty low-key and lovely. ...
In 2012, when I was coaching the University of Kentucky women’s basketball team, we came in first in the SEC at the end of the season. Our record for the year was 13-3. But we also lost our game against Alabama – the team that finished last that season at 3-13. Worst beat first. ...
I may have overdone the volume of riding this week, but the weather has been nice so it’s been fun. Last Tuesday we did a group ride in the hills East of Gilroy that started at the Mendoza ranch entrance to Harvey Bear park. I usually catch a ride up there from my friend’s house, but lately due to SI joint issues I haven’t been able to ride my upright on this long of a ride, and I was afraid my recumbent wouldn’t fit in her vehicle. So I rode the recumbent from home to the start, making this a total of 90 km (56 miles) for me (and 3 batteries). It was a great ride, though. From the valley this time of year, it looks really dry in the east hills, and it’s always amazing how pretty it is when you get up in them. On Wednesday I did one of my hard rides, 85 km in 3 hours 25 minutes, with a bit over two hours brisk tempo followed by some intervals and sprints. Thursday was a hard upper body session followed by an easy recovery ride, then Friday I went to a long brisk tempo ride of 3 Hours 20 minutes. Then yesterday was some easy arm-cycling and an easy recovery ride for a total of 70 minutes. ...
Everything you need to know is in your playbook (emailed to you when you signed up for SSU) but here are the key things to remember to get the best results possible! ...
Sharing a full roundup of the best finds from Amazon Prime Day! ...
More men across the United States – from tech CEOs in Silicon Valley to fitness-conscious fathers and retired executives – are seeking cosmetic treatments to maintain a fresh, confident appearance. While the rise in men’s grooming and skincare trends has already been well documented, there’s now a growing demand for more advanced facial rejuvenation options, including facelifts tailored specifically to male anatomy and goals. ...
I’ve talked in the past (here and here) about the concept of whether there is a point beyond which exercise becomes too much of a good thing. Since I’m always tempted to push the envelope on this, I decided to ask Google Gemini deep research to investigate it for me: Endurance Exercise Volume, Intensity and Human Longevity. It came up with this report, which is summarized in this podcast derived from the report. It is an interesting update. In the past some studies have seemed to show a “U-shaped curve” of longevity vs exercise volume: Exercise reduces all-cause mortality, with the benefit increasing with more exercise, up to a point. After that, mortality risk increases again. This is not born out in meta-analyses of the majority of studies, however. Instead, all-cause mortality continues to go down no matter how much you exercise. But beyond a certain point, we are at higher risk of developing certain cardiac abnormalities like Afib or scarring of the heart. This seems to be more likely for those doing a lot of high intensity training. ...
