In a landmark announcement for fitness professionals and consumers, the industry’s national association, Fitness Australia, has been recognised by BUPA as an “Accredited Association”.In the first of what’s expected be a number of agreements with private health funds, eligible customers with Bupa will be allowed to claim the costs of gym memberships…
What is Periodisation in Sport?
Athletes need to program their training year carefully so they can improve fitness, optimise performance and peak during competition, as well as reduce their risk of injury. Training for strength, speed and cardiovascular conditioning are essential components to preparing an athlete for their competitive part of the year…
The Perfect Icebreaker Game for Bootcamps
This tennis ball game is in an ice-breaker designed to promote team work and camaraderie which is a great start to any Bootcamp group! This will not only help to reduce nerves of any newcomers but can also boost retention rates. Encouraging friendliness, fun and laughter is a perfect recipe for any Bootcamp…
Things to Consider Before Setting Your Price as a PT
Here at AFA HQ we are blessed to have had many students come through our facility with a passion for helping people towards their health, fitness and life goals. While there is copious amounts of new information they take in there is always one question that is asked in class as students get ready to…
How To Help Overcome Your Client’s Barriers
What’s the best excuse NOT to exercise you’ve heard from a client? I’m too tired I’m too busy I’m really sore It’s too cold I’m sure if you’re currently training clients, you’ve probably heard all of these excuses before. If you’re new to Personal Training then I guarantee you’ll be hearing some of these at…
Understanding What Drives Your Client
Is there really more to Personal Training than just physically training a client? Absolutely! Our job as a PT doesn’t just start and end at training our client’s alone. There’s much more to it than that. One of the other important roles we have as a PT involves us encouraging our clients to change their…
The Best Online Tools For Personal Trainers
The fitness industry has really been challenged by the impacts of COVID-19, none more so than the need to shift our services online in the aim to provide ‘remote’ or ‘at-home’ experiences for our clients. What this means is that we’ve had to acquire and adopt completely new skills that we’ve never had before, particularly…
3 Rotator Cuff Exercises for a Stable Shoulder
Your rotator cuff works incredibly hard for you, and it does so more often than you might think. The rotator cuff is made up of 4 small (but mighty!) muscles; Supraspinatus, Infraspinatus, Teres Minor and Subscapularis. Each of these muscles has a primary joint action: Supraspinatus – Shoulder abduction Infraspinatus – Shoulder external rotation Teres…
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