| When considering your options as a
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| | you leave. You could also do a
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| personal trainer, one of the very first
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| | combination of both, depending on the
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| things to decide is WHERE you are going
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| | needs and the fitness level of the
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| to train your clients. The most obvious
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| | client.If you are going to take your
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| answer for most trainers is to get a job
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| | clients through an aerobic workout during
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| at a local fitness facility and train
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| | their session, you can either incorporate
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| clients there. This is certainly an
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| | "heart rate maintenance" exercises into
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| option, and one that is recommended
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| | the workout itself, or you can get the
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| especially in the beginning of your
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| | anaerobic exercises out of the way, and
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| career. The structure and experience that
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| | then move into an aerobic workout for the
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| you will get by working at a successful
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| | second half of the session. Just remember
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| gym or fitness center is invaluable for a
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| | that if your goal is to keep your clients
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| new personal trainer. However, there are
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| | inside their target heart rate zone,
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| drawbacks to working with your clients at
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| | there will be very little rest time in
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| a gym, and some clients will be unwilling
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| | between exercises.However, before you
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| or unable to workout at a local facility.
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| | blindly go forcing all of your clients to
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| Don't lose those clients by not having
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| | stay inside their target heart rate zone
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| other options!Working out with your
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| | for the entire session, consider the
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| clients in their homes is an option for
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| | fitness goal of the client, and the
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| any trainer, and by offering this option
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| | metabolically intense benefits of
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| to your clients you can increase your
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| | structured strength training compared to
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| potential client base by a dramatic
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| | a session when you just make sure they
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| number, and you may even decide to
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| | are sweating the whole time!Another
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| exclusively offer home personal training.
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| | option for your client's cardio is to
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| In order to decide if this type of
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| | have them do it on their own after the
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| business model is for you, there are
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| | end of the training session. Obviously
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| several points to consider, and they
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| | they still need your guidance on what to
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| include time management, exercise
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| | do, how to track their heart rate, and
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| modalities to be used, and business
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| | how long they should perform the
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| resources that are available.Time
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| | activity, but not all clients will
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| ManagementManaging your time and your
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| | actually need you to stay there and guide
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| schedule is a critical consideration when
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| | them during the activity.Also, it is not
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| deciding whether or not to work with
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| | uncommon for people to own a piece of
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| clients in their homes. Unlike working at
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| | cardiovascular training equipment such as
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| a facility, the amount of time that you
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| | a treadmill, elliptical trainer,
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| need to dedicate to each client is
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| | stair-stepper, etc. Nonetheless, most
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| increased, sometimes to the point of even
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| | clients will still need some specific
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| doubling the time spent for each client
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| | guidance on how to maximize the benefits
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| session.For example, let's use a standard
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| | from the type of equipment that they have
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| one-hour training session as our business
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| | access to. Things like interval training,
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| model for this discussion. Although many
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| | cross training, and training at different
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| trainers are utilizing different training
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| | heart rate levels are all things that you
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| times with their clients these days, one
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| | should educate your clients on,
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| hour is still a good time frame to use
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| | especially if they are going to be doing
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| for your scheduling reference. You want
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| | cardio on their own.Business ResourcesYou
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| to remember that as a home personal
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| | must also consider the business resources
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| trainer, you can be on a tight deadline
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| | that you will need access to when
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| to get from one place to the next, so you
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| | training clients in their homes. The time
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| don't want to schedule your sessions
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| | factor has already been discussed, and
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| back-to-back like you can when you are
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| | you should also consider the daily
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| working at a fitness facility.You must
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| | expenses involved in this type of
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| also factor in your travel time to get to
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| | training model. These include equipment
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| your client's home, as well as to get to
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| | expenses, "on the road" expenses, and
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| the home of the following client, the
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| | auto expenses.Equipment expenses should
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| client after that, and so on. If you live
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| | be minimal. You may have an initial cost,
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| in an even reasonably populated area, you
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| | but after your initial purchases, all of
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| will have to allow at least 15 minutes of
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| | those assets are reusable. Basic items
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| driving time to and from every client's
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| | for home training include an adjustable
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| home, and sometimes as much as 30 minutes
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| | set of dumbbells and an exercise ball at
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| per client, depending on the size of the
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| | a bare minimum. It would also be a good
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| geographic area that you train in. Using
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| | idea to have a roll-up exercise mat, a
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| our one-hour training session as an
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| | jump rope, and any other items needed for
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| example, just one training session can
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| | the type of activities that your clients
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| cost you as much as 2 hours of your
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| | will be engaging in. A great cardio idea
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| time.A standard 8-hour workday will now
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| | for clients training at home is boxing
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| only allow you to train between 4 and 6
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| | drills. If you were to utilize that type
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| clients, depending on where they live in
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| | of training, then a decent set of
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| relation to your starting point, as well
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| | protective gloves for the clients would
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| as in relation to each other. Your best
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| | be in order, as well as target mats that
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| bet whenever possible is to set up your
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| | you hold for them to strike during their
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| clients in a roughly straight line, or
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| | drills.In all cases, the items that you
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| possibly a circle that brings you back to
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| | own stay with you, and they are simply
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| your starting point at the end of the
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| | taken from one client's house to the
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| day. The last thing that you want to do
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| | next. It is a great idea to have your
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| is set up a client who lives 30 minutes
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| | clients eventually buy their own gear,
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| north of your starting point followed
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| | however, which keeps you from having to
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| immediately by a client who lives 30
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| | tote arm loads of equipment into and out
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| minutes south of your starting point. Not
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| | of their houses day after day. Also,
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| only will you eat up massive amounts of
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| | depending on the type of program you put
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| time driving to and from your client's
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| | them on, they may use some of their own
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| homes, but you will put serious mileage
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| | equipment in between training
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| on both your car as well as your wallet
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| | sessions."On the Road" expenses include
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| at the gas station! More on that in the
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| | food and drinks while you are traveling.
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| Business Resources section below.Exercise
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| | Depending on your schedule, you will be
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| ModalitiesThe next thing to consider is
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| | on the road anywhere from 2 to 12 hours
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| the type of training that you will be
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| | at a time! In those cases, you will
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| doing with your clients in their homes.
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| | obviously need to plan healthy places to
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| Unless they have a full fitness facility
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| | eat along the way, or keep portable meals
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| set up - which is rare - it is very
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| | in your vehicle each day. In any event,
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| likely that you will have to come up with
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| | make sure that you consider the cost of
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| ways to put them through a vigorous
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| | eating away from home as part of your
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| workout without the massive amount of
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| | business expenses.Auto expenses are
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| equipment that is available at a
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| | potentially the biggest expense that you
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| full-size fitness facility. In order to
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| | will have to face in order to train
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| put together these home workouts, you
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| | people at home. The wear and tear on your
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| need to address the two different energy
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| | vehicle - although accountable on your
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| pathways that your clients will need to
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| | taxes - can still be a drain on your
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| use during their workouts: aerobic and
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| | financial resources. You have to keep
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| anaerobic.Anaerobic WorkoutsAlthough many
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| | your vehicle insured, fueled up, and in
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| trainers are used to the massive
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| | good working order at all times. The last
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| resources available at a local gym,
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| | thing that you want to do is be late for
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| getting your clients a variety-filled and
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| | a client session because your car broke
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| intense anaerobic workout in their home
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| | down, or you ran out of gas! Also, at
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| is actually easier than most would think.
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| | anywhere from $1.50 to $2.50 per gallon,
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| With nothing more than an exercise ball
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| | gas can get expensive if you put in a lot
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| and a portable set of dumbbells, you can
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| | of miles every day.ConclusionAs you can
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| take your clients through the full range
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| | see, there are many considerations when
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| of motion and exertion on almost the same
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| | deciding whether or not to train clients
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| scale that is afforded those clients
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| | in their homes, and you must weigh those
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| training at a gym.If you are just
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| | considerations against the benefit of
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| starting out in the industry, or are
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| | being "free" from the gym trainer's
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| simply used to working your clients out
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| | normal boundaries, and instead being in
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| at a fitness facility, you should do some
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| | charge of your own day to day business.
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| research on the Internet for dumbbell
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| | In return, you can command higher per
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| workouts, bodyweight workouts, functional
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| | session fees for home training. Since you
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| training, and sport-specific training.
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| | are saving your clients a lot of driving
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| Those 4 keyword combinations alone will
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| | time and gym expenses, as well as giving
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| net you hundreds of websites with free or
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| | them an opportunity to get healthy in the
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| low-cost resources that will teach you
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| | privacy of their own homes, it is not
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| thousands of exercises that can be done
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| | unheard of for a home trainer to charge
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| with little or no equipment.The key to
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| | $75 to $100 or more per session. Figure
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| getting your clients a good anaerobic
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| | in scheduling issues, the exercise
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| workout at home is not the type of
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| | program that you will have your clients
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| equipment that is used, or the actual
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| | on, and the resources needed, and decide
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| amount of weight that is moved, but
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| | for yourself if this type of training
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| rather the INTENSITY of the workout. A
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| | program will work for your business!Aaron
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| bit of trial and error will teach you how
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| | Potts is the author and creator of The
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| to take a client through their paces in a
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| safe but intense manner that will leave
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| | Business Kit, a quick-start kit and
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| most people ready to call it quits in 30
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| | business guide for new as well as
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| minutes or less!Aerobic WorkoutsTaking
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| | seasoned fitness professionals. Aaron's
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| your clients through appropriate and
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| | experience as a Fitness Professional has
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| effective aerobic workouts can happen on
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| | included management positions with local
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| many levels. The 2 obvious differences
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| | and nationally known fitness facilities,
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| are going to be whether they get their
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| | as well as in-home and outdoor training
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| aerobic activity during their session, or
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| | with clients from all walks of life.
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| if you assign them activities to do after
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