| Would you believe that your ability to
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| | what your clients have to say, help out
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| provide quality customer service to your
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| | without leaving your professional
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| clients is at least as important as your
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| | boundaries, and let your clients know
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| ability to get them results from their
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| | that you care about what happens to them,
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| training program? Did you even know that
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| | not just about what happens during the
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| customer service was going to be part of
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| | training session.FlexibilityAlthough a
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| your business model? After all, what does
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| | trainer's day is usually dictated by a
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| personal training have to with customer
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| | preset schedule, if you paint yourself
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| service?The answer: everything. Remember
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| | into a corner with your calendar, you
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| that your clients are people first, and
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| | will quickly find that some of your
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| their status as one of your clients comes
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| | clients can't stick with their program
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| second. Knowing how to tend to the needs
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| | because their schedule is just not that
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| of your customers will literally make the
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| | black and white. In today's world of the
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| difference between a long and prosperous
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| | ever-changing landscape of professional
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| career in the fitness industry, or a
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| | as well as personal lifestyle factors,
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| short-lived stint that leaves you
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| | many people have trouble doing the same
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| wondering what career path you should try
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| | thing day after day, and week after week.
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| next!In order to assist you in walking
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| | In order to keep your clients happy and
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| down the success path, here are six
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| | on track with their programs, you must
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| methods that you can use to "WOW" your
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| | "roll with the punches" and exhibit some
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| clients on a regular basis, keeping them
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| | flexibility when it comes to scheduling
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| happy, loyal to you, and engaging in
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| | and training issues.It is a very good
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| long-term prosperous business
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| | idea to have a running cancellation
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| relationships. In no particular order
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| | policy for your business, and it is an
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| they are: contact, date and event
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| | equally good idea to educate your clients
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| recognition, listening, flexibility,
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| | on the need for regularity in their
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| forward thinking, and
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| | training program. However, being so
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| over-delivering.ContactWhen you get a new
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| | inflexible that you charge a client $50
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| personal training client, many people
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| | every time they get a flat tire, have to
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| will still second-guess their decision to
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| | work late, or have a family emergency
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| hire you. After all, a personal trainer
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| | will quickly eliminate any professional
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| can be an expensive asset, and your
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| | bonding that your clients may have
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| clients need to believe that they made
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| | previously felt was a part of your
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| the right decision. One of the easiest
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| | working relationship. Enforce your
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| ways for you to ease their mind in the
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| | policies, but be realistic about the fact
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| beginning as well as during the course of
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| | that life is just not as black and white
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| their training program is by simply
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| | as it may have been 20 years ago.Forward
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| staying in contact with them.Most clients
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| | ThinkingThis is as much of a sales
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| will see you at most 3 times each week,
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| | technique as it is a great customer
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| and some clients even less than that.
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| | service tool. In a nutshell, it means
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| With at least 4 days in each week when
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| | that you should always be planning for
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| your clients don't see you, you are
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| | the future when it comes to your clients.
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| influencing them less than 50% of the
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| | Talk to them about how you are going to
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| time! Many clients hire a personal
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| | start running with them once they get
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| trainer because they need constant
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| | their weight down enough for their knees
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| guidance and support, and less than 50%
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| | to handle the stress. Explain to them how
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| could hardly be considered constant.An
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| | much fun it will be when you can start
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| easy solution to this is to send your
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| | taking them through the new training
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| clients a few emails a week, or mail them
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| | protocol that you put together. Get them
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| an actual snail mail letter once in
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| | excited about how good they are going to
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| awhile. Clip an appropriate article from
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| | look on the beach this summer after
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| a magazine and make copies of it to mail
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| | several more months of working out with
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| to your clients, or email them the URL of
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| | you, or about how their cousin Sally is
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| a great motivational story about weight
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| | going to be so envious at Christmas time
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| loss that you found on the Internet.
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| | this year when she sees how much weight
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| Forward them funny anecdotes about health
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| | your client has lost.All of these things
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| and fitness, or drop them a postcard
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| | plant the seed for your clients that you
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| congratulating them on their latest
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| | are thinking about their future, and not
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| progress.For that matter, pick up the
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| | just taking them through a workout. Let
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| phone! Call Suzie Client on Saturday to
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| | them know that you have great plans for
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| let her know that you just got done
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| | them in the future, and that you can't
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| updating her client record and had reason
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| | wait to see their results when they get
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| to again marvel at how great she is doing
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| | to a certain point in the program that
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| with her program. You just can't pay for
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| | you have them on. Again, your clients are
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| the type of customer feedback you will
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| | people, and they want to be made to feel
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| get from something like that!Stay in
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| | important, needed, and
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| contact with your clients in between
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| | respected.Over-deliveringOver-delivering
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| training sessions, and the increased
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| | value to your clients is probably the
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| attention will remind them on a regular
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| | most important technique out of any that
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| basis that in the beginning you committed
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| | have been listed so far. It is last in
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| to a one on one training program for
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| | our list of customer service secrets so
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| them, not just to stand there 3 times a
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| | that it is the one that you remember the
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| week while they exercise.Date and Event
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| | most!Over-delivering is just what it
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| RecognitionRecognizing special dates in
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| | sounds like - giving your clients more
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| your client's lives is another great way
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| | value for their money than they
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| to show them that you are thinking about
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| | originally expected to get. In fact, all
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| them in between training sessions.- Send
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| | of the items listed above are great
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| your clients a birthday card, or even a
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| | examples of over-delivery. Do you think
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| small but thoughtful gift.
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| | that when your clients hired you they
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| - Congratulate them on their wedding
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| | expected to be getting gifts on their
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| anniversary, or even send flowers or a
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| | birthday, expected you to be excited
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| card to their house.
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| | about the graduation of their children,
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| - Ask them how excited they are about
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| | or that they could vent to you about
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| the upcoming graduation of their child
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| | their mother-in-law during training
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| from high school or college.
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| | sessions? These are all examples of the
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| - Have a special token of your
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| | infinite number of ways that you can
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| appreciation sent to their home or office
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| | over-deliver value to your clients.In
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| after a set amount of time that they have
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| | addition to what has already been listed,
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| been training with you - maybe annually
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| | you can get much more specific with your
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| or semi-annually.
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| | over-delivery efforts. Each of your
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| - Give them a special award every time
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| | clients has a very well defined fitness
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| they lose 5 pounds, or drop a percentage
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| | goal that they are diligently working
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| of body fat.
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| | towards. As a fitness professional, you
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| - Attend the race or other fitness event
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| | should be regularly keeping up with the
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| that you have been training them for.As
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| | latest news stories about health and
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| you can see, the possibilities are
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| | fitness, as well as getting Continuing
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| limitless. The lesson that you want to
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| | Education Credits.Put that information
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| take away from this section is that you
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| | directly to use for your clients! How
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| went above and beyond the call of duty to
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| | impressed do you think your client would
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| recognize a date or an event that was
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| | be if their fitness goal is to be a
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| important to your client. They won't
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| | competitive swimmer, and you take a
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| forget that when it comes time to decide
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| | course on training competitive swimmers?
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| whether or not to keep working with
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| | What about if you have picked up some
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| you!ListeningThe fact that you should
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| | clients who are over the age of 55 and
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| listen to your clients should go without
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| | you start reading books and clipping
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| saying. If your title is "Personal
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| | articles on Senior Fitness? How about a
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| Trainer", please take a moment at this
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| | bonus training session that you give your
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| time to re-read the first word! Too many
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| | client when they reach a goal? What about
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| trainers fall into the familiar trap of
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| | if you have a client who is on the high
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| just taking their clients through
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| | school wrestling team, and after working
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| workouts. Your clients aren't paying you
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| | with him for 2 months, you offer to do a
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| to workout with them. They are paying you
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| | free class for his entire team? The
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| to give them dedicated one on one
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| | teenager becomes a hero because his
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| service, and the actual workout is only
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| | personal trainer gave up some winning
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| one part of that.In addition to the
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| | tips before the big meet, and you get a
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| exercise programming, you must again
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| | boat load of free publicity!ConclusionThe
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| think about the fact that your clients
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| | pattern developing here is clear, and the
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| are humans before they are clients. As
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| | above examples are only sketches of
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| humans, they have as many outside
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| | things that you might consider. Remember
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| considerations as you do. If you are only
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| | that every successful personal trainer
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| seeing them 3 hours per week, that leaves
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| | runs a business, he or she doesn't just
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| 165 hours each week when you are not
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| | workout with their clients. Get under the
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| around, and the lifestyle events that
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| | hood of your business, tinker around with
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| happen during that time will spill over
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| | the wiring, and find ways to "WOW" your
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| into the training sessions.Your clients
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| | clients everyday!Aaron Potts is the
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| will talk about their jobs, their
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| | author and creator of The Ultimate
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| spouses, their relatives and in-laws,
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| | Complete Personal Training Business Kit,
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| their children and their neighbors, their
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| | a quick-start kit and business guide for
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| gardener and their mailman, etc. Any good
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| | new as well as seasoned fitness
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| personal trainer realizes that although
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| | professionals. Aaron's experience as a
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| we have no business actually dispensing
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| | Fitness Professional has included
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| professional advice on personal or
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| | management positions with local and
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| spiritual matters, we are a 3 time per
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| | nationally known fitness facilities, as
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| week sounding board for our clients, and
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| | well as in-home and outdoor training with
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| that is just part of the job. Listen to
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| | clients from all walks of life.
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