Honestly, I Have the Best Followers Ever.

(I made this myself!)

This is a quick post I just had to write after the comments and emails I received after posting about my personal certification test. Many of you were surprised that I posted about my failure but I think it’s important to be honest – especially when it comes to fitness. It was easily the toughest [...]

So You Wanna Be a Certified Personal Trainer? Me Too.

NCSF fail

Me too. I wish I could say that I am but I failed the certification test that I took last weekend, by 3%. You have to achieve a score of at least 62% in order to pass and I got 59%.  I took the fail pretty hard because I was sure I would pass. The [...]

Update on My Certified Personal Trainer Studies

Certified Personal Trainer Assisting Client

For those who didn’t know, I’m currently studying to become a certified personal trainer. I began my studies in late Spring 2009 and I had hoped to be done no later than late Spring 2010. While it’s still isn’t too late to meet that goal, I’m not sure I will. In between working PT, working [...]

Choosing a Certified Personal Trainer (Who Doesn’t Suck)

Choosing a certified personal trainer

You may or may not know that I’m currently studying to become a certified personal trainer. Because of this, I have become more and more interested in what makes a good personal trainer and how to avoid getting one (or being one) that sucks. Believe me, they’re out there and I refuse to be one [...]

My Online Fitness Training Update

A few months ago, I began my online fitness training to become a certified personal trainer. Since we had our wedding this past summer (July), my studies were put on the back burner for a couple of months because I was busy trying to plan and get everything organized. I’m now back on track and [...]

I’m a Student Again…But For What? =)

Earlier this week I decided to become a student again and I’m working towards becoming a Certified Personal Trainer. I couldn’t be more excited! I know that my studies and the new, more in-depth knowledge I’m about to gain will help me to provide my blog readers with even more content about workout programs, nutrition [...]