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Strength and Performance Coaching in the Real World: Building Relationships and Reputation
By AIHP • July 17, 2026Here’s how to leverage your role as a group fitness instructor to build your reputation as a strength and performance coach. This is the first installment in an ongoing series exploring what strength and conditioning looks like in the real world. -
5 Fitness Coach Certifying Organization Practices That Need to Stop
By Rick • July 10, 2026Not all standard industry practices are good. In fact, based on my perspective, there are five in the fitness certification industry that are damaging. Here’s what we’re doing at AIHP to break the mold. -
GLP-1 Receptor Agonists: What Strength and Conditioning Professionals Need to Know
By AIHP • July 2, 2026When a strength and conditioning client is using GPL-1s, the opportunity as a coach is not simply to support weight loss, but to ensure that the process results in improved health, preserved function and long-term physical resilience. -
Here’s What Goes into Designing a Best-in-Class Personal Training Certification
By Rick • June 26, 2026We pulled together feedback and successes from more than a decade of developing endurance coach certifications and reverse-engineered what exists in the fitness space to create a best-in-class personal training certification. -
2 Key Areas Missing in Most Personal Training Certifications
By Rick • June 19, 2026After years of working in the industry and observing personal trainers on the job, there are two areas most personal training certifications miss, which we prioritize at AIHP. -
How to Be a Good Personal Trainer: The Role of a Coach Is About More Than Just Workouts
By AIHP • June 12, 2026A great coach goes beyond leading workouts. Learning how to be a good personal trainer includes helping athletes improve movement quality, reduce the risk of injury, build confidence and train with purpose over the long term. -
Essential Home Gym Equipment: What Actually Matters?
By AIHP • June 5, 2026Designing your home gym should be unique to your workout lifestyle and goals. Here are the basics on choosing essential home gym equipment that’s versatile, effective, and safe. -
How Much Do Personal Trainers Make? Your Career Guide
By AIHP • June 5, 2026Personal trainers work in a variety of settings, either employed by an organization or as independent coaches. But in either scenario, just how much do personal trainers make? Read on to find out. -
How to Become a Personal Trainer: 5 Keys for Success
By AIHP • June 4, 2026How to become a personal trainer requires more than earning a certificate and receiving a job offer. Here are the keys that will lead to long-term success. -
Your Guide to Choosing the Best Personal Trainer Certificate
By AIHP • June 3, 2026Searching for the best personal trainer certificate? Here’s a breakdown of the details on the top programs.