Hello All,

I've been lurking here for a while and have noticed a drop off in
posts over the past few months.  I hope that means everyone is busy
in their practices and/or getting in their summer vacations.  I'd
like to introduce myself.  I'm a massage therapist and certified
personal trainer living and practicing in Chapel Hill, NC.  I've had
a successful practice for almost 7 years now.  Prior to this, I had
a background in pharmaceutical and biotechnology research, business
development and marketing.  I have started and sold 7 businesses
over the past 18 years.

I'm a former competitive gymnast and swimmer so I understand the
mental and physical aspects of being an athlete.  In 2003 I was
awarded the only research grant given to a massage therapy
instructor by the American Massage Therapy Association Foundation.
In 2004, I served on the Athens Health Services Sports Massage Team,
as one of a group of 70 practitioners who went to Athens Greece to
work with the athletes of the 2004 Olympics and Paralympics.

I have recently been approached by several businesses to help them
market and increase their revenues with the current clients they
have without endangering their bottom line.  My clients include Full
Spectrum Healing, M. Hall, DC, Triangle Personal Training, and Great
Earth Vitamins, among others.

I would like to offer these services to any of you who is looking
for a way to increase your profits without having to work longer or
harder.  If this sounds of interest to you, please contact me for a
free phone consultation and training session to assess your needs
and whether the programs I offer would be right for you.

Thanks alot and happy training!

Nina Elshiekh, Ph.D., LMBT, ACSM H/FI
Bodywise Therapeutics
ninaatbodywise(at)aol.com

ACE follows all of ACSM's guidelines. Everything you learn is based on ACSM. The difference is ACSM used to require degrees before taking their exams. That ruled a lot of people out. Their instruction, from what I understand, is also considerably more in depth regarding the biology (kreb cycle, ATP, etc). Some choose not to want to go that far. However, now, the ACSM PT exam does not require a degree. I have the ACE certification but plan to persue the ACSM one as well.

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From: Craig <mountains@innerathlete.com>
To: Certified-Personal-Trainer@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Friday, August 25, 2006 9:56:37 PM
Subject: RE: SPAM-LOW: [Certified-Personal-Trainer] why A.C.E over the other ones?

I'd love to hear opinions from those of you who have the ACE cert. When
I was looking into it there were several things I heard that made me
choose ACSM. First I searched a bunch of job listings, ACSM and NASM
were the top two required. Couple friends in the business recommended
ACSM. And The general impression I got was that ACSM and NASM were the
two that dealt more with the science behind why and how you train people
rather then just a boiler plate "do this".

My 2 cents.

C!

What we think, we become.
Buddha

http://www.innerath lete.com - find the athlete within!

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ones?

Hello,

I'm looking into getting a personal trainer certification and I would
like to know if I should chose A.C.E over the other ones (like ISSA,
ACSM or NSCA)?

Thank you for your opinion and advices

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I'd love to hear opinions from those of you who have the ACE cert.  When
I was looking into it there were several things I heard that made me
choose ACSM.  First I searched a bunch of job listings, ACSM and NASM
were the top two required.  Couple friends in the business recommended
ACSM.  And The general impression I got was that ACSM and NASM were the
two that dealt more with the science behind why and how you train people
rather then just a boiler plate "do this".

My 2 cents.

C!

What we think, we become.
Buddha

http://www.innerathlete.com - find the athlete within!


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ones?


Hello,

I'm looking into getting a personal trainer certification and I would
like to know if I should chose A.C.E over the other ones (like ISSA,
ACSM or NSCA)?

Thank you for your opinion and advices








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Hello,

I'm looking into getting a personal trainer certification and I would
like to know if I should chose A.C.E over the other ones (like ISSA,
ACSM or NSCA)?

Thank you for your opinion and advices

Am I allowed to promote my trainer at theisgroup site???

1. Determine what age and income demographic you want to target, and find out what those people do, where they recreate, and otherwise spend their money.  Without doing this first, you're going to spend a lot of energy, time, and money trying to cover all bases.
   
2. Get a web site [visit mine below by clicking on the name], and get yourself into search engines,
3. Become the 'trusted expert', by speaking on health and fitness at various organizations.  For example I regularly speak at a support group for those people who have had Bariatric surgery.  I have also spoken at Rotary Club meetings.  If you're not comfortable speaking in front of people, join the local chapter of Toastmasters International;  in it you'll not only get an audience for selling your product, but you'll also get practice speaking in front of people.  I have also appeared on a local cable show called the Wellness Wheel, and am talking with the public access folks at my local cable company to get my own 30 minute slot.  I also write a fitness article for a quarterly magazine called Lifespan which is geared to the 50 and older crowd, the crowd I've decided to target primarily because of their increased disposable income.
   
4. Get and wear t-shirts, polo shirts, etc., that identify your business and identify you as a personal trainer.  I only decided to do that when I was approached a few times by people [in a Starbucks, no less] who asked me if i was a personal trainer.  Since then when wearing my polo or t-shirt, I've gotten a few more customers.  For a few hundred dollars, you can get t-shirts made up with your logo which you can then give to your clients.
   
5. Join the local chamber of commerce, and go to their events,
6. Join the local chapter of BNI [Business Networking International], you'll pick up a lot of clients 1^st, 2^nd, and 3^rd hand from the associations you make with the group.

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Hi All,

I was wondering if anyone has any marketing/advertising advice! You
know, a way to really get your name out there and build up more
clients. What do you use - brochures, print ads, cards etc?

Thanks so much
Tracy
www.tracysimmonsfitness.com

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teaching bodywork and massage therapy since 1987. Amongst the dozens of courses
we
offer are Sports Injury, Carpal Tunnel, Biomechanics & Ergonomics, NeuroMuscular
Reprogramming®, Stretching & Massage, and Unwinding.

For more information about Continuing Education classes visit our website at
www.alivewell.com

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tracy,

i think one of the easiest way and may be the most time consuming, is
to promote yourself and your website on the internet. with enough self-
promotion and advertising, people will be curious to look at your
website. if they live near you, they may want to meet you and try your
service out. word of mouth helps a great deal too so if you have
already established some clients that you see on a regular basis, they
may tell others and refer them to you.

anastasia
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ClubAnastasia

--- In Certified-Personal-Trainer@yahoogroups.com, "midnightsins2000"
<midnightsins2000@...> wrote:
>
> hi i'm new to the group and i want to say ir's a really nice group
and
> i want to know if anyone out there can help me i'm thinking of
becoming
> a personal trainer and i'm torn between two insitutes one of them is
> issa and the other is nasn so if anyone can please help me make a
> desition btween the two thank you.
>
Hi I am working on my PT certification as well and there was a lot to
consider.  I did the internet search and was majorly overwhelmed.
Price, time, testing ect. all play a big part in deciding who to go
with. I eventually want to work for myself but will want to work for a
club to have a steady income and get real world experience first. So I
e-mailed and called all the clubs in my area and asked what
certifications they recognize and accept as criteria for hiring. You
might want to do this in your area.  I found out the community college
in my town has an exercise science degree program so I decided to take
that route.  Every professor in that area of study recommends A.C.S.M.
first and foremost.  Runners up are N.A.S.M. and A.C.E. (I.S.S.A.
doesn't ever get a mention) Hope this can help somewhat:)

Hi All,

I was wondering if anyone has any marketing/advertising advice!  You
know, a way to really get your name out there and build up more
clients.  What do you use - brochures, print ads, cards etc?

Thanks so much
Tracy
www.tracysimmonsfitness.com

hi i'm new to the group and i want to say ir's a really nice group and
i want to know if anyone out there can help me i'm thinking of becoming
a personal trainer and i'm torn between two insitutes one of them is
issa and the other is nasn so if anyone can please help me make a
desition btween the two thank you.

Hi Everyone,

I am new to the group and I just thought that I would say hello!   I
am looking forward to networking and sharing.

Tracy
www.tracysimmonsfitness.com

The Institute of Conscious BodyWork is a BOC Approved CE Provider. We have been
teaching bodywork and massage therapy since 1987. For more information about
Continuing Education classes visit our website at www.alivewell.com

  The Institute of Conscious BodyWork/Alive & Well!
  150 Nellen Avenue
  Corte Madera, Ca 94925
  (415) 945-9945 x224
admissions@...

Hi Jamie, you'll get many varying opinions on this matter. As an Sport
Professional with more than 25 years in the field- I think I've got
apretty good lay of the land. For someone such as myself, who was a
gymnast from the age of 5, who started lifting weights at the age of
12 for supplemental strenght training, and the daughter of a
bodybuilder, I was alreay extremely well- versed prior to aduting any
Certifiying bodies programs/ fee charges, and what was offered for
what reasons. For myself, I prefer The IFPA and AFAA. The IFPA is an
excellent choice for anyone with a strong and already thorough working
knowledge of weight training/ bodybuilding/ strong fitness background.
They are resonably priced, have excellent member services- and deal
with REAL LIFE TRAINING in the gym. Like any reputable assc., you must
sit for a proctored exam. Their manual is concise and excellent.
However, they may not be the optimal choice for yourself if you lack a
knwoledgeable fitness background/ are beginning totally from scratch.
That being said- they are very under- rated, and derserve a great deal
of respect. AFAA may be a good choice for you if you are an absolute
beginner. They are VERY fairly priced also, and have a good hands- on
segment for your edification. Their member/ customer service is also
excellent. NSCA is a good progaram- but very lenghty, to the point of
being tedious and superulolus/ VERY SCINETIFIC as opposed to
functional/ user friendly- IF you are already versed, and a Sport
Professional, but very thourough and concise. ACE is an Advestising
DYNAMO, and this is how they have gained much of their status as being
recognised, they were all- but- dead, at one point, until some
advertising genius reserected them from the dead, and promoted them to
the hilt, they are, therefore, very money orientated. This doesn't
invalidate them- it simply brands them as being more greedy- perhaps
more about $'s, than real world training, and being interested in
their trainers. NASM is another org that became about $'s and coperate
greed, although they did not begin in that fashion, this is most
unfourtanate. Other than ACSM, which is good, and valid- I would
recommend against most of the others. NESTA's program is, in fact,
very COMPREHENSIVE, and vigorous, in spite of the fact that there is
not a physical hands on segment. They are, however, not recognized by
many potential employers, which is unfortunate- they are highly under-
appreciated. This again, may be attributed to who is putting more $'s
into promoting/ making $'s, greed- than which programs are most
practical, and can be of real use in the real world. Check out AFAA
and IFPA, ( if you have a strong enough foundation), first. Other than
ACSM and NESTA- ( which is sadly unrecognized by many potential
employers), most of the rest are after $'s more than training good
trainers. Hope this helps you! Good luck! Be Well!
Bryn Roebuck ( Ms.)

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>
> Hello!!  I am new to the group.  My name is Jamie, mother of 3 boys;
> ages 9,6, and 1.  I have always been interested in health and
> fitness.  I actually am thinking of becoming certified.  I am
alittle
> confused though with ACE, ISSA etc.  Does anyone recommend one over
> the other to get my certification?
>

Hi Elizabeth. I am a Certified Personal Fitness Trainer, Yoga
Instructor, and most relevant of all pertaining to your query- a
Professional Gymnastics Coach. I am a Certified and Professional
Member of USA Gymnastics, and The Canadian Gymnastics Federation.
Gymnastics Coaches have alot of face to face personal time with
their athletes- this give them the unique oppertunity to tune in to
any mental difficulties/ stressors, that may manifest physically.
Most commonly, young gymnasts may fall victim to " The Female
Triad," a prime components of which is anorexia. Other mental
stressors may result from child abuse, etc. You may not be a mental
health professional, but at some point, you do have a duty- if only
implied to act upon/ report determental health issues, and assist/
intervene accordingly. This is a dicey area. Since this young lady
is a new client, give it a bit of time. If you observe the behaviour
contiuning to a determental point, you may have an implied duty to
warn/ intervene. Do so delicately. Use your common sense, be
positive but realistic. I fit contiues, you may wish to broach the
subject w/ the clinet first. Ask her about any stressors in her
life, how things are going, how she's feeling. If down the line you
observe extremes- you may need to inform her parents, since she is a
minor child, be diplomatic. Good luck! Be Well!
Bryn Roebuck ( Ms.)
IFPA Certified Personal Fitness Trainer
USA Gymnastics Certified/ Professional Member/Risk Management
Certified
Canadian Gymnastics Federation/ NCCP Certified Member
NESTA Certified Sport Yoga Instructor
ASEP's Certified Coaching Priciples Instructor- Leader Level
AFAA Professional Member/ Yoga Instructor
Speed and Agility Coach


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>
> Hi all,
>
> I'm new to the group, relatively new trainer (as of January). I
just
> switched careers from the computer industry to fitness.
>
> Anyway, I have a question. I have a new client. She's 17 & during
our first
> session, I noticed that she had scars along her inner forearm (I
assume from
> "cutting" info here: http://www.coolnurse.com/self-injury.htm )
It's all
> healed now - they aren't fresh scars. Should I say anything to
her? to her
> parents? What would you do? I'll see her again for our second
session in a
> couple of days.
>
> TIA
>
> Elizabeth Sherman
> ACE Certified Personal Trainer
> NESTA Certified Fitness Nutrition Coach
> http://www.elizabethsherman.com_,___
>

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Hi all,

 

I'm new to the group, relatively new trainer (as of January). I just switched careers from the computer industry to fitness.

 

Anyway, I have a question. I have a new client. She's 17 & during our first session, I noticed that she had scars along her inner forearm (I assume from "cutting" info here: http://www.coolnurse.com/self-injury.htm ) It's all healed now - they aren't fresh scars. Should I say anything to her? to her parents? What would you do? I'll see her again for our second session in a couple of days.

 

TIA

 

Elizabeth Sherman

ACE Certified Personal Trainer

NESTA Certified Fitness Nutrition Coach

http://www.elizabethsherman.com_,___

My experience with ACE has been amazing. I am both certified as a
personal trainer and Lifestyle and Weight Management Consultant.  They
are non-profit so their rates are much cheaper in contrast to what
ISSA charges (as a for-profit business).  Another organization called
NSCA is also good but their test takes a long time to study for, is
offered infrequently, and is very expensive.  In addition, ACE has
great customer service and very good monthly publications. If anyone
else has questions about ACE I would be happy to answer them but I am
busy training people and running some businesses so please be patient.

Sincerely,


Justin
SparFitness@...
www.SparFitness.com (coming soon as a fitness referral service across
  North America and your fitness equipment and supplement store)

Being that it's for yourself, that probably makes the
decision easier since you don't have to worry about
what gym will accept what cert.  ACE is very intensive
and thorough if you have the time on your hands to
delve that far into it.  If you'd like a cert that
will provide you with some knowledge, some new
exercises, and a practical approach, AFAA is great,
not too expensive and has a hands-on segment that I'm
really a fan of.

Personally, I think the online certs aren't as
valuable because there is no face-to-face interaction,
hands-on demonstration, etc.  Just my opinion.  If you
want to check out AFAA, go to AFAA.com

Hope this was helpful :)
- taryn

TNT Total Fitness
Taryn J Metrokotsas, Owner
1600 Eye Street
Washington, D.C.

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>   Jamie
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>
> Welcome!! My personal opinion is that it depends
> what
> you intend to use the cert for? Is this just for
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> own knowledge or do you plan to use it to train?
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- Taryn :)

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fitness.  I actually am thinking of becoming certified.  I am alittle
confused though with ACE, ISSA etc.  Does anyone recommend one over
the other to get my certification?