Do you want to be healthier and get in shape? Coach Paul discusses the ten main reasons you should hire a personal trainer, plus we outline the 10 key attributes that all successful personal trainers have in common.
Personal Training
Welcome to our Personal Trainer Resources section. If you are looking to learn about hiring a personal trainer in Alexandria, you’ve come to the right place. All of the articles you’ll find here are written by Personal Trainers in Old Town Alexandria.
Fitness Assessment for Strength and Conditioning
The Sand and Steel Fitness Assessment has been carefully built and tested by over 100 coaches across 1000s of personal training clients. Painstakenly improved and upgraded as new technologies became available our Fitness Assessment remains the sine qua non of fitness benchmark for personal training.
How Long Does it Take to Get Back In Shape?
How long does it take to get back in shape? We analyze this question across different ages, gender, and skill levels to distill a clear answer.
Secrets to Effective Beginner Personal Training Programs
Paul steps you through his system of analysis to transform a weak personal training program into a successful workout plan.
TRX Hamstring Curl Form and Technique
Today’s CoreFit class features the TRX Hamstring Curl. Coach Kati demonstrates the exercise and provides you with 4 Key Tips to Performing it safely.
8 Tips for Designing a Strength and Weight Loss Workout Plan
Designing strength and weight loss workout plans is both an art and a science. One needs to consider intensity volume, frequency, exercise selection, and order. But a successful personal trainer also needs to build fun and engaging workouts. Here are 8 expert tips for building out a better workout plan. Plus, we include 8 workouts designed for beginners starting a weight loss and strength workout regimen.
Concept 2 Rower to Assault Echo Bike Meters and Calories Conversion Infographic
In this guide, you’ll find simple formulas and tables to convert between meters, miles, calories, and time for the Concept-2 Rower and Rogue Echo Bike / Assault Bike. Enjoy!
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A Gym Succeeds or Fails Based on the Strength and Cohesiveness of its Culture. A gym is a place to learn and improve yourself. It must be free from racism, bigotry, and fear.
Personal Training Alexandria VA 2015
When planning improvements for the future, it’s important to look back at why you started. People say, never look back. That’s crap. Learn from your mistakes, build on what works, and maintain the core principles that motivated you to start your business to begin with. It’s those principles that led to your initial success, and it will still be those same principles that will usher you into a better future.
Professional Debate on Facebook — Will Online Training Replace the Gym?
John Rusin asks the fitness industry whether online training will replace going to a gym with a personal trainer. Here our thoughts and other thought leaders.
Paul’s Top 10 Articles on Writing a Workout Plan
Everything you need to know about writing a Kick-Ass Workout Plan. Balancing, Frequency, Periodization, and More. Plus Choose from 60 Pre-made Workout Plans. When it comes to getting a Workout Plan, there are main four options:
Personal Training Your Way
Whatever your goals, whatever your experience, we’ll build a program for you. That’s the power of personal training — it’s customized to you.
Zero2Fit Personal Training
Stephanie is crushing it on our Zero2Fit program. Coached by Coach Max, Zero2Fit combines mobility training and conditioning. This personal training program is excellent for losing weight while focusing on corrective exercise and range of motion.
Butts and Guts Personal Training Program
Build a Foundation of Strength with our Butts & Guts Personal Training Program. A beginner-friendly strength training program to Get Strong Where it Counts.
Online Personal Training for Seniors
Online Personal Training is a great solution for seniors that want to work out at home. Paul sits down with Julia to discuss her experience with Sand & Steel’s Online Personal Training program for seniors.
Strength Training Alexandria VA. Fundamentals of Proper Technique
Strength Training Alexandria VA. Fundamentals of Proper Technique. Plus 7 expert tips on lifting weights from a certified personal trainer.