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Client-Centered Training—the Key to Delivering More Value and Better Results

by Joe Drake, NSCA-CPT,*D
Personal Training Quarterly January 2016
Vol 4, Issue 1

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Framing of the personal trainer-client relationship sets the stage for future success, and it all starts with the personal trainer’s approach. Learn how to give clients the right information at the right time, and in a way that will resonate with them.

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This article originally appeared in Personal Training Quarterly (PTQ)—a quarterly publication for NSCA Members designed specifically for the personal trainer. Discover easy-to-read, research-based articles that take your training knowledge further with Nutrition, Programming, and Personal Business Development columns in each quarterly, electronic issue. Read more articles from PTQ »

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References

1. Corn, R, and Cappuccio, B. Client Centered Training: A Trainer and Coach’s Guide to Motivating Clients. Level 7 Psychology in Association with PTA Global. First Quartz Pty Ltd; 2014. 
2. Lothess, J. Helping motivate resistant clients – Motivational interviewing skills for personal trainers. Personal Training Quarterly 1(3): 26-29, 2014. 
3. Miller, W, and Rollnick, S. Motivational Interviewing: Helping People Change. New York: Guildford Press; 2013.

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Joe Drake is co-owner of Gravity + Oxygen Fitness, a successful group and personal training studio in Boca Raton, FL. Drake is also co-owner of the Ax ...

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