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The Personal Trainer's Business Survival Guide
The business end of being a personal trainer.

The Business of Personal Training
Discusses not only how to build a solid business, but also how to be an effective trainer.

The Personal Trainer Business Handbook
Covers everything from designing safe and effective fitness programs to handling the most difficult clients.

Program Design for Personal Trainers
How to completely customize a program for each new client.

Training Nutrition: The Diet and Nutrition Guide for Peak Performance
Written by a sports nutritionist and an exercise physiologists who have worked with elite Olympic, professional, college and high school athletes.

Exercise Testing & Program Design
A fitness professional's handbook from Exercise Science.

Weight Training Workouts That Work
The most productive exercises and proper form, how many sets and repetitons to do, what days to workout and how much weight to use.

Start Your Own Personal Training Business
Start-up Guide from Entrepreneur Magazine.

Small Club Start-up : A Personal Trainer's Guide
Outlines what it takes to start and operate a club successfully.

Principles for Personal Trainers
Covers topics ranging from accurate bookkeeping to effective communication to the hidden costs of client turnover.

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