Author Archives: Johnny Fitness

Jonathan Angelilli aka Johnny Fitness has worked as a full time trainer for over 8 years, has completed 9 certifications, trains several celebrities, and is currently the Training Director of Dynamic Results, an upscale fitness and lifestyle company in NYC. He has directly coached, managed, and mentored over 100 personal trainers in the last 5 years alone, and owns a highly successful consulting company for personal trainers. His coaching clients have achieved amazing results including making more money, helping more people, and creating more opportunities for their fitness business.

How to Become a Personal Trainer and Get Fitness Clients

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How to market yourself to get premium fitness clients and just how important is a website anyway? Recently, I was asked a bunch of questions by a trainer who is just starting his personal training business.  He basically wanted advice on the fastest way to build a successful personal training business. I thought this ...

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Motivational Fitness

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A Motivational Fitness Video Here is another great video to send to your clients when they start getting down on themselves, complaining, and using the word “CAN’T” allot. Really?  You “can’t” find the time to work out on your own?  You “can’t” eat breakfast?  You “can’t” do more cardio? I bet they think that it a ...

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The Best Personal Trainer Certification? Part 3.

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Specialized Certifications for Personal Trainers & Strength Coaches: PICP I just took the Poliquin International Certification Program (PICP) level 1 Strength Coach Certification in New York City ($650, 3 days).  It was really good information. I learned about the certification through a mentor, Joe Dowdell. I trust his opinion because he is very committed to ...

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What is the Best Personal Trainer Certification? Part 2

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Personal Training Degrees: The Next Step in the Fitness Industry’s Evolution I just learned that 2 of my favorite certifications now count as credits to earning a degree at a major university!  How cool is that J If you read Part. 1 of this series, you know that there are many good certifications ...

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Personal Training Business Software

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Interview with Jaime Part. 1 Jaime helped test my personal training business software & marketing system and achieved some amazing results in a very short time. In less than 4 weeks, Jaime was able to: 1. Get 4 more fitness clients and earned an EXTRA $1,600. 2. Increase his yearly projected revenue by $6,480 3. Build 5 partnerships with other ...

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The Business of Personal Training – How to Become an Elite Personal Trainer Part. 2

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Part 2: How do I get clients and differentiate myself from other trainers to minimize competition?  How important are certifications? Recently, I was asked a bunch of questions by a trainer who is just starting his business.  He basically wanted advice on the fastest way to build a successful personal training business. Below are ...

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What is The Best Personal Trainer Certification?

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Our industry, much like our world, is transforming at an accelerated pace. The unthinkable and impossible soon become the inevitable and forgotten. The fitness industry, as you know, is relatively unregulated, which is an advantage and a disadvantage. There are so many certifications out there, so many experts, so many things we can learn to help ...

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The Business of Personal Training – How to Become an Elite Personal Trainer

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Part 1: What is the Fastest Path to Private Training Clients and My Own Successful Personal Training Business? Have you ever wondered: a) How much many can a personal trainer really make? b) How long does it take to build up a client base? c) How do I find clients that are a good fit for me? d) ...

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Personal Training: A Business of Leadership

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I ran my first half-marathon yesterday and trained an amazing group of people for the event.  These people were overcoming major challenges (blindness, obesity, ridiculous work schedules, cancer) to run the 2009 NYC Half Marathon and for some of them, it was their first race ever! You Never Forget Your First! The experience was amazing ...

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Inspirational Health Quotes – Words of Wisdom to Meditate on Regarding Health and Fitness

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Hi there, hope you are doing great! :-) These are my favorite quotes, the ones that help me put everything in perspective and keep me inspired and motivated.  What are your favorite quotes?  Is it one of the ones below, or something else?  I would love to hear it, please comment and let me know.  I ...

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