Annual ISO quality audit
Focus Training have had our annual ISO quality audit and passed with flying colours 9 years running! ...More >>
Focus opens academy in Holywood, Northern Island
Focus Trainings latest academy is based at Virgin Active, Holywood, Northern Ireland. The academy will offer the full range of industry recognised qualifications from Level 2 Fitness Instructor to Level 3 Specialist (Exercise Referral) and Master (Strengt...More >>
QCF Active IQ Level 4 Certificate in Exercise for the Management of Low Back Pain
Focus Training is pleased to announce that as of January 2012 we will be offering the new QCF Active IQ Level 4 Certificate in Exercise for the Management of Low Back Pain. This latest qualification supersedes any other Level 4 LBP qualification and we...
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Define Your Fitness Business Purpose
If it’s all about you, if it’s all about the money or if you’ve never given it any thought, then my guess is that you’re not playing full out right now and your business isn’t achieving its true potential. ...More >>
The Top Trait of a Successful Personal Trainer
Of course there are many ingredients that contribute towards a personal trainer’s success but arguably one of the most important traits you need to succeed in your pt business is this......More >>
7 Ways Grow Your PT Business in 2011
The art of growing your PT business isn't an elusive mystery and yet it can certainly feel like it is when you're out there on your own, trying to make it all happen. I'm going to share 7 things to focus on if you want to see your business and your income...More >>
Open the referral floodgates to your business
Here are 9 simple things you can do to open the referral floodgates for your PT business....More >>
The Challenge of Charging
If you have ever felt awkward or uncomfortable about asking for money from your clients or about declaring your fees, then you’re not alone. But it’s essential that you develop your confidence around charging. Here are 5 tips to shift your thinking....More >>
7 Powerful Reasons to Define your Personal Training Niche
Defining your PT business and choosing your niche market might be one of the most frustrating steps to achieve when building up your PT business but when you do, all the other things start falling into place....More >>
Turning Your Goals into Reality, Part Two
Part One was about setting a great goal. Now I’m going to give you seven further tips for realising your goals. So what do you need to do to increase your chances of success; to turn your goal into reality? ...More >>
The 7 Habits of Highly Successful Personal Trainers
Success leaves clues. It’s not this great mystery and it’s not so elusive that you can’t achieve the success that you want. If you search for these clues you can learn from those who have gone before you....More >>
Health Professional backs Exercise Referral Schemes
A leading health professional is calling on doctors to prescribe exercise rather than drugs for patients suffering from depression....More >>
Turning Your Goals For 2010 Into Reality
There is an art to setting effective goals and to achieving them.It’s an art that few people ever master. I can share with you some of the best tools and strategies used by those who succeed. ...More >>
Cruise into a new career
The increase in popularity of cruising could be good news for fitness professionals who can earn a living at the same time as enjoying life on the high seas....More >>
Stop Press - Focus Training excel in health check
In a recent Ofsted inspection Focus Training received the highest possible commendation for its quality of provision and capacity to improve....More >>
The Credibility Factor
As a newly qualified personal trainer, remember that when it comes to gaining credibility, credentials are not the most important quality you need. ...More >>
Fitness Fads or Favourites?
We’ve all seen fitness fads come and go especially when a new quick-fix piece of equipment is launched into the market. However, according to an on-line poll by the American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM) it is possible to track the trends and see what...More >>
PT Business Focus
Have you ever followed a specific strategy or method in your PT business and failed to get the results you were expecting? Why is it that some individuals appear to achieve success easily and others fail? How can two people apply the same strategy to thei...More >>
5 Step to Getting Personal Trainer Clients
If you’re a personal trainer with a strong desire for more clients but an equally strong dislike of sales and marketing, then you must pay attention to this strategy....More >>
Could you be the subject of a tax investigation?
Any business, including individual personal trainers, could become the subject of a tax investigation if they are selected by HM Revenue & Customs’ Risk Intelligence Assessment Teams (RIATs)....More >>
Bring back the 'good times' with exercise
With the continued gloomy economy, fitness experts are warning that this is not the time for people to neglect their exercise regimes because the endorphins released during exercise give energy......More >>
Financial Fitness for Your Fitness Business
We could all do with a financial check up every now and again, so here are a few tips from Bolton based Bentleys Chartered Accountants to help you keep your business in good financial shape....More >>
How to Recession Proof Your PT Business (Part Two)
In this article I’m going to share 5 further strategies that can help you to survive and thrive during a recession. These strategies, if applied consistently, will enable you to build a solid business whatever the economic climate....More >>
How to Recession Proof Your PT Business Part One
These are undoubtedly difficult economic times we are facing and they aren’t about to end any time soon so what does this mean for your PT business? If you’re doing okay in your business there is a tendency to stick to the same strategy in the hope that i...More >>
TV is bad for your health
We all know that the health of our nation is a huge cause for concern. It’s not just the quality of life for individuals and their children but also the spiraling cost of healthcare that will affect the nation as a whole....More >>
Made Redundant? Gym’ll Fix It in 2009
One of the great things about working in the fitness industry is that you don’t have to start straight from school or university. Many people turn to fitness later, perhaps when their personal interest in health and wellbeing develops, or when they want ...More >>
Top Tips for Building the Foundations of a Healthy Personal Training Business
Why did you become a Personal Trainer? Was it your passion for health and fitness and your desire to educate people and help them achieve their health and fitness goals? These are great answers and essential ingredients for success since no one ever built...More >>
MY STORY
Focus Training Student Sasha Cadman tells how she landed her first job as a personal trainer....More >>
Buyer Beware
Once again, we have discovered inequalities in the courses currently available in the marketplace and buyers should beware. There are some GP Referral courses which, unlike ours, are not backed by an official awarding body....More >>
Awarding Bodies in the Fitness Industry
If you are new to the industry, thinking of making it your career or maybe looking to hire an instructor, start by knowing what qualifications to look for. Read our essential guide to Awarding Bodies in the Fitness Industry....More >>
PT Sales Mastery Lesson 3
Many personal trainers are self employed, a status which requires you to have all the skills necessary for building and running a business. Finding prospective clients, selling your services to them and discussing the financial aspects of the relationshi...More >>
PT Sales Mastery Lesson 4
Successfully selling your services as a personal trainer will involve giving some serious thought to your pricing structure. It is an area littered with pitfalls…...More >>
A Taxing Exercise
If you are a self employed fitness professional or running your own business you need to ensure that you file your tax returns on time and this year the dates have changed....More >>
GP Exercise Referral
As more and more GPs are referring patients to fitness professionals who can demonstrate a good understanding of the conditions of their patients, this is becoming an increasingly important qualification....More >>
Online Music Service for Fitness Professionals
Have you heard about the New Fitness Music Phenomenon that has just hit the UK? Fit32.com is the 1st online music service for Fitness Professionals powered by the world's 1st completely automated DJ system....More >>
Thinking of working abroad?
If you are thinking that you might like to work elsewhere in Europe in the future then the fitness industry offers many opportunities for qualified professionals to gain employment abroad....More >>
e-learning with Focus Training
Following nine months of development, Focus Training has launched its first e-learning package....More >>
We want to give you some cash!
If you have previously completed any Focus Training course we would like to give you the opportunity to get some cash back!...More >>
PT Marketing Mastery Lesson 1
How do you generate business without spending a fortune on advertising? The first step is to work your ‘circle of influence’ and develop an exciting referral scheme....More >>
GPs giving prescriptions for exercise instead of drugs!
This GP Exercise Referral is the most comprehensive and now best value on the market today, Guaranteed! It is also the only one to be approved by the QCA and sits on the National Qualifications Framework. It is accredited by CYMCA Qualifications....More >>
What are the Scientists saying?
Evidence based research is crucial in the continual evolution of the health, fitness and wellness markets. The sooner this type of information becomes public knowledge will help educate and possibly motivate those who do not exercise to improving their l...More >>
Child obesity epidemic continues to rise.
Britain’s child obesity epidemic continues to rise and the medical director of Alder Heys’s Children’s Hospital indicates kids may soon be undergoing stomach stapling. ...More >>
How to Survive the Recession
The effects of the current recession are being felt through practically every section of industry and society and the fitness industry is no exception. The good news, however, is that we know that recessions are cyclic and will, eventually, come to an en...More >>
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