Should You Quit The Gym?
Congratulations: you've built yourself a buffer. Your immune system is primed. If anyone can avoid getting sick, it's you. And if you DO get sick? You'll recover a…
Working With Endurance Athletes
How to Incorporate Endurance Sports Into Your Coaching Practice This week, I've been writing about how to use tools like Zwift, Strava and other online tech tools instead of…
The Pendulum Effect
Do you remember Bill Phillips? How about Kenneth Cooper? Andrew Weil? At one time, these were each the most popular fitness figureheads on the planet. Our industry doesn't…
The Best Thing You Can Do To Improve Your Coaching
There's one way to improve your coaching that will make you a better coach today and forever: Get a coach. It's incredible how seldom we--coaches!--get coached. Sure,…
Who’s It For?
When you built your gym, who chose the equipment? How often do your favorite exercises appear in your programming? Who chose your class schedule? Twenty years ago, I was…
The Value of Accountability
Our gym is our canvas, and our workouts are our art. We love being creative. But sometimes love is blind: we don't see what our clients actually need, because…
The Language of Leadership
by Craig Hysell, www.craighysell.com As a business owner or a coach, you have volunteered to be a leader. A leader takes full responsibility for: the overall vision and direction of…
The Truth About “Balance”
By Craig Hysell I used to obsess over balance in my life. Until I realized that seeking “balance” actually held back my progress and, therefore, my happiness. Balance…
The One Number That Matters Most
By Craig Hysell You are a coach. And probably a pretty darn good one if you take time to read articles like this. From what I read, watch…
The Golden Rule of Coaching
By Craig Hysell Coaching is nuanced, and that's what makes it fun. It's constantly evolving. We, as coaches, are constantly learning. Scientific research validates our approaches or evolves them. New…