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Here's How I Built a 6 Figure Online Kettlebell Coaching Business
Learn how RKC-II Instructor Colleen Conlon started her online kettlebell coaching business.
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5 Reasons Manual Therapists Should Get Their HKC
We can help our manual therapy clients get even better results by adding an HKC certification and kettlebell training to our practice.
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The Real Story Behind the Birth of the Modern Kettlebell Movement
Adapted from an interview with John Du Cane, founder and CEO of Dragon Door Publications, by Colleen Conlon
Colleen Conlon:
How did the modern kettlebell movement get started?
John Du Cane:
It all sta…
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How to Survive & Thrive as a Personal Trainer – However Hard it Gets
The gym business has always been a tumultuous one. At the end of the day, we are dealing with clients who are only human. They get down on themselves. They fight with self-doubt. They lose faith. They…
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How Dragon Door Certifications Helped Me Grow BuitenFit Haarlem
Before I founded BuitenFit Haarlem, I worked hard to earn several Dragon Door certifications. I chose to train for and attend the RKC, RKC-II and PCC workshops because I wanted to invest in sharpening…
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To Open or Not to Open? A Georgia Gym Owner’s Dilemma and The Story So Far…
Regardless where you find yourself politically, our current culture is turbulent for everyone. Business owners are faced with very tough decisions right now. We risk alienating some, or possibly losin…
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When You Want to Up Your Strength Game, Who Best to Choose?
We were recently asked a very good question:
I’m opening a small gym and it will be a strength and conditioning facility that will cater to rock climbers, mace and kettlebell enthusiasts. Here is the …
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Is Certification Worth It?
Education, training, and certification are expensive propositions. Training certifications can last several days and cost well into thousands of dollars—even before adding in the cost of time away fro…
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The Fitness Program of the Future—Now!
I’ve been in the fitness industry for almost 18 years. Most of that time has been spent looking for answers to age old questions:
How can I best help my clients reach their goals?
How can I get my cl…
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How to Replace Expensive Equipment with Kettlebells
I started my boot camp business in 2005 on a little patch of grass in front of a gymnastics gym. I didn’t have much money and spent what little I had on a few bands. Our workouts were mostly bodyweigh…
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5 Reasons Every RKC Should Train for the RKC-II
In 2008, in Hungary, I completed my first RKC. As one of the longest-certified RKCs in Australia, one of the most important things that has kept me motivated as an instructor is furthering my educatio…
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HardStyle Health and Wellness
Eight months ago, I began a new chapter of my coaching career. I became the Health and Wellness Manager at a Boston-based company’s trendy headquarters—complete with an in-office gym. Before now, I ha…
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