Become A Personal Trainer

Written by Jan Nicholas


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When you have a few clients under wing,repparttar next step might be to specialize. You can narrow your market and make it easier. It also gives you an opportunity to work withrepparttar 143896 people you want to work with. Maybe you prefer to work with new mothers, or elderly people. Perhaps you’d like to work with kids, all this could be narrowed down and specialized.

Remember, you can only stretch yourself so thin, so think aboutrepparttar 143897 number of clients you can reasonably handle, and still take time off your self. It’s okay to say no to new clients but get their number in case you get an opening or invite them to a trainer buddy who will give you a commission for referrals.

Getting fit with a personal trainer should be fun as well as educational, on both ends. Remember to have fun and enjoy working with your clients and they will come back for more.

Jan Nicholas - For more tips like these go to http://www.personaltrainingclasses.com/ where you will learn how to keep in shape and start your very own personal training career!


Using A Hardwood Floor Sander

Written by Lee Dobbins


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The sander is a self propelling machine so it is easy to move, but you do need to keep in control of it at all times. Retain a firm grip on it when you power it up and you will getrepparttar hang of it after a few passes. You might even think it’s fun!

Once you have removed to old finish by sanding, of course, you will need to applyrepparttar 143895 new finish. First you will apply a stain (if you want a stain – some folks like to leave their floors natural) and thenrepparttar 143896 finish to protectrepparttar 143897 floor. There are basically two types of floor finishes: one is oil-based andrepparttar 143898 other is water-based polyurethane. Furthermore, oil is broken down into a semi-gloss, gloss or satin. Satin is a good choice for a hardwood floor because it hides small flaws and letsrepparttar 143899 natural beauty ofrepparttar 143900 wood show without a bright shine. An oil based finish will give your floor a warm amber glow. A water based finish will dry quicker and keep from yellowing.

Make sure you let each coat thoroughly dry before applyingrepparttar 143901 next. Followrepparttar 143902 manufacturers instructions onrepparttar 143903 finish before you occupyrepparttar 143904 room again. Usually you can move your furniture back in after about 24 hours.

Don’t be overwhelmed. Just take it one step at a time and you’ll soon have a beautiful new hardwood floor.

Lee Dobbins is a contributing writer for home improvement resources such as http://www.refinishing-hardwood-floors.com. Visit our site and see how you can refinish your hardwood floor: http://www.refinishing-hardwood-floors.com/Sanding-A-Hardwood-Floor.html


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