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This week we have Adreanna Joyce P. Laban with us on live! She is a Fitness Educator and a personal trainer as well. She will be sharing some education awareness on resistance training for women and why is it important. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/aren-kd/message

We have Sim with us this week, who is an events operation leader and also a Fitness Professional. If you've been to Viper Challenge before, this is the guy who designed your obstacles! He will be sharing his expertise on Mass Events (Boot Camps, Fun Runs and Obstacle events) - proven platforms for motivating people to start exercising with a goal.

What's the first exercise that comes to your mind when you think about getting fit or losing weight? We'd wager it's running/jogging. So listen this podcast to learn from one of the best running coach in Malaysia! Coach Jatt is a certified sports performance specialist. He has trained the Selangor Floorball team, amateurs, and pro-golfers. In this podcast, he shared on where to start with strength training for runners and common injuries in running.

We hosted Sebastian on the show, he has over 8 years of coaching experience. He is also a fitness educator at FITM/FEA, the forerunner in fitness education in Malaysia. In this episode, we shared about everyone's favorite topic, how to stay healthy and fit during a crisis. #movementovermedicine

Frederick Khoo, the co-founder and CEO of Precise Rehab, he is a physiotherapist with over 10 years of experience, it is no surprise he's the most sought after physiotherapy and sports rehab speaker in Malaysia. Muscle aches and stiff joints are common, and chances are, you have experienced it. However, they are not a healthy or normal process of aging. Yes, you can be free of aches, pain, and stiffness while remaining energetic and strong as you age. In this podcast, he shared on the proper way to manage pain and injury from home. Trust us, you do not want to miss this! #movementovermedicine

The doc who lifts, Dr. Arvin Raj, a medical doctor who practices what he preaches and lives what he teaches. He is also a CSCS(Certified Strength & Conditioning Specialist) with 15 years training experience, and currently pursuing Masters in Sports Medicine. In this podcast, he shared on the proper way to restart higher intensity exercise and the transition upon resuming to gym and also how the elderly can also exercise safely. #movementovermedicine

With gyms and fitness centers reopening after 3 months of lock-down, we will be going live to talk about how this impacts both fitness professionals and fitness enthusiasts. We have a very special guest with us, Alvin Netto, the founder of Achieve Fitness, he runs an exclusive private personal training studio in Kajang, Selangor. He is one of the most sought after Personal Trainer in Malaysia. In this podcast, he shared on how to build your own brand for fitness professionals. He also shared based on his personal experience on the career pathway of being a personal trainer in Malaysia. They also discussed the impact of this pandemic to the fitness industry.

How To Design An Effective Training Program After 2 Months of De-training? In this episode, we bring our Trainer Talk online and live. Like most of the world, we are all stuck at home and as such, we took this opportunity to do LIVE sessions for our beloved audience. In this episode, we show you how to go back to training effectively and safely. Face the truth Science behind "muscle memory" What should you do? Assume yourself to be a beginner again. We hope this will help you transition back to your training smoothly no matter where you are in the world. Stay safe!

Happy New Year everyone! We are starting 2020 with a juicy episode with a dear friend of ours, Garee Chew! We brought Gary on the show because we knew he is someone who has had many years of experience in the industry and his sharing can definitely help someone who wants to be a trainer or already a trainer. He has been in the commercial scene, personal training scene, group class instructor and also recently, a freelance personal trainer. All of his experience in these areas could be of interest to some of you so listen up for some tips and tricks by Garee. He also recently had his first newborn so we also wanted to know how someone with so many responsibilities can still manage their clients and professionalism. If you are interested to join our personal trainer live workshop, click here: https://kdtrainer.com/personal-trainer-certification/ If you want to look for Garee, say hi to him over at: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pg/gareefitnessarchitect/ We hoped you learned something from today's episode and if you have anyone who wants to come on to the podcast, please message us. See you!

In episode 9, we brought a powerlifting/strength coach, Jam Khong over to our place to discuss his journey of becoming who he is today. An athlete himself, he definitely understands the hard work and mindset it takes to achieve certain goals in life but as a coach, it's a totally different ball game. We discussed a few interesting topics such as: 2:16 What's the difference between powerlifting and strength training? 8:25 What are some of the challenges faced by an online coach? 17:40 How to overcome these problems as a trainer/coach? 22:10 The beauty of being a trainer/coach 26:40 What's the best advice if you want to be a trainer/coach? 34:30 How much experience do you need before becoming a trainer/coach? If you want to look for Jam, say hi to him over at: Address: No.23A-Level 1 Jalan Muthu Palaniappan, Sunway Wellesley Precinct 1, Bukit Mertajam Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/jagedintense/ We hoped you learned something from today's episode and if you have anyone who wants to come on to the podcast, please message us. See you!

We have received numerous questions about personal trainer certifications and we decided to make this podcast to answer all those questions. It can be difficult to understand as the fitness industry is still relatively young. So in this video, we talked about : What should you look for in a personal trainer certification? What about courses that does not have examinations? How to prepare for a personal trainer certification? What about specialization? This is a vast topic to cover everything but we hope these can help you make better decisions in the future when you want to take your certification. PS. We're sorry for another technical error in this episode. The audio file for Aren & Vincent was lost in the making of this podcast. Please forgive us.

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For episode 7, we actually went all the way to KL and did a show with our friends from Zealfit Malaysia. And they too have their own podcast series called Barbell Junction. Talking about hitting two birds with one stone. Anyway, the full full 90 minutes video can be found on their page but we have curated it to fit you! Yes, you the aspiring personal trainer! We talked about many different things that would be useful for a personal trainer or a coach to know. Many people are confused about the difference between them, even some trainers themselves! But are they really different or maybe they are the same? Let us know what you think in the comment section down below!

In this episode, we pay a visit to James & Shankar from Body Factory and we did the whole episode live in front of an audience and also people at home. Joining us is also Konga instructor, Wani and a crossfit coach from Underdogs, Elyn. The topic of the day was collaboration between different kinds of trainers, instructors and also coaches. Is it a challenge to work together as trainers from different brands, companies or even on an individual level. Do trainers who are not certified hinder the market? What was the biggest deciding factor to take our trainer certifications? Why not having enough trainers is a big problem for everyone. What to do if you are considering to be a trainer/coach/instructor? And you will find out a lot about the differences between a personal trainer, a coach or an instructor. Or maybe you will find out that we are all the same. Enjoy and let us know if you want to be on our show!

We have two special guests all the way from town this week, James & Shankar! Before you begin, we would like to apologize for the audio quality in the first segment of the show. If you really cannot tolerate the quality, do forward to 22.30s where the quality is restored. There's still some good quality content for all you aspiring trainers out there! We discussed about 1) The current and future state of the fitness industry in Penang. 2) The difference between a qualified personal trainer and a self-proclaimed trainer 3) One exercise every trainer should know how to teach 4) And many more..! Please drop us any kind of feedback should you have any! Thank you for listening and have a nice day!

We have a special surprise for you in this episode, not one but two! 1. We will be sharing some experience in Malay 2. We have a surprise message for the next episode Thank you for listening!

We believe that the world will be a better place if everyone appreciates movement a little bit more. All of us have a common set of values and beliefs. This is how we function as a team : 1. Leadership 2. Never Stop Learning 3. Think Big 4. We Are Family KD Trainer is a personal training company in Penang providing personal training services, fitness education and also corporate fitness solutions.

In this episode, we have a female personal trainer to join the show! Aren sits down with JC to discuss some really specific questions such as : 1. How to communicate effectively with clients 2. What's the most important characteristic a trainer should have? 3. What are some of the challenges of a female trainer? 4. And more! If you found this to be valuable, please share this with someone who can benefit from this podcast.

In this episode, Nizom sits down with Vincent to discuss : 1. How to prevent getting bored with your sessions, 2. How to get started in the fitness industry, 3. ..and more! If you found this to be valuable, please share this with someone who can benefit from this podcast.

In this episode, Aren sits down with Nizom to discuss : 1. Your first certification as a personal trainer, 2. Common misconceptions of being a personal trainer.. 3. ..and more! If you found this to be valuable, please share this with someone who can benefit from this podcast.

We are on a new horizon of bringing as much value as possible to personal trainers out there. No, not the Instagram kind, but the type that works without cameras to bring out the best of every client they have. Stay tuned!