Author: NFPT Staff Writer

When the ounces don’t add up to pounds as fast as someone in a weight loss program might like (or expect), looking at calories consumed vs.…

Compound exercises are multi-joint movements that work several muscles or muscle groups at a time. For a healthy athlete or anyone who is trying to…

Many people who turn to exercise to lose fat do so with a burst of enthusiasm that tapers off rapidly when results are not as…

By Cathleen Kronemer, NSCA-CPT, Certified Health Coach To quote those dynamic, quirky, yet somehow unforgettable Spice Girls, “Oh, tell me what you want, what you…

Paying more attention to the “showier” muscles of the upper body has been a fairly common, if inherently unbalanced, view of resistance exercise. The muscles…

Science has long found a number of strong links between the amount we exercise and the benefits to our health. More recently, researchers have been looking…