Celiac Disease vs. Non-Celiac Gluten Sensitivity: What Personal Trainers Need to Know
Celiac Disease and gluten sensitivity are terms that are becoming more familiar and often thrown around, but all certified personal trainers should understand the differences. Undoubtedly you, perhaps a personal training client, or someone you know avoids gluten. In recent years, gluten has taken on the mantle of “thing” that will kill you, and this […]
Elimination Diet for Food Allergy or Intolerance
If your client is struggling to get results even though they are reliable, compliant, and motivated, you may want to refer him or her to a qualified nutrition professional to implement an elimination diet and explore the possibility of an unknown food allergy or intolerance. An elimination diet is a strategy to help determine whether […]
The Gravity of Concussions
Concussion awareness and education are crucial for saving the life of clients who may not even be aware they have suffered one. A concussion can happen to anyone at any stage of their life who takes a fall. The populations most at risk are youth, athletes, and seniors. Knowing how a concussion occurs and recognizing […]
The Dark Side of Extreme Fat Loss
Extreme fat loss causes an emotional hangover that lingers–a quality certified personal trainers would do well to readily recognize. I used to weigh nearly 300 pounds and I still think about it quite often. When I share this fact with a new client, unfailingly they look at me with astonishment. “I never would’ve guessed,” they […]
Teach Movement as a Form of Hygiene
Do you struggle to get your clients to perform exercise on their own or complete their movement “homework”? Reframing the way we have our clients think about performing exercises on their own can improve adherence to our recommendations. Our bodies require constant maintenance and upkeep. In addition to food and water, they also require […]
Holiday Tough Love for Clients
Help clients reframe and rethink the holidays instead of just get through them. Have a conversation and find out what your clients are thinking about regarding the holidays. They might be anxious, feeling guilty about food, feeling family pressure, etc. Utilize a little holiday tough love to help navigate them to a different mindset. The […]
Total Body Training for New Clients
Maximizing the immediate results of eager new clients increases the likelihood of retention for both them and you throughout the year. Many clients who invest in training as part of their New Year’s resolution will be either new to exercise or deconditioned from a long stint of inactivity. Implement this programming approach to maximize the […]
Offset the Effects of Sitting With Assessment and Exercise
You can identify and offset the deleterious effects of sitting by understanding the muscles and mechanics involved with upper and lower crossed syndrome. It’s no surprise that most Americans spend the majority of their day sitting and looking at a screen. If your client has an office job, is a student, or is retired, they […]
How Kinstretch® Strength Training Can Change Mobility Overnight
Kinstretch is a highly-specialized strength training and mobility practice that can help anyone improve quality of movement and achieve functional fitness goals. Recently, the importance of mobility as a component of functional fitness has been getting more limelight. I learned about Kinstretch after deciding to begin a structured mobility practice. Years of lifting weights and […]
The Dangerous Difference Between Ketosis and Ketoacidosis
With the ketogenic diet being among popular “weight loss” diets today, learning how the fat-fueled process of ketosis is different from the potentially deadly ketoacidosis may help put certain misunderstandings to rest. There are health and nutrition professionals who warn against adopting this diet as it may lead to life-threatening ketoacidosis. Others say achieving ketosis […]