Runner’s knee is a broad term used to describe pain felt from various knee problems. Typically, it is used to refer to patellofemoral pain syndrome…
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Author: Kellen Nyemb
Posts by Kellen Nyemb:
How Personal Trainers Can Handle Injured Clients Return to Exercise
As trainers, a lot of our work involves doing all we can to prevent injuries from occurring. Unfortunately, injuries still happen both under our watch…
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Understanding and Training the Quadriceps
Given that the quadriceps muscles are the largest muscle complex in the body, they are important to understand in depth and to focus on in…
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Understanding the Vastus Muscles
The quadriceps femoris muscles (quads) are the most voluminous muscles in the body— the quad muscles together contain more mass than any other muscle group—…
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5 Rules For Shooting “Gym Videos”
Working in the fitness industry, it is not uncommon for our news feeds on social media to be full of various gym videos. We may…
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Re-establishing Boundaries and Setting New Policies
Having policies in place as a fitness professional is vital to establishing boundaries early on when working with a client. But oftentimes, we learn as…
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Psoas: The Fight or Flight Muscle
The psoas muscle is one that is talked about often– whether an athlete is blaming it for “tight” hips or when a yoga instructor claims…
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The Boxer’s Muscle: Serratus Anterior
Serratus anterior is often referred to as “the boxer’s muscle” because it is largely responsible for protraction of the scapula – the forward movement of…
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Understanding Quadratus Lumborum: What Personal Trainers Need to Know
The Quadratus Lumborum (QL) muscles, a common source of lower back pain, are located on either side of the lumbar spine. While they are situated…
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Motivational Messaging: Five Things Fitness Professionals Should Probably Stop Saying
As trainers, we are constantly looking for ways to encourage and motivate our clients, and one of the most common ways we do this is…
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The Difference Between Pain and Discomfort
“That hurts!” We’ve likely all heard our clients express some experience of pain or discomfort. They might say an exercise hurts, or that it is…
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The Stress and Injury Link
As trainers, our clients will often share with us details about their lives outside of the time we are training together including stress surrounding home…
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