Mind, Body, Spirit: Breathwork and Meditation As Anchors For Overall Wellness
We are a large community of coaches who adopt different approaches and each offering a different primary focus. We all interconnect fitness, nutrition, and lifestyle [...]
How to Conduct a Quality Personal Training Consultation
The beginning of the year brings a flood of new gym enthusiasts, which means trainers are up to their ears in new member consultations. This [...]
How To Do A Close-Grip Bench Press
A close-grip bench press is a variation of a standard bench press that creates a different challenge. When conjuring up a hallmark upper body strength [...]
What Comes After Weight Loss? Yo-Yo Dieting and Weight Maintenance Considerations
Many clients are caught in a cycle of losing and gaining weight, also called yo-yo dieting, making weight maintenance a major hurdle. Yo-yo dieting can [...]
2020 Top Fitness Trends
As we enter a new year, a new decade, and a new time in the fitness industry, it is important for personal trainers to stay [...]
How to Make New Year Goals a Reality
Setting goals of any kind during the start of a new year is exciting, but creating a plan for success and following through is a [...]
Shin Splits: Why Your Lower Legs May Hurt and What to Do
Shin splints, or as it is clinically referred to, medial tibial stress syndrome, affects one percent of the population per year, but what is it? [...]
Scope of Practice for the Fitness Professional: Romantic Relationships with Clients
It’s common for personal trainers and their clients to develop close-knit relationships. A trainer often transitions from a coach and role model to a confidant [...]
Healthy New Year Resolutions With A Twist
As personal trainers we’ve probably all heard this resolution 1,00 times over: “I want to be healthier this year,” but what exactly does that mean? [...]
Brain Fitness: How Athletics Can Hone Mental Skills
We seldom question the physical benefits that exercise has on our bodies, but the benefits to the brain and higher functioning are not as regularly [...]