The Female Athlete Triad
Energy Imbalance. Amenorrhea. Osteoporosis and risk of fractures. Together, these symptoms make up a condition called the female athlete triad. Typically, this condition is seen [...]
The 5 Pillars of Success For Your Clients
Exercise alone lacks the ability to change body composition and health. Study after study shows that working out by itself has little impact on body composition [...]
7 Healthy Holiday Habits to Initiate with Fitness Clients
There’s nothing wrong with an indulgence here and there. The holidays are a time for feast and celebration. Clients need tips to stay on track [...]
Weight Lifting for Weight Loss
Female clients can use weight lifting to their advantage when wanting to lose weight. I generally don’t encourage a client’s main fitness goal to be “weight [...]
Passive Recovery for Training
Ideally, recovery happens before an injury not just after. It's part of the preventative mindset. After talking with a past client recently about struggling with adrenal [...]
Top 5 Nutrition Myths
Some of the most prolific myths in the fitness industry surround the topic of nutrition. Here are five of the wildest and longest and living [...]
Clean Bulk Your Way to More Muscle Mass
It's common for people to want to put on mass (bulk) and also tone the body. How do we help our clients achieve both these [...]
The Balancing Act of a Certified Personal Trainer
Being balanced and teaching balance in life and in health is easier said than done. Here are some ideas on how to implement balanced [...]
Understanding and Training Pectoralis Major
Knowing where pectoralis (pec) major is located, how it moves the surrounding bones and what exercises strengthen it is essential for exercise programming. Pec major [...]
Skinny Doesn’t Guarantee Healthy
“Can you help me to lose weight?” is what many females ask when first meeting with a fitness professional. In a world where we are [...]