The oblique abdominal muscles have an interesting relationship with one another. Most personal training clients know that doing diagonal or crossover crunches exercise the obliques.…
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Blake Sama, an NFPT-CPT for 15 years, was born and raised in Arlington, Mass., a suburb of Boston. He moved into the city for school…
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Becoming a personal trainer involves more than just learning how to train clients–one also has to learn to navigate the business world. If you plan…
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It was 1978, and my father, U.S. Marine Staff Sgt. Ron Clark, was leading his squad on a training exercise at Camp Pendleton, Calif. Their…
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Meet Stacey Mercure, a passionate fitness enthusiast with a remarkable journey spanning 21 years as a dedicated NFPT trainer. At the age of 53, she…
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Nutrition plays a pivotal role in achieving fitness goals, and understanding how to read a nutrition facts panel is a crucial skill for anyone on…
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Rectus femoris is the most superficial of the four quadriceps muscles, meaning it is located closest to the skin, above the other three The other…
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Starting a business is a challenge many newly certified fitness professionals are hesitant to take on. It makes sense – it’s not really a science…
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Preparing an effective training session requires carefully considering movement patterns, rep counts, number of sets, and other physical considerations; however, establishing a healthy and positive…
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Recent research has highlighted the many positive attributes of regular physical exercise on cognitive function. Cognitive function is defined essentially as “ the entire process…
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Truly, only you can answer this question, and it might require some soul searching and perhaps even a little experience in the industry before you…
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An estimated 1.6+ million Americans will be diagnosed with cancer in 2015, according to the American Cancer Society: Cancer Facts & Figures 2015. It’s likely…
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