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For anyone who still believes that fitness is a male-dominated sport, you may suggest they attend a bodybuilding competition and take a gander at the…

Prudent personal trainers know that both training stimuli and nutrient consumption affect hypertrophy gains. Training increases protein synthesis, but it may also activate muscle protein…

If, as a personal trainer, you get caught up exclusively in selling one-hour packages instead of selling value and quality service, clients will ultimately suffer…

Training a runner? Here is why hip stability should be a primary focus of your personal training program! Did you know it is estimated that…

The plank is one of our most trusted tools in personal training for conditioning the muscles of the core. You can find multiple articles about…

We all need to consume some amount of protein on a regular basis, but just how much can vary according to a person’s lifestyle and athletic focus.

As a species, humans spend about a third of their lives sleeping. That might not be surprising, considering that sleep allows the body to recover from the activities of the two thirds spent awake.

Every year, more and more seniors are starting to exercise regularly. This is a great thing as we know exercise can improve mobility, balance, strength,…

How might supplementing with herbs for recovery help our personal training clients? Post-exercise recovery can be sorely underrated (no pun intended). We as personal trainers…

Subject Matter Experts (SMEs) are the people behind the scenes of many personal training certification companies and industry associations. They volunteer their time and knowledge…

“Ready, get set, go!” Does this phrase excite you or make you want to crawl under a rock?  Some people love competition.  Others run from…

When we as health care or fitness professionals meet someone for the first time, we are assessing them as soon as we meet them, as we talk to them and during the formal portion. Why do we do this?