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In my humble opinion, intensity is the most important aspect of a fitness routine. It is what separates an average workout from a great workout.…

Internal rotation and external rotation have a very important role in exercise programming… Your humeral and femoral joints both have many muscles attaching all around…

The paunch. The front porch. The beer belly. Call it what you will, but the rate of occurrence of abdominal obesity in U.S. adults appears…

Exercise can help those suffering from fibromyalgia. Movements may include walking, yoga, and aquatic exercise. Here are some guidelines to help you program for your…

Kinesiology Tape, or K-Tape is everywhere now, and it’s more important than ever to know the what, why, and how behind the “magic”. Don’t be…

Fit Pros, are more and more of your clients using saunas for post-workout recovery? Have you ever wondered what the difference between a dry sauna…

Whether you’re training in a client’s home, a gym, or your own home gym, take advantage of the wall. A wall provides the space for…

I’ve seen a couple of great examples of fitness professionals using social media to build community. So great, in fact, that I’m compelled to write…

This one single sleep habit can significantly improve your clients’ daytime energy (as it is influenced by night sleep), which equates to more motivation for…

Nature versus Nurture: this age-old topic has been at the root of more scientific and social psychology debates than just about any other subject over the past several decades. The notion that genetics loads the pistol and society pulls the trigger is gaining in popularity, carrying with it the implication that forces around us may actually have a powerful influence on that with which Mother Nature endowed us at birth. The emerging field of study known as epigenetics is studying this specific phenomenon.

Those pesky ball-and-socket joints going every which way can really confuse matters of movement, even for personal trainers, can’t they? The hip, like the shoulder,…

Adduction is the movement of a body limb toward the mid-line. In the hip, it’s the action of the femur (leg) coming closer to the…