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It can be intimidating starting a new career and especially the first year of being a certified personal trainer. It may be helpful to take…

Cathleen is a subject matter expert and author for NFPT who has been in the fitness industry for close to 30 years. She is certified…

Many sports, such as soccer, basketball and football involve jumping, cutting and pivoting maneuvers. These motions place stress and demands on the ligaments that support the knee. One of the most common injured ligaments is the anterior cruciate ligament(ACL).

You’ve decided on hiring a personal trainer. You’re unsure of who is better or what to look for in a stellar trainer, so you just…

While maintaining a stress-free lifestyle, healthy eating, and staying active are the best prescription for optimal health, our personal training clients aren’t always able to…

Cal Hartman is not your average personal trainer. He doesn’t have a schedule or regular clients and he likes it that way. Cal serves as…

Osteoporosis is a bone disease characterized by micro-architectural deterioration of bone tissue and loss of bone mass. It affects 13.4 million people aged 50 and…

As personal trainers, we would love it if all clients we work with were “easy” in terms of communication, adherence, motivation, and commitment. However, we…

Meet Kim Becknell Williams, a certified NFPT trainer and blogger who has written for our own blog in the past and will be a regular…

There are few people who savor these last few days of 2020; most of us are ready to go blazing into 2021 like we’re trying…

Ideal rest is a vital component of exercise, not only between training sessions but also between sets during a workout. Following the completion of a…

The next few posts by me, as well as this one, focus on the issues and concerns new trainers (or those considering becoming trainers) face.…