Sleep: Not to Be Taken Lightly
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.
READ MOREAs 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.
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There is little room for argument that every sport poses its own unique demands. So in order to improve skills unique to a particular sport, it’s best to practice the moves used in that sport. That is the concept behind the Specific Adaptation to Imposed Demands (SAID) principle.
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Personal trainers may encounter a vast array of clients with even more varied backgrounds and skillsets. At some point, a martial art practitioner may solicit…
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As a fit pro, I’m always looking for options my clients can use to keep them in great health in order to reach their fitness…
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How do you proceed when a client enters a session with a minor injury? As personal trainers, we hope and expect our clients will adapt…
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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…
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YouTube is one of the best ways for personal trainers to connect with potential new clients and continue to develop relationships with current clients. People…
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If you’re a Personal Trainer and you run Bootcamp-type workouts, chances are you have a greater percentage of women than men participating in your classes. It’s…
READ MOREIt seems as though just about every month there is a ‘revolutionary’ diet that claims to work weight loss miracles. With so much misinformation, what do you tell your weight loss clients to empower them to make informed decisions of their own?
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“Core strength” has certainly been a fitness buzz phrase for years, and although the science has come a long way in the last few decades,…
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Every single person who has ever endeavored to take on a new exercise program learned what delayed onset muscle soreness (DOMS) feels like, even if…
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In the fitness industry, professional trainers can design and support four-by-four (4×4) exercise protocols that are time efficient and promote both durable and strong characteristics…
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