Intuitive Eating: The Anti-Diet
Perhaps the answer to our personal training clients’ difficult weight loss rests in not dieting at all and honing the skill of intuitive eating instead.…
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ALS: How A Fitness Professional Can Face Motor Neuron Disease
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), previously referred to as Lou Gehrig’s Disease is a progressive neurological disorder that causes motor neuron loss, resulting in muscle weakening…
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The DEXA Scan: How They Are Helpful for Fitness Clients With or Without Osteoporosis
Many personal trainers wear a health and wellness cap, with interests going far beyond exercise, though it’s all interwoven. Osteoporosis and bone fractures are common…
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10 Best Exercises to Build a Better Squat
The squat is a true test of lower body strength. Any serious commercial, collegiate, professional, or home gym will have a squat rack and a…
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All About Pilates: From Benefits to Methods
Personal trainers who know all about Pilates and how to program it for their clients’ fitness goals are wise to add this skill to their…
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How to Use YouTube to Build Your Fitness Business
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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Can Pregnant Women Still Participate in Bootcamp Workouts
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 MORELooking Critically at Fad Diets
It 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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Why is it Called a Dumbbell? (and Other Fitness Terms You’ve Always Wondered About)
Push-ups, Sit-ups, and Box Jumps are all aptly named exercises. The name describes exactly what they are. But what about fan favorites like Burpees, Bulgarian…
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Paying more attention to the “showier” muscles of the upper body has been a fairly common, if inherently unbalanced, view of resistance exercise. The muscles…
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Adenosine and its Role in ATP and Athletic Energy
Adenosine Triphosphate is present in every living cell of the body. It is also available as a dietary supplement. Each year, the supplementation industry spends millions…
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Nutrition, Protein, and Appetite Suppression: A Muscle-Forward Strategy For Clients on GLP-1 Agonists
In the era of GLP-1 receptor agonists (GLP-1 RAs), personal trainers face a new wave of clients experiencing rapid weight loss, but not always in…
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