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It’s been months since I have written my last article. I have notes all over my office with topics to write about. Most were half…

It can be mind-numbing for a personal trainer to know how to critique research and draw conclusions from the constant barrage of information we are…

Wouldn’t it be wonderful if a person could get rid of excess fat found on one specific part of their body by working the muscle…

There’s nothing like a few holiday buffets and travel plans to threaten clients’ progress towards their fitness goals. But what if we started using the…

Emphasis This movement is very effective in isolating the muscles in the back of your upper leg (hamstrings). Starting Position Sit on the seat with…

If you are in business for yourself, you are, in fact, in sales. Many argue that we are all salespeople in our everyday lives no…

The first year in a new career venture is – as expected – intimidating and filled with uncertainty, and starting out in the fitness industry…

Trainers must be aware of, and address both the hero and villain aspects of post-exercise inflammation, which we refer to as exercise-induced muscle damage (EIMD).…

The dumbbell bench press has been implemented into almost every workout routine on the planet. Dumbbells are used instead of a bar to work on…

The opportunity for advancing the fitness journeys of personal training clients is front and center this time of year. Here are several ways to jumpstart…

Encountering a personal training client with disordered eating, which can be distinct from clinical eating disorders, is highly probable at some point in the fitness…

A basic assumption among people when they work is out that they leave the gym in some way better than they did when they came in. For that reason, it’s important place as much emphasis on injury prevention, treatment and/or management as on the effectiveness of fitness program design.