Understanding Pelvic Tilt Muscles and Function
The pelvic tilt has two main movements and four movements in total. There are dozens of muscles involved in both the anterior and posterior pelvic [...]
Understanding and Training Core Abdominal Muscles
Training core abdominal muscles is sometimes a straightforward goal and other times - injuries and discomfort arise when crunching, planking and rotating the spine. Studying core [...]
Shay Vasudeva – Personal Trainer Spotlight
Shay has been in the fitness industry for over 10 years as a trainer, teacher, speaker, and writer. She is actively involved at the college [...]
Breathing Techniques for Personal Training
There are many breathing techniques to utilize when exercising aside from inhaling concentrically and exhaling eccentrically. It can also prove beneficial to work on breathing [...]
NFPT Blog January 2019 Favorites
What a dynamic month on the NFPT Blog! HIIT training, body image directed goal setting, lymphatics programming, oblique muscle anatomy, and sitting strategies are all [...]
Michele Rogers – Personal Trainer Spotlight
Michele Rogers has a dynamic and ever-evolving presence in the fitness industry. She is NFPT's new blog editor and publisher, she coaches clients, and has [...]
Exploring Breathing Muscles and Exercise
There are 18 muscles working when we breathe, including the pecs. More often than not, the diaphragm and transverse abdominus are the main two muscles [...]
Understanding and Training External and Internal Obliques
The oblique abdominal muscles have an interesting relationship with one another. Most people know that doing diagonal or crossover crunches exercise the obliques. Exploring the obliques [...]
Top 10 NFPT Blogs from 2018
NFPT has an exciting year of blogging in the works for 2019. If you need to catch up on the top articles from 2018, here's [...]
NFPT Blog December 2018 Favorites
Core muscles were quite popular this month on the NFPT blog. Refresh your abdominal anatomy and exercise knowledge with these reader favorites. Maybe add some [...]