Coaching plays a key role in guiding individuals on their journeys towards personal and professional growth. At the epicenter of this process lies the concept…
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Category: CEC Articles
The Creatine/Creatinine Conundrum: Are Kidneys At Risk?
Creatine and creatinine, similar-sounding terms that frequently appear in discussions about sports nutrition, muscle function, and medical diagnostics, actually represent two distinct compounds that play vastly different roles…
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Integrating Personal Trainers into Multidisciplinary GLP-1 Care Models
As the fitness industry continues to evolve, personal trainers are increasingly becoming more than just exercise professionals; they are becoming essential members of multidisciplinary healthcare…
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Tracking Progress Beyond the Scale: New Metrics for GLP-1 Clients
In the era of GLP-1 medications, it’s easy to fall into the trap of celebrating every pound lost. But if you’re a personal trainer working…
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Fitness Marketing: Building a Personal Brand that Resonates Today’s Clients
The concept of fitness branding involves defining and communicating what makes a personal trainer or coach’s approach to health and movement distinctive and unique. A…
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Methylene Blue 1% Solution: Does It Live Up to the Hype?
Fitness-related applications for pharmaceutical-grade products seem to pop up with increasing frequency. Methylene Blue has caused quite a stir, touted as the “next best thing”…
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Nitrates and Beetroot Juice: Keys to Exercise Performance Advantage
In recent years, nitrates have enjoyed a meteoric rise in popularity, promising game-changing performance enhancement for athletes and fitness enthusiasts looking to gain a competitive…
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Trending Diets for Weight Loss
Trending diets for weight loss will always be around, but take shape in different calorie-restriction forms. It makes sense, a popular diet wouldn’t get noticed…
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Fight Back with the Autoimmune Protocol Diet
Autoimmune diseases, collectively including type 1 diabetes, rheumatoid arthritis, lupus, and irritable bowel disorder (IBD), can wreak havoc on a body’s digestive system. This can…
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Allostasis and Reversible Involution: A Novel Approach to Rehabilitation of Injuries
Sports injuries affect athletes on a multitude of levels, including the biological, psychological, and social realms. The traditional format used by physical therapists involves managing…
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The Cold, Hard Facts on Post-Workout Ice Baths
Cold water immersion (CWI) has recently gained popularity as a means of reducing post-exercise muscle stiffness, lessening fatigue, decreasing exercise-induced muscle damage (EIMD), and facilitating…
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Don’t Lose Progress: How Loss Aversion Shapes Fitness Motivation
Among the most influential contributions to psychology and economics is the finding that “losses loom larger than gains.” Kahneman and Tversky’s (1979) Prospect Theory demonstrated that individuals…
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