This Could Be the Most Important Thing You Can Teach Your Clients
What a pretentious title, huh? What could possibly be so important that it is the most important thing to tell your client? Is it to [...]
Functional Movement Assessments For Fitness Clients
Up until the early 90's, fitness assessments consisted of measuring body fat, upper/lower body strength, flexibility, and anaerobic capacity. As we learned more about the [...]
Highlighting HILIT—High-Intensity, Low-Impact Training
As the population of fitness enthusiasts over the age of 50 continues to grow, trends must keep pace with the realities of aging bodies while [...]
How Your Ears and Poor Hearing Affect Balance
A convenient place to tuck stray hair, holders to display chic jewelry, the means of hearing a symphonic orchestra…indeed, our ears serve a multitude of [...]
Nerve Glides: Flossing Away Pain
Often we instruct our clients to help work out muscular tension and pain with static or even dynamic stretching. When this doesn't resolve the issue, [...]
Weighted Vests: Dressing For Fitness Success
The notion of wearing a weighted vest might occur to a fitness enthusiast for things like pushups and pullups, but what about for other goals? [...]
The Human Heart: Basic Cardiac Anatomy and Physiology for the Personal Trainer
The Human Heart: we all have one, but how fully do we understand their function? How necessary is this understanding to developing an effective training [...]
Post-Workout Carbs: Simple, or Simply Confusing?
Understanding the importance of food intake to support clients’ workouts depends partly on science, and also on each one’s body unique response to the demands [...]
Mighty Mitochondria: Powerhouses of the Cells
Mitochondria play a huge role in our energy levels and our metabolic functions. Can we help clients make the most of these cells’ power? As [...]
How to Set up Virtual Fitness Classes
The novel coronavirus has spread rapidly around the world, claiming the lives of many, and leaving a feeling of danger for the majority of the [...]