Motivational Interviewing for Personal Training Clients
Personal trainers are always looking for new ways to motivate their clients and sometimes it can be a struggle. Motivational interviewing could offer a breakthrough. [...]
Applying RPE to Personal Training Sessions
Ratings of Perceived Exertion (RPE) are a measure of intensity that is determined by the way someone feels about how hard his or her body [...]
IT Band Stretch: A Different Approach to Alleviate Tightness
Instead of stretching the Iliotibial (IT) Band, turn your focus toward the muscles that connect to the IT Band and those that are part of [...]
How Neuro Linguistic Programming Can Help Personal Training Clients
Personal trainers can help clients reprogram their thinking and realize their fitness goals. Without a change in thought patterns, behavior doesn't change. Neuro-linguistic programming [...]
Should Personal Trainers Recommend BCAA’s to Their Clients?
Have the “Protein Police” been dethroned by the Ace of Amino Acids? The functioning and cultivating of skeletal muscle lies at the core of our [...]
Training Clients With Down Syndrome: A Mutually Rewarding Experience
Inclusion programs offered at gyms and community centers nationwide are gaining recognition as successful tools of empowerment for individuals with special needs. Down Syndrome, or [...]
How to Break Client’s Momentum in Strength Training
“Cheating” with momentum while strength training may feel appropriate in the moment, but ultimately you are only cheating yourself out of long-term gains. As personal trainers, [...]
Exercise and Your Immune System
Your “healthy” exercise program might be ruining your immune system. If you or your clients have been consistently feeling exhausted and drained after workouts [...]
Does Exercise Help Restless Leg Syndrome?
The right exercise at the right time can make a difference for clients suffering from RLS. “Purposeful movement” is typically seen as a healthy endeavor, [...]
Intermittent Fasting – Is it the right approach?
Intermittent fasting is growing in popularity for its purported benefits including improved insulin sensitivity, weight loss, managing hunger cues, and increased fat burning (and this [...]