Ah, sleeping in, the ultimate luxury. Laying in bed, no alarm, getting as much rest as the body wants. Nowhere to be. It’s the unspoken…
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Category: Health Behaviors and Psychology
Adolescent Obesity: A Growing Epidemic of Poor Diet and Inactivity
Obesity has become a significantly increasing problem in teens and adolescents in recent years. Dietary habits and lifestyle has remarkably changed. After school, many adolescents rest near the television while doing homework or sit for hours in front of a computer, sustaining that activity with high-calorie junk foods.
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How Introverts Can Be Successful Personal Trainers
If you’re considering a career as a personal trainer but are worried your introversion might interfere with your success, the following will hopefully assuage your…
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Pros and Cons of Sharing Sleep Spaces
Sharing sleep spaces is a choice that can potentially inhibit sleep. This can be a touchy topic since it involves potential conflict among beloved family…
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Binge Eating Behaviors in Adolescent Clients
When personal trainers hear the term “eating disorders”, extreme caloric restriction, or anorexia, might come to mind before binge eating. As such, it may be…
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Sleep Temperature Considerations for the Best Sleep: 4 Easy Tips
Addressing sleep hygiene falls under the umbrella of a personal trainer’s coaching, making the environment for ideal sleep temperature an easy and obvious place to…
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Foam Rolling and Depression: Are Stiff Muscles Linked to Major Depressive Disorder?
Personal trainers wise to the relevant link between foam rolling and depression may be in a position to truly help their clients with depression. Exercise…
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The Five Senses and How They Affect a Sleep Routine
Bedtime routines are as powerful for sleep as morning workouts are for waking up, and the role of our five senses as human beings can…
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Effect of Exercise on Cognitive Function: New Research Personal Trainers Should Know About
Recent research has highlighted the many positive attributes of regular physical exercise on cognitive function. Cognitive function is defined essentially as “ the entire process…
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How Combined Nutrition and Physical Activity Interventions Greatly Impact Health Outcomes
As an ACE Certified Health Coach and NFPT-CPT, I spend a considerable amount of time talking and coaching my clients to improve their health and…
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Orthorexia: When “Healthy Eating” Goes Too Far?
Might your personal training clients be exhibiting behaviors aligned with orthorexia? We love to see our personal training clients thriving and prioritizing their health and…
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3 Chronic Age-Related Conditions Seen in Older Adults
Every year, more and more seniors are starting to exercise regularly. This is a great thing as we know exercise can improve mobility, balance, strength,…
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