We recently established how a lack of internal hip rotation, or HIRD (hip internal rotation deficiency), can create a host of problems from knee pain to…
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Category: Exercise Programming
A 25-Minute, No-Equipment Workout for Your Fitness Clients
A workout doesn’t have to be lengthy or involve expensive equipment to be effective, fun, and functional. There are times when a no-equipment bodyweight workout…
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Crawling for Strength and Flexibility
What comes to mind when you think of crawling? Crawling for strength and flexibility might not be your first thought. Babies crawl before they walk.…
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How to Do a Single-Arm Kettlebell Swing
Once you have mastered the kettlebell swing it’s time to add other power exercises to your repertoire. Enter the single-arm kettlebell swing. Like the kettlebell…
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How to do a Kettlebell Goblet Clean
If your clients ever press or squat with a kettlebell then teaching them how to do a kettlebell goblet clean will certainly behoove their efforts.…
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Tips for Combining Strength and Cycling
Combining two seemingly different workouts may appear daunting to some fitness clients at first glance, but for cyclists who want to go beyond speed, strength…
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Ankle Instability and its Effects on Balance
Balance refers to an even distribution of weight on any surface. Adequate balance allows one to remain upright and steady. Balance plays an important role…
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Bring on the Tension: Understanding Leverage vs. Compression Movements
Throughout any given day, our muscles perform both big and little movements which help shape our mobility. Tension always plays a role, but tension can…
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Developing Martial Arts Skills
Personal trainers may encounter a vast array of clients with even more varied backgrounds and skillsets. At some point, a martial art practitioner may solicit…
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Top Five Agility Drills for Soccer Players
Soccer is a game that is heavily reliant on the ability to change positions quickly and efficiently. Since the game is not a unidirectional sport,…
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Walking as Cardio: How to Walk With Purpose
Is walking really an aerobic activity, or a form of exercise that qualifies as “cardio”? Someone recently asked me how many days of cardio I…
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Exercise Timing is Almost Everything
A client may ask the professional trainer for advice about optimal exercise timing. Should they work out first thing in the morning? After breakfast? What…
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