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: Certified Personal Trainers
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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Stephen Caldwell–NFPT Personal Trainer Spotlight
NFPT personal trainer Stephen Caldwell, is born in Louisville, KY and now living in Cincinnati, OH. His work in health care led him to take…
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Using the Five “Whys” to Identify Personal Training Client Wants and Needs While Goal-Setting
When we first meet with a client, it is standard practice of effective personal trainers to have goal-setting exploratory discussions; you can’t know where to…
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Understanding the Achilles Tendon
In Greek mythology, the warrior Achilles was known to have one weak spot: his heel. Because of this, the idiom Achilles’ heel is often used…
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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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The DEXA Scan: How They Are Helpful for Fitness Clients With or Without Osteoporosis
Many personal trainers wear a health and wellness cap, with interests going far beyond exercise, though it’s all interwoven. Osteoporosis and bone fractures are common…
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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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Exercise and the Gastrointestinal System: How Digestion is Affected by Movement
Clients and athletes who experience diarrhea and/or other digestive problems after an intense training session often ask us the reason for this unpleasant intestinal interruption.…
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Simple Steps for Using a Sleep Journal with Fitness Clients
Using a sleep journal re-connects a person to their habits and can make a difference in one week. If your clients ever mention a rough night of sleep, that’s your cue to investigate this otherwise undercover aspect of health by using a sleep journal.
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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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DOMS: Understanding and Preventing Delayed Onset Muscle Soreness
Every single person who has ever endeavored to take on a new exercise program learned what delayed onset muscle soreness (DOMS) feels like, even if…
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