Health professionals and others have expressed a concern at the rising rates of obesity in all segments of the population, including adolescent and children. In…
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Sleep is Important for your Personal Training Clients
As many ambitious insomniacs have learned, working out in the evening makes most people too alert to sleep well. You need to schedule your workouts…
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An Hour of Exercise a Day Could Keep Heart Failure Away
How much is one hour each day worth to you? What if that one hour were devoted to exercise, and that it could lower your risk…
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Heart Choices not Hard Choices: World Heart Day 2014
Cardiovascular disease and one of its complications – stroke – are the leading causes of death around the globe, with some estimates putting the number…
READ MOREHow Obese is Your State?
When the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in 1995 began collecting data on adult obesity in all 50 states, the highest rate was 19%.…
READ MOREAchoo! Is it a cold – or an allergy?
The air can be filled with respiratory irritants, from man-made pollution to pollen and mold spores that lead to sneezing and wheezing year round. But…
READ MOREWhen ‘Low’ is the Way to Go
There are many benefits to high intensity exercise, but there are also situations in which low intensity can be the best way to go. Let’s use…
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Exercising Outdoors in Cold Weather
Cold weather doesn’t have to put the chill on your outdoor exercise plans this season. Sure, cooler temperatures and shorter daylight hours can sometimes dampen one’s…
READ MOREFitting Exercise into the Workday
Many people have long workdays – in many instances bookended by long commutes – making it a challenge to devote time just to exercising on some days.
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Weight Training Appears Good for Waist Size in Men
Resistance exercise isn’t just good for building and keeping lean mass. A new study shows that it also could be beneficial in keeping down increases…
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Personal Trainer Spotlight: Matt Hirschberg
Matthew D. Hirschberg is the Personal Training Director of Body Renew Fitness and a Master Trainer, State Representative and Subject Matter Expert through the National…
READ MOREIntroducing Variety into Strength Training
For most people, it takes about a month for the body to begin adapting to a strength training program. In other words, training clients who…
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