Teaching Your Clients to Breathe Correctly During Exercise
The link between working hard and respiration is pretty well-established: The harder your body works, the more oxygen is needed, and the harder you will [...]
Grip Strength: Helping Your Client to Get a Grip
There’s more to getting a grip than just getting your act together. Strengthening grip is important in the fitness world, and often doesn't get the [...]
Glute Bridge Progressions: Adding Variety to a Basic Movement
Last month glute bridges were a hot topic of conversation because of their versatility in serving a wide range of clients and client needs. This [...]
PNF and Assisted Stretching Therapy Benefits
Personal trainers can employ many different training techniques to boost performance, improve strength and flexibility, mold appearance, and prevent injury. Learning as many techniques as [...]
Isometrics Programming: Exploring Optimal Approaches
As described in a previous article, Isometrics programming is a specific mode of exercise that can complement any workout program and offer a multitude of [...]
Programming a BDNF-Boosting Workout for Improved Brain Function
We recently discussed how Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor (BDNF) is a protein found in the brain that plays a role in the survival of neurons [...]
How to Execute A Hip Bridge
When you walk into the gym, there is no shortage of glute exercises being done in every corner of the facility with every piece of [...]
Designing a Functional Push-Up Routine
Push-ups feel so good. The work to your shoulders, arms, and back all the while working your core, toning glutes, lengthening our chronically tight iliopsoas/hip [...]
How To Do A Close-Grip Bench Press
A close-grip bench press is a variation of a standard bench press that creates a different challenge. When conjuring up a hallmark upper body strength [...]
Leverage SMR For Longer Lasting And More Efficient Results
We as fitness professionals most likely employ self-myofascial release (SMR) or static release techniques with most of our clients, but we could probably get more [...]