If your personal trainer, athletic coach, or dietitian has ever preached to you about the merits of protein in your diet, consider yourself to be…
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Category: Nutrition for Fitness Training
Quick Fitness Tip: the summer mocktail
What’s a mocktail? It’s a cocktail that’s been altered for contents but not for taste and enjoyment! Seltzer water with lime is the one you…
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A Simple Fruity Summer Salsa
Summer is heating up! You can usually find pre-made tomato salsa and mango salsa this time of year. Making them at home is fun,…
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The Post-Workout Fuel Puzzle–Shake It Up…Or Not?
Plenty of articles have been written by experts in the fitness industry stressing the importance of post-workout “fuel” as a complement to rigorous training. We…
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Recent Evidence-Based Nutritional Guidelines
There are general guidelines that Certified Personal Trainers should be aware of when it comes to nutritional recommendations to support increased physical activity. Recently, the Academy…
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The Fruit Of Your Labor
If you happen to know any endurance athletes, such as runners or cyclists, you are already aware that much of their training table contains carbohydrates.…
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Vegan Success: Creatively Procuring Calcium
Many of my clients ask me for basic nutritional guidance. Since I am a Certified Health Coach in addition to a Certified Personal Trainer, I…
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Optimizing Alkalinity In Your Diet
As athletes, we are quite accustomed to fastidiously nurturing our bodies. From sculpting the external to feeding the internal, we are always focusing on ways…
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Holiday Feasts Within Your Scope
The holiday season is difficult for everyone. Your clients will be surrounded by so much temptation at their workplace, home, and holiday parties. While it…
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How to Enjoy Your Favorite Holiday Foods Guilt-Free
With the holiday season approaching our taste buds are in full force! Pumpkin spice lattes and peppermint bark cheesecakes will begin to surround us at…
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Happy Thanksgiving from all of us here at NFPT! Here are some blogs to help you have a healthy one. Check them out and share…
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How to Ethically and Legally Handle the Nutrition Topic with Clients
Nutrition is an intimidating topic to broach with clients. It’s not because the topic is difficult for fitness pros to master or communicate effectively. The…
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