Fitness professionals know proper nutrition is an integral part of a fitness program. However, not just anyone can write a diet for their client. Many…
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Category: Nutrition for Fitness Training
What is a Ketogenic Diet?
Atkins Diet, South Beach, the Whole 30, Paleo and now Keto? What’s this all about? What does it mean and how can you educate your…
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2018 Nutrition Trends – What to Watch For
Some trends and popular practices from 2017 will continue their presence in the New Year (perhaps with greater emphasis than the year before). But, we…
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NFPT Live: What is the Ketogenic Diet? – Ep 26
Is the ketogenic diet another high protein, low carb diet? Not exactly. Join us for this episode of NFPT Live to find out what you…
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Intermittent Fasting – Is it the right approach?
Intermittent fasting is growing in popularity for its purported benefits including improved insulin sensitivity, weight loss, managing hunger cues, and increased fat burning (and this…
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Talking to Personal Training Clients About Dietary Fats: Fat Doesn’t Make you Fat
Dietary fats and its attention in the media (especial social) world have gone to two extremes, causing a conundrum for how personal trainers should counsel…
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Talking to Your Clients About: Protein
Protein is often misperceived as the “hero” of the macronutrients. Following a high-protein diet has been marketed and practiced to ad nauseam. High protein diets…
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Should Personal Trainers Recommend BCAA’s to Their Clients?
Have the “Protein Police” been dethroned by the Ace of Amino Acids, BCAA’s? The functioning and cultivating of skeletal muscle lies at the core of…
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Avoid Striking Out – Fueling Properly For Baseball
Help your weekend-warrior children fuel sufficiently for baseball. Kids have plenty of energy, but we can boost their performance with the right pre-game prep in…
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Sports Nutrition Considerations for Athletes
Recently (2016) the American College of Sports Medicine, the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, and Dietitians of Canada published a joint position statement that summarized…
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Celiac Disease vs. Non-Celiac Gluten Sensitivity: What Personal Trainers Need to Know
Celiac Disease and gluten sensitivity are terms that are becoming more familiar and often thrown around, but all certified personal trainers should understand the differences.…
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Elimination Diet for Food Allergy or Intolerance
If your client is struggling to get results even though they are reliable, compliant, and motivated, you may want to refer him or her to…
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