Exercise Decreases Side Effects of Cancer Treatment
Exercise may be the furthest thing from the mind of a cancer patient. However, exercise that focuses on functional fitness will help your client carry [...]
How Your Ears and Poor Hearing Affect Balance
A convenient place to tuck stray hair, holders to display chic jewelry, the means of hearing a symphonic orchestra…indeed, our ears serve a multitude of [...]
The Client with a Bleeding Disorder
Everyone should have the ability to exercise and express the activity that their bodies are designed to exhibit, but sometimes more careful consideration of the [...]
Working With Special Needs Clients: A Path For Any Personal Trainer
Everyone needs a little help getting motivated and inspired to work out, especially those who haven’t discovered a “fun” way to stay in shape. If [...]
ALS and Exercise: What The Science Says
Working with a client diagnosed with ALS can be both rewarding and emotionally taxing, but it is well within the capacity of a fitness professional [...]
ALS: How A Fitness Professional Can Face Motor Neuron Disease
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), previously referred to as Lou Gehrig's Disease is a progressive neurological disorder that causes motor neuron loss, resulting in muscle weakening [...]
Breast Cancer Recovery Exercises After Reconstruction
The recovery from breast cancer often involves reconstructive surgery that can impact muscles and movement elsewhere in the body. As a certified personal trainer, working [...]
Success in Cerebral Palsy Strength Training: CP Means “Continual Progress”
For many able-bodied clients, the goal of strength training is simply to improve appearance and increase strength. Such has not always been the case for [...]
Plant-Based vs DASH Diet for Heart Disease: Are They One in the Same?
Heart disease is the #1 killer in America. There seems to be a cloud of misleading myths circulating around the disease. It used to be [...]
Training Young Athletes: What a Fitness Professional Should Know
Coaches working with young athletes can strongly influence whether or not the child’s future gets monopolized by training and competing, literally defining his or her [...]