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 [...]
Strengthening Abdominal Muscles After Pregnancy or Surgery
The birth of a baby or any lower abdominal surgery compromises core muscle integrity making it crucial for a personal trainer to program functional movements [...]
The Osteoporosis and Cancer Connection
Cancer treatment and recovery pose many challenges for a fitness client, including an increased risk for bone loss. Knowing the risks as well as the [...]
The Dangerous Difference Between Ketosis and Ketoacidosis
With the ketogenic diet being among popular "weight loss" diets today, learning how the fat-fueled process of ketosis is different from the potentially deadly [...]