First-time pregnancy can be the most exciting time of a woman’s life. And for some, also some of the most physically challenging! For moms-to-be who…
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Category: Special Populations
REHIIT–Tailoring Interval Training for Older Fitness Clients
Despite its widespread benefits, engagement in physical activities or exercise remains scarce, primarily reported a result of a ‘lack of time’. How can personal trainers…
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New Moms New to Exercise
Having a baby will completely change a person’s life. New moms have so much to adjust to: lack of sleep, a body traumatized by pregnancy…
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Pregnancy and the Immune System
The conventional medical wisdom is to protect the “fragile” immune system of pregnant women. But is pregnancy and the immune system working in the way…
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Cancer-Related Fatigue
Cancer-related fatigue is the most common and distressing side effect experienced by cancer survivors. The severity and length of the fatigue depends on the type…
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Health and Wellness in Rural America
The state of health and wellness in rural America is in dire straits, and it seems, no one is talking about it. Health professionals are…
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Menopause and Exercise: Training the Change
Menopause is the time frame following a year-long cessation of a woman’s menstrual cycle. Perimenopause, not nearly as easy to recognize, refers to the few…
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Banking Micro-nutrients for Performance
CPTs can apply general knowledge of clients’ nutritional requirements and changing diets to capably support their muscular performance. Our skeletal muscles (which ancients called “little…
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Medically Supervised Use of Weight Loss Drugs: Risk or Reward?
Personal training covers more ground than simply cultivating strength and building endurance. Many clients turn to us for weight-related health problems, and the two-pronged diet-exercise…
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Protecting Bones and Joints (PB&J)
It’s your job as an NFPT Trainer to help your clients reduce their lifestyle-related risk factors, which includes protecting bones and joints. Fit pros should…
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Training for Longevity
Of the many varied, personal, functional, and subjective goals that our clients strive for, we generally hear “strength”, “fat loss”, or “performance”. But of equal…
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Senior Stretching Skills
Gender, age, and lifestyle can adversely impact client ranges of motion, flexibility, and/or safe biomechanics. Poor pandemic postures may, unfortunately, add to chronic issues which…
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