Per the first article of this series, the emergence of glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists (GLP-1 RAs) has transformed clinical care for individuals with obesity and…
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Fitness Assessments: How To Do Client Intake Sessions
Any personal training or fitness coach relationship will start with a comprehensive fitness assessment. Conducting a great fitness assessment, or client intake session, is a…
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Maximizing Hypertrophy With Tempo
If you have been in the fitness field for a while, it’s likely you’ve seen (or prescribed) strength training sets with four numbers associated with…
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Fat vs CHO vs PRO
The Macronutrient, Fat tends to get a bad rap. One of the main reasons for this is because 1g Fat =9 calories whereas 1g of…
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Coaching Body Awareness for Personal Training Clients: A Secret to Success
What has helped me to be successful as a coach from the beginning of my 20+ years career as a personal trainer, despite inexperience or…
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Squat Variations to Help Your Clients Improve Form and Strength
As a personal trainer, you know that squats are an essential exercise for building lower body strength. However, some clients may struggle with the movement…
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Benefits of Low-Impact Exercise
Low-impact exercises are physical activities that minimize stress on the joints while still providing cardiovascular, strength, and flexibility benefits (Tse et al., 2015). What is…
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Building the Corporate Athlete: Why Resistance Training Fuels Executive Function and Career Longevity
What separates high performers from their peers in today’s cognitively demanding and always-on world? It’s not just talent or intelligence; it’s their ability to effectively…
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Muscle-Centric Medicine in Higher Education: A New Model for Faculty Wellness
In academic settings across the country, faculty members are burning out—slowly, silently, and systemically. Despite the rise of well-intentioned faculty wellness programs featuring walking groups,…
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The Untold Truth: What I Wish I Knew Before Becoming a Personal Trainer
What I Wish Someone Would Have Told Me Before Entering Personal Training When I first set out on my career path, personal training wasn’t my…
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