The link between working hard and respiration is pretty well-established: The harder your body works, the more oxygen is needed, and the harder you will…
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Training a 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…
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Workout Hangover? Blame Training, Not Alcohol
Have clients ever complained of experiencing unusual and daunting exhaustion after several intense sessions at the gym? In addition to a cascade of other physiological…
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How to Handle Difficult Clients
Most of the time we have different types of clients who are easy to work with, who try their best. There are many personality traits…
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Five Must-Have Professionals in Your Personal Training Network
One of the most valuable components of a successful personal training business is the presence of a quality referral network. Personal trainers are experts in…
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Live Out Loud as an Exclamation, Not an Explanation
“Live your life as an exclamation, not an explanation.” Attitude is everything when it comes to success, especially with goals and behavior. Throughout our daughters’…
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Deprivation Versus Discipline and Sustained Weight Loss
Successful and sustainable weight loss is a long-term process. A personal training client must choose every day to engage in the behaviors that will lead…
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Immune System Biohacks: Evidence-Based Approaches to Strengthen the Immune Response
Protecting oneself by keeping a healthy body and immune system, as has been determined by research studies, empowers us and gives us hope that we…
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Andrew Gavigan–NFPT Personal Trainer Spotlight
Andrew Gavigan is a recognized speaker in the fitness industry, NFPT master trainer, and serves as Director of Education for AktivSolutions, which manufactures fitness products…
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Sleep Positions: Methods for Effective Rest and Posture
The purpose of sleep is to rest and recover from the strain of the every day and the added stress of intentional exercise and training.…
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Five Rules for Building Muscle
One of the primary cited goals fitness clients have is to build more muscle. After all, the benefits of resistance training and adding lean tissue…
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All Gyms Are Closed, Including Yours. Now What?
It has proven to be a challenge for all businesses that have been forced to close in order to prevent the spread of COVID-19. Big…
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