The kettlebell is a great piece of equipment to build and maintain strength. Chances are, you’ve had experience with kettles. The KB allows a swinging…
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How to Stimulate Cellular Renewal to Offset Aging
Our cellular components and bodies inevitably become senescent, or in laymen’s terms – cells grow old. A client must practically find and drink from the…
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Using Suspension Straps
Have you tried using suspension straps in your training sessions? The hanging suspension straps might not look like much, but they’re loaded with potential. Unlike…
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Kidney and Gall Stones: Can Exercise Help or Hinder?
Regular exercise helps to maintain the proper functioning of every organ in the human body, largely by keeping obesity, cholesterol, and blood pressure in check.…
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Energy Vampires: How to Handle Clients That Drain Your Life Force
A career in personal training is no doubt far more challenging than most ever expect it to be, and one of the biggest reasons for…
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Grace Edwards–NFPT Personal Trainer Spotlight
Meet Lady Grace Edwards. Born and raised in England of Jamaican parents, Grace grew up there until she was 14 years old and currently lives…
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Reminders About Common Diet Culture Messages
As a personal trainer, educator, and health coach, my students will express what they hear or observe on social media related to the toxic and…
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How to Add Healthy Calories to Meals – Ideas to Share with Fitness Clients
The world of diet culture primarily focuses on telling individuals to “reduce”, “limit”, “restrict”, “avoid” and “eliminate” certain foods and/ or entire food groups. When…
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Nutritional Periodization: Fueling for the Work Ahead
Prudent nutrition plays a key role in promoting personal training clients’ hypertrophy, power, and strength when coordinated expertly with resistance training. If we take that…
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How to Start a Fitness Podcast
Podcasts are one of the quickest growing opportunities for fitness professionals to share their knowledge and expertise. Over 50% of Americans report listening to podcasts,…
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Motivating Yourself Along With Your Clients: Two Sides of The Same Coin
A large part of being a coach/personal trainer is keeping your clients motivated, but motivating yourself to remain a vigilant and inspiring trainer is just…
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Hula Hoop Workout Routine for Beginners
Step aside, dumbbells, there’s a new kid on the block. Hula hoops might look like toys, but they can be incorporated into an effective workout…
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