San Diego, CA (February 1, 2017) – ClubConnect and National Federation of Professional Trainers (NFPT) are announcing their joint effort to bring a foundational learning…
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BP Low? You Can Still Get Up and Go!
As trainers, we have many goals for our diverse client base. Most trainees are striving to improve body composition, lose weight, increase endurance, and in…
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Star Performers Award 2016: Presented by the National Fitness Hall of Fame
Apply to be the first NFHOF Star Performer! The National Fitness Hall of Fame (NFHOF) is a national showcase that recognizes the accomplishment of yesterday’s…
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Keep Fitness Clients Active Through Allergy Season and Year Round
Allergies can interfere with staying active in the summer. And just when you thought you got used to summer allergies, the seasons are about to change…
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The Importance of Exercise in Lung Cancer Research
There’s a good reason why Carol Michaels was awarded with Personal Trainer of the Year at the Idea World Fitness Convention this month. Cancer effects everyone.…
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Foreshadowing: Can Prehab Prevent Rehab?
The human body was designed to move. We are functioning at our very best when we take advantage of the blessing of mobility, and allow…
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Experience vs. Education: What Do Clients Really Value?
As I was preparing to take my certification exam, a trainer at the gym shared with me a very profound tenet of the industry: “Clients…
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Gluteus Minimus – Three of Three Glutes
Everybody knows the “glutes” are the largest muscle in the body. BUTT…they’re not just one muscle. It’s time to meet the smallest glute! It seems…
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Comprehensive Karate Training
In combat and/or self-defense there is a need to understand how to develop a rock solid skeletal musculature to avoid the trauma, yes the trauma…
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Be Independent from Technology Today!
It’s nice of you to check in but…. Play.Swim.Hike.Bike.Hammock.Lounge.Sleep.Meditate.Run.Walk. Sing.Dance.Pose.Prance.Jazzercise.Yoga.Pilates.Smile.Hug. Thank.Eat.Cook.Create.Read.Journal.Rollerskate.Bounce.Breath. Boat.Sip.Nibble.Dribble.Skip.Hop.Jump.Embrace.Mingle. Be present. Be silly. Be grateful. Enjoy!
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The Java Jolt: Fitness Friend or Foe?
I will fully admit to being somewhat of a coffee snob. Preferring Starbuck’s beans to just about all others, I have been brewing it at…
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5 tips for safe fun in the sun
Now that most of us are enjoying the extra hours of daylight provided by Mother Nature, it certainly is tempting to want to bring clients…
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