Six Variations for HIIT Training
High-Intensity Interval Training (HIIT) is an exciting workout protocol that benefits most populations. Sometimes modifications are necessary and other times variety is warranted just to [...]
NFPT Live: How to Make Exercise Enjoyable and Fun – Ep 38
If you're not enjoying your exercise routine you might be doing something wrong. This goes for clients too. They should generally be having fun with fitness. [...]
Before and After Fitness Photos: How to Get Them Right
Before and after pictures are a great tool for trainers. These pictures serve the purpose of referencing the progress of respective clients; similar to how [...]
Should Personal Trainers Recommend BCAA’s to Their Clients?
Have the “Protein Police” been dethroned by the Ace of Amino Acids? The functioning and cultivating of skeletal muscle lies at the core of our [...]
Does Chronic Inflammation Prevent Weight Loss?
Chronic low-grade inflammation can impede weight loss. If you have a client who is struggling to achieve a fitness or performance goal, inflammation may be [...]
NFPT Blog March 2018 Top Four Posts
This month NFPT featured an article that opened the hearts and minds of many trainers, two blogs that provide practical workout programming you can use tomorrow [...]
NFPT Live: Tools Trainers Can’t Live Without – Ep 37
Some tools make training more efficient and an already enjoyable fitness career even sweeter. In this show, we share various training non-negotiables - some physical [...]
Does Strength Training Pair Well With Concurrent Conditioning?
Ideally, strength training and conditioning are done on separate days to maximize strength capacity, but if they must be squeezed in together there is a [...]
Talking to Your Clients About: Protein
Protein is often misperceived as the “hero” of the macronutrients. Following a high-protein diet has been marketed and practiced to ad nauseam. High protein diets [...]
What I’ve Learned About Branding as a Personal Trainer
What's in a name? Names serve as identifiers in separating people and things from one another. As a personal trainer, you can hone in on [...]