NFPT Blog May 2019 Favorites
If you were busy this lovely month of May and didn't catch all of our blogs, here's what you missed! Get cardio-creative to work around [...]
Six Success Tips for Your First Year in the Fitness Industry
The first year in a new career venture is – as expected - intimidating and filled with uncertainty, and starting out in the fitness industry [...]
What’s a “Deloading” Week and Does Your Client Need One?
Of the many buzz phrases circulating in the fitness world these days "deloading week" may be one that you've heard many times, have contextually surmised [...]
Periodization for Personal Training Clients
Having a solid grasp on how to use periodization programming with personal training clients may be the difference between successfully advancing in training while preventing [...]
10 Easy Meal Prep Hacks for Fitness Clients
The act of planning meals is a stumbling block for many fitness clients mostly because of the perceived time and effort planning meals and clean [...]
Dynamic Deltoids: Understanding and Training the Shoulders Muscles
The deltoid muscle, otherwise known as the deltoideus or shoulder muscle, consists of three distinct "heads" with very different joint actions that, when engaged simultaneously, [...]
Functional Imagery Training: Visualizing Performance and Health Success
Personal trainers might be interested to learn about Functional Imagery Training (FIT), a new motivational intervention that utilizes mental visualizations to achieve personal goals. [...]
Five Fitness Phrases That Need To Go
Encouraging and motivating fitness clients with the "right" words go with the territory of being a health and fitness professional. While there are many inspiring [...]
The Perfect Pull-up: A Total Prep Program
The execution of a strict bodyweight pull-up is the paragon of upper body strength and should be a goal for every fitness client and enthusiast. [...]
Sandy Smith–Personal Trainer Spotlight
Why did you decide to become a personal trainer? Growing up, I’ve always been active, primarily through dance. When I moved away from home for [...]