Patterns of modern living have channeled the average senior into an increasingly sedentary existence. Human beings, however, were built for movement and it appears that…
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The Importance of Water for your Personal Training Clients
Water is crucial in the functioning and maintenance of the body. Water is everywhere, from the jelly inside the eyeballs to the fluid inside our…
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NFPT 25 Years in the Making: Oliver Eehn
We have many amazing affiliates that we got to work with and talk to on a daily basis. Most fitness professionals will stay in the…
READ MORETraining Overweight Children
Health professionals and others have expressed a concern at the rising rates of obesity in all segments of the population, including adolescent and children. In…
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Sleep is Important for your Personal Training Clients
As many ambitious insomniacs have learned, working out in the evening makes most people too alert to sleep well. You need to schedule your workouts…
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Exercise & the Senior Client
Clients ages 50 and over are sometimes treated with “kid gloves”. Training should be prescribed on an individual basis, of course, but barring contraindications, there…
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An Hour of Exercise a Day Could Keep Heart Failure Away
How much is one hour each day worth to you? What if that one hour were devoted to exercise, and that it could lower your risk…
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Heart Choices not Hard Choices: World Heart Day 2014
Cardiovascular disease and one of its complications – stroke – are the leading causes of death around the globe, with some estimates putting the number…
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Biochemistry of Nutrition
The relationship between diet and well being dates back as early as 400 BC and is found in the principles established by Hippocrates. I believe…
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CrossFit to the Tough Mudder: Realities of Fitness Trends for Personal Trainers
There are a lot trends that come and go in the fitness world. And along with them come a varying amount of opinions on them.…
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Restore the Core
This information is from Chris Kelly’s eLearning continuing education course: Restore the Core: Integrated Core Training for Real World Function. See the full course for…
READ MOREHow Obese is Your State?
When the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in 1995 began collecting data on adult obesity in all 50 states, the highest rate was 19%.…
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