Hydrogen, the smallest yet most potent molecule in the biochemical world, now seems to hold the promise of revolutionizing both health and fitness arenas. In…
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Beyond Crunches: Embracing the Hanging Leg Raise
We all know those clients: they insist that only hours of cardio and hundreds of crunches will reward them with crop -top-worthy abs. Perhaps personal…
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Food Additives and Flavorings: How Safe Are They Really?
People are paying closer and closer attention to the labels of items they’re putting in and on their bodies now more than ever. How can…
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Adolescent Obesity: A Growing Epidemic of Poor Diet and Inactivity
Obesity has become a significantly increasing problem in teens and adolescents in recent years. Dietary habits and lifestyle has remarkably changed. After school, many adolescents rest near the television while doing homework or sit for hours in front of a computer, sustaining that activity with high-calorie junk foods.
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Understanding Hip Flexion
Article compliments of Personal Training on the Net. A recent post on my web site forum made me realize that often a short answer to a complicated question doesn’t work. A few of my readers seemed to think that all of the recent talk about a weak psoas muscle or an under-active psoas muscle might just be people being trendy. I strongly disagree.
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Exercise is Medicine: A Physical Activity Prescription and Opportunity for Personal Trainers
It is amazing that physician networking is so infrequently explored by the personal training community. A November 2007 press release from the American Medical Association (AMA) announced the launch of a new initiative called Exercise is Medicine, a program designed to encourage America’s patients to incorporate physical activity and exercise into their daily routine.
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Increase Your Personal Training Client’s Vertical Jump
When the basketball off season is in full swing and I have been asked numerous times, "how do I increase my vertical?" Most aspiring basketball players think about flying through the air "Like Mike". As fitness professionals these people come to us for help in achieving that dream. They see the value of having professional training to get them off the ground quicker and higher than their opponent.
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How to Evaluate a Personal Trainer – 27 Questions and Considerations
When seeking out a personal trainer, it is necessary for potential clients to feel confident that they will be training with the best fit. Below…
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The Electrolytes Sodium and Potassium
The term “electrolytes” gets thrown around a lot with not much more understanding beyond “you need them in your water to properly replenish the body…
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How Exercise and Diet Influence Key Hormones and Metabolism
How physical activity and diet change our personal training clients’ bodies is indeed top of mind in our industry. Low fat, low carbohydrate, high protein,…
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The Three D’s: Determination, Dedication, and Discipline
There are many formulas for success. Starting with and idea and building on it to the point that you are attaining your goal of the physique that you created is no easy task. During the journey you will have obstacles and these must be overcome. Otherwise success is delayed and failure is a possibility. Along the way of the Body Transformation Success Formula there will be hidden tools that will help you complete yourself.
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Exercise and Depression: How Personal Trainers Can Make an Impact
Depression is the "common cold" of psychological disorders. The World Health Organization considers depression a high priority concern and most everyone has been depressed or knows someone who has been depressed at some time in life. Its symptoms include sleep disturbances, loss of appetite or overeating, and anhedonia (inability to experience pleasure). While it comes in different forms and intensities, some of its characteristics are enduring. Depressed people think in different ways from their non-depressed counterparts. Their neuro-chemistry is different. They have low self esteem. They are inactive.
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