Good posture is always an advantage for personal training clients looking to start training and get fit. It allows them to assume the proper posture…
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Assessing Ankle Mobility
If assessing ankle mobility is not on your checklist of assessments to complete with a new or existing client, you might consider adding it to…
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Sample 5-Minute HIIT Workouts for Fitness Clients
Can a 5-minute HIIT workout actually provide benefit to your fitness clients? Let’s talk about HIIT and how it is best utilized for busy clients…
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Homeostasis-pH Testing and Urine Color
We recently discussed body pH levels, how they may influence health, and how lifestyle choices and dietary influences might affect those pH levels. Commonly accepted…
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Ramon Maisonet–NFPT Personal Trainer Spotlight
Meet Ramon Maisonet, born in NYC and raised in upstate NY and also Puerto Rico where he developed a love for the beach. In his…
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Keys to a Successful Discovery Call with Fitness Clients
Every health and exercise professional has their own approach to onboarding a potential client. Some offer initial consults (free or for a nominal fee), some…
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Ergothioneine: The Mushroom’s Mighty Amino Acid
Mushrooms, members of the general class of edible fungi, enjoy popularity in global cuisine. From the exotic truffle to the ordinary white caps, mushrooms now…
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Boxing Workout for Bootcamp: The “Agility Ladder Intervals”
When running a Bootcamp, Boxing Workouts are one of my favourite types of workouts to use! They’re fun, different, a great workout, and allow your…
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CECs: Create Your Personal Training Continuing Education Map
Achieving an accredited certification in the health and fitness industry is a big deal. However, the achievement of the personal training certification is just the…
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Men’s Health and Cycling: Is There a Higher Risk of Infertility?
Mountain biking and competitive cycling, among the world’s most popular modes of exercise, carry the potential risk of male infertility and other risks to men’s…
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Avoiding Lifting Injuries
As fitness professionals, we accept the premise that most serious strength-training athletes and bodybuilders will experience injuries at some point in time. Within a 1-year…
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Enhance Landmine Training
The benefits of using a landmine and the rather simple setup of a holder and barbell allow personal trainers to employ a variety of exercises.…
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