Do your clients have “gluteal amnesia” or dysfunction? Sitting for long periods of time, even if someone commits to exercising each day, is murder…
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Zinc and Copper Depletion: What You Need to Know
It’s probably no surprise that after the last few years with COVID and other illnesses on the rise, you and a number of your friends…
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Understanding the Vastus Muscles
The quadriceps femoris muscles (quads) are the most voluminous muscles in the body— the quad muscles together contain more mass than any other muscle group—…
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Boxing Workout Ideas: The “Punch, Run, Bodyweight”
I’m a huge fan of including Boxing Workouts in your Bootcamp / Classes! There are so many fitness benefits when it comes to boxing and…
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Online Nutrition Challenges
As Fitness Professionals, we all know how important nutrition is when it comes to health, fitness, and weight loss. We all should be reminded of…
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Hyponatremia: The Dangers of Excessive Fluid Consumption
For peak performance every day, athletically and otherwise, the human body requires water. Our cells, bones, organs, and muscles count on sufficient hydration to function…
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The Nutrisense Tool: Monitoring Blood Sugar
When it comes to helping clients get results that benefit them physically and mentally, it takes more than a discussion about calories in versus calories…
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Ketone Applications: Moving Beyond Fat-Burning and Towards Healing
Accumulating evidence suggests that any athletically-inclined individual can benefit from a shift of energy metabolism toward the utilization of ketone bodies. However, the good news…
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Getting HIIT with 4 by 4s for Stamina and Strength
In the fitness industry, professional trainers can design and support four-by-four (4×4) exercise protocols that are time efficient and promote both durable and strong characteristics…
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Three Kettlebell Swing Variations You Should Try
When it comes to kettlebell training the most popular exercise has got to be the 2 handed kettlebell swing. There are plenty of different variations…
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Looped Resistance Band Workouts: Going Handle-Free
There are lots of types of exercise bands on the market. The tubed variety with handles offer many options, but plenty can be done with…
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Stability Training: Load vs Platform
Balance and stability can be considered the foundations of fitness. Our best programs consist of proper progressions, from a long-term design perspective, and for each…
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