Can the drive for extreme muscularity turn into an unhealthy obsession? “The Adonis Complex”, aptly named after the Greek mythological character whose body was said…
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Tag: body image
Strategies to Nurture Body Respect
The attention personal trainers have historically given their clients was primarily physical. With increasing light cast on toxic diet culture and body dysmorphia, nurturing clients’…
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What’s the Deal with Diet Culture?
Discussions on race, rights, the election, the COVID-19 pandemic, and unemployment aren’t the only headlines sweeping social media feeds globally this year. Loud are the…
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Words Have Power: Enhance Trainer-Client Relationships With Better Word Choices
If we don’t stop and think about the words we speak or even write, we may inflict harm we don’t intend to, especially with regard…
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Positive Body Image Marketing in Personal Training: Keeping it Professional
The term “professional” is often defined by one’s educational pursuits, subject matter expertise, licensure/certification attainment, and scope of practice. However, being a professional is more…
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Discerning Disordered Eating from Eating Disorders
Encountering a client with disordered eating, which can be distinct from clinical eating disorders, is highly probable at some point in the fitness professional’s career.…
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“Love Your Body” Personal Trainer Challenge
After recently confronting my own body image struggles, I challenge you, as personal trainers, to do the same if you also face such issues. Despite…
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New Year, New View of Yourself
Kick off New Year’s fitness goals for yourself and clients with a healthy body image in mind. Many people set new years goals like, “I’m going…
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How to Improve Body Image
As a personal trainer, it’s likely that each day you hear some of your clients make negative comments about their bodies. You may even have…
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Fitness and the Fear of Being Fat
“80% of U.S. women dislike the way they look” (Gallivan, n.d.). I’m one of the 80%. Even though I am a certified and experienced health…
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Developing Positive Body Image: Using Psychology in the Gym
One challenge you can expect to face in your career as a personal trainer will be the disparity between clients who feel very confident in…
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Keep These Eating Influences on Your Training Radar
Keeping your ears open for ideas and trends that might be leading your clients astray does them a great service. There are several common themes…
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