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Tag: body image
GaGa for Body Shaming
Listen to this article: Shame on body shaming. What does being “fit” and “healthy” actually mean? Does it mean having the “perfect body”? And…
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Show Off Your Body Imperfections
We all wish to put our best foot forward, and present ourselves in the most flattering light to the world around us. Yet somewhere along…
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Helping Female Clients Develop a Positive Body Image
The majority of our clients come to us because they want to improve some physical characteristics they deem “imperfect” or “unacceptable”. A large part of…
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Help Your Clients See Progress Off the Scale
Shifting your clients focus from weight to health can be challenging, but is possible. I know this to be true from my own exhausting and…
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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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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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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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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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“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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Discerning Disordered Eating from Eating Disorders
Encountering a personal training client with disordered eating, which can be distinct from clinical eating disorders, is highly probable at some point in the fitness…
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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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