Adaptability is a necessary skill for fitness professionals allowing personal trainers to make on-the-spot program adjustments when a client enters a session feeling tired or…
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Simple Steps for Using a Sleep Journal with Fitness Clients
Using a sleep journal re-connects a person to their habits and can make a difference in one week. If your clients ever mention a rough night of sleep, that’s your cue to investigate this otherwise undercover aspect of health by using a sleep journal.
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Replacing Screen Time with Relaxing Bedtime Activities
This one single sleep habit can significantly improve your clients’ daytime energy (as it is influenced by night sleep), which equates to more motivation for…
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Five Physiological Tips For Sleep
Sleep, although a natural process, is a really complex one, not always coming “naturally”. In a well-performed musical, all the actors and actresses need to…
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Three Sleep Components That Improve Heart Health
Every single piece of the human body benefits from sleep, including the cardiovascular system. With February being Heart Awareness Month, let’s make the connection between…
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Recovering from Coronasomnia
If your clients have difficulty falling asleep, staying asleep, struggle with stress, intrusive thoughts, or show symptoms of sleep deprivation (increased daytime sleepiness, impaired concentration…
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Simple Steps to Reduce Stress and Sleep Better
In honor of stress awareness month, let’s pause for a moment to reflect on how stress and sleep are intertwined, and how we can support…
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Melatonin: Hormone or Supplement
Melatonin is both a hormone found in the body and a supplement that can be taken orally. The human body produces melatonin deep inside the…
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Four Sleep Travel Tips
Vacation and sleep seem to be a perfect pair. Except when noisy hotels and time zone changes get in the way of rest and relaxation.…
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4 Ways to Interrupt Coronasomnia
The COVID virus itself can cause insomnia during an active fever and coughing period but should resolve in a few weeks. Insomnia caused by concerns…
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What’s Behind Food Cravings?
All humans have food cravings. Some cravings are sweet, some savory, and others salty. For some people, cravings can be specific and consistent, or bizarre…
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Shift Work and Health Effects
Stomach problems, ulcers, depression and an increased risk of accidents and injury are just a few issues facing the 8.6 million shift workers in the…
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