Blood Clots and Anticoagulants: Training Clients on Blood Thinners
As personal trainers, our training renders us well-versed in the subtleties of tweaking clients’ workouts to accommodate a variety of chronic health issues, of which…
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10 Tips to Land a Job as a New Personal Trainer
As a new personal trainer, landing your first job can be a daunting task. However, with the right approach and mindset, you can increase your…
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Eat (and Drink) to Win!
An important part of preparing for an athletic competition is fueling up. What and when an athlete eats and drinks impacts both performance during an event and proper recovery afterward.
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Farm Worker Strength: Building General Physical Preparedness
Developing farm worker strength is no longer an endeavor for those working a farm. Personal trainers can learn how this foundational strength is developed and…
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Cancer Recovery Specialist
GUIDE CANCER PATIENTS THROUGH RECOVERY WITH TECHNIQUES FOR LASTING WELLNESS
Achieve the education and credential to start training cancer recovery patients. A Cancer Recovery Specialist is a fitness professional who supports long-term recovery by supplementing medical treatment with hands-on fitness principles.
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READ MOREHappy 25th Anniversary NFPT!
Wow, 25 years have flown by us! It’s hard to believe how much time has passed since the inception of NFPT. But I’m pretty sure…
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Hand Health, Strength, and Flexibility Tips
Hand health is certainly a topic that personal trainers need to have a firm grasp on (pun intended). Our carpal, metacarpal, and phalange bones, ligaments,…
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READ MOREDon’t Fear the Weight Room
Some women still fear the weight room. The existing myth is that women who lift weights will end up with big bulky muscles and look too manly. Ideas like this are giving resistance training a bad name. We as trainers have to remember that men and women are physiologically different in the fact that the increase in muscle mass that is acquired by men is due to testosterone. Yes, women secrete and deliver testosterone just like men do, but at much lower rates and volume. This allows for women to build tone lean muscle and increase metabolism to enhance weight loss.
The Director’s Corner
Read the Director’s Corner for NFPT CEO Angie Pattengale’s thoughts on company activities and changes in the fitness industry.
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NFPT Goal Setting Teaching Tool 2
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The Jason Voorhees Workout
The 6’5″ 303 pound Jason Voorhees was not a small guy. He was, of course, much smaller when, at the age of 11, little Voorhees…
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