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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Mighty Mitochondria: Powerhouses of the Cells
Mitochondria play a huge role in our energy levels and our metabolic functions. Can we help clients make the most of these cells’ power? As…
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Grip Strength: The New Biomarker of Longevity and Quality of Life
Business professionals often equate a firm handshake with an individual’s level of confidence. Research now shows that a powerful grip also correlates to longevity. Learn…
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Write Your Own Fitness eBook
There are a few different ways that trainers can add a secondary income to give themselves more freedom, time, and money. With an Info product…
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How to Handle Difficult Clients
Most of the time we have different types of clients who are easy to work with, who try their best. There are many personality traits…
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Blood Pressure and Personal Training Clients: Why We Should Measure It and How
As a certified personal trainer, you may be expected to take blood pressure readings of new clients during an initial assessment. If you have a…
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Book Review, “Exercised”: Why Something We Never Evolved to Do is Healthy and Rewarding
If exercising is so good for us, then why is it so hard to get people to workout? We experience hunger, and feel satisfaction after…
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Muscle-Centric Medicine vs. Weight-Centric Culture: Helping Personal Trainers Rethink Body Composition in GLP-1 Users
Per the first article of this series, the emergence of glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists (GLP-1 RAs) has transformed clinical care for individuals with obesity and…
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Training the Diabetic Client
The effects of diabetes may be ameliorated by a well-designed exercise program, giving personal trainers an opportunity to do more for these clients than improving…
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5 Rules For Shooting “Gym Videos”
Working in the fitness industry, it is not uncommon for our news feeds on social media to be full of various gym videos. We may…
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Rhabdomyolysis: The Life-Threatening Effects of Muscle Breakdown
Exertional rhabdomyolysis is a fairly unknown and rare, but dangerous consequence of overtraining that every certified personal trainer should become aware of. Read on to…
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