2017 June Self Test Packet (PDF)
2017 June Self Test Packet (PDF) Download the full self test packet to prepare for the test to earn your free CECs.
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Seasonal Affective Disorder: How Personal Trainers Can Help Clients See the Light
For those of us who are winter sports enthusiasts, the onset of colder weather signals the beginning of snow-related fun. Yet for others, the shorter days and colder temperatures trigger a cascade of symptoms that are anything but pleasant. Feelings of depression, anxiety, and moodiness are symptoms commonly associated with what scientists have termed Seasonal Affective Disorder, or quite aptly, SAD.
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Finding Life’s Balance to Avoid Professional Burnout
In just about any aspect of life, dealing with high stress levels on a daily basis can generate a plethora of physical and emotional symptoms.…
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The Pandemic Stress Management List
It’s been months since I have written my last article. I have notes all over my office with topics to write about. Most were half…
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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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Chronic Fatigue Syndrome and Exercise Fatigue– What Personal Trainers Need to Know
Because the symptoms of Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, or myalgic encephalomyelitis (ME/CFS), can be exacerbated by exertion, there are key points every personal trainer can keep…
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The Stress and Injury Link
As trainers, our clients will often share with us details about their lives outside of the time we are training together including stress surrounding home…
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How to Leverage NEAT to Help Fitness Clients Burn More Calories Throughout the Day
Teaching clients how to leverage NEAT may be the missing piece to the puzzle of weight loss they have been searching for. Non-exercise Activity Thermogenesis…
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Exercise and Depression: How Personal Trainers Can Make an Impact
Depression is the "common cold" of psychological disorders. The World Health Organization considers depression a high priority concern and most everyone has been depressed or knows someone who has been depressed at some time in life. Its symptoms include sleep disturbances, loss of appetite or overeating, and anhedonia (inability to experience pleasure). While it comes in different forms and intensities, some of its characteristics are enduring. Depressed people think in different ways from their non-depressed counterparts. Their neuro-chemistry is different. They have low self esteem. They are inactive.
READ MORE2020 June Self Test Packet (PDF)
2020 June Self Test Packet (PDF) Download the full self test packet to prepare for the test to earn your free CECs.
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Exercise to Boost Fertility
One topic revolving around fertility that deserves our attention, especially as fitness professionals, is exercise: Is it recommended to work out while trying to get…
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Exercise Timing is Almost Everything
A client may ask the professional trainer for advice about optimal exercise timing. Should they work out first thing in the morning? After breakfast? What…
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