Holidays like the 4th of July are often seen as a time for drinking, eating, sun bathing, etc. Being excessive is the name of the game more often than not. For personal training clients whose main goal is weight loss or weight maintenance, this can be a trying time....
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A Simple Fruity Summer Salsa
Summer is heating up! You can usually find pre-made tomato salsa and mango salsa this time of year. Making them at home is fun, but why bother when it's done for you? Here's a summer salsa you won't find on the grocery store shelf.... It's great to place...
Quick Fitness Tip: the summer mocktail
What's a mocktail? It's a cocktail that's been altered for contents but not for taste and enjoyment! Seltzer water with lime is the one you might be most familiar with. Snoozer! Don't worry, it gets better than that... Alcoholic beverages are very appealing in the...
Obesity-related Work Absences Cost U.S. Businesses $8.65B per Year, Study Finds
Not only does obesity come with health costs at a personal level, it also impacts the economy. According to the results of a new study, the business cost of obesity-related absences amounts to about $8.65 billion. Small wonder companies are looking into ways of...
Sweet Victory for Soda Tax
Score one for better health, or at least, a legislative measure aimed at steering consumers away from unhealthy choices. In this case, it was a one-cent per ounce sales tax on sugary soft drinks in a single community in California. Berkeley recently became the first...
NFPT’s Cancer Recovery Specialist Credential Puts You, the Trainer, in Front of More Clients Needing Your Service
One huge area that not enough personal trainers are benefiting from is training "special population" individuals. This is a vast group of people that desperately need trainers. It includes mostly those with medical conditions who desire or truly need a personal...
Dealing with ‘Bad Air’ Days
It should come as no surprise that exercising outdoors in polluted air comes with its own set of health risks, but it may be surprising just how profound they could be. Some people are more sensitive to changes in air quality than others. People with asthma or other...
Fitness April Fools’!
Everyone likes a good prank now and then, even if it's being pulled on you. Maybe in the moment it's not very funny, but if you have even a sliver of a sense of humor it can be laughed at afterwards. Good thing for all of us, it's April Fools' today! Here are some...
Lack of Exercise Could Be Behind Twice as Many Early Deaths as Obesity
Obesity and lack of exercise are often mentioned in the same breath as likely reasons for a shortened lifespan. But according to a new study that looked at health data from 330,000 adults over an average of a dozen years, twice as many deaths may be attributable to a...
Where Does ‘Lost’ Fat Go?
When a person loses weight, where, exactly, does the fat go? While that might sound like an elementary question, the results of a new study suggest that the answers given often vary widely, even among those with a doctorate level education. The correct answer is that...
Work, Commute Times May Contribute to Sleep Deprivation, Study Finds
About one out of three workers in the United States gets less than six hours of sleep per night. A new study finds a primary cause of this sleep deprivation to be work itself. The primary role of sleep is to replenish the body's energy supplies that have been used...
Brain Mechanism Found that Drives Our Hunger for Sugar
It’s not uncommon for people to crave sweet foods. After all, sugar is what our bodies use for fuel. New research suggests that a mechanism in the brain might compel us to seek out foods high in glucose, and that finding could lead to better ways of treating obesity....
Proper Eye Protection: What’s the Big Deal?
Catching some air on the slopes this season? Keep in mind, you’re also catching ultraviolet rays from the sun. Obviously, wearing proper eye protection when participating in winter outdoor sports is meant to keep snow, ice, tree branches, etc. out of direct contact...
A Look at Compound- & Single-Joint Movement Exercises
Both compound- and single-joint exercises have their merits. When designing a fitness program, the key is to know when and how to use them. Compound exercises are multi-joint movements that work several muscles or muscle groups at a time. Compound movements account...
For Women, Healthy Lifestyle May Half Risk of Stroke
Women who adhere to a healthy diet and lifestyle may be less likely – by more than half – to experience a stroke than those who do not, according to a new study. Because stroke is a major cause of disability and mortality, a growing body of research is focusing on...
February is American Heart Month
Valentine’s Day isn’t the only observance in February that centers on matters of the heart. All 28 days (or 29, in the case of a leap year) are part of American Heart Month. Much of the awareness organizations such as the American Heart Association hope to raise is on...
Fitness Clients’ Biggest Health and Fitness Regrets
It is a sad, simple fact in life. We as people will always regret something. Whether it's something we've said or done, we are bound to mess up and think back on what we could have done differently. As a trainer, you need to be prepared to deal with other's regrets in...
Staying Active during the Workday
Incorporating physical activity into the work day is a good way to help shake off the winter ‘blahs’ and make good on any New Year’s fitness resolutions. Make sure to give your busy clients some good tips on how to keep active during their workday! The process of...