There are several other modalities utilized by Oriental Medicine (OM) and Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) that can help athletes besides acupuncture. Some of these may be familiar, and probably most of them not: Cupping Moxibustion Gua-sha Tuina TDP/Infrared Lamps...
Shay Vasudeva
Shaweta “Shay” Vasudeva, MA (Psychology), MS (Kinesiology), NFPT-CPT, NASM-CPT-CES, THSA-CNT, and Tai Chi & Black Belt Karate Instructor is a teaching professional, speaker, author, coach, and cat lover! Her passion is to help people become the best version of themselves by using an interdisciplinary and holistic approach, bringing 10+ years of experience in Psychology, Personal Fitness Training, Corrective Exercise, Nutritional Coaching, Cranial Sacral Work, and teaching Karate & Tai Chi classes to her business, ShayTheCoach. Shay teaches classes at Maricopa Community College District as an Adjunct Professor. For more information visit her personal webpage: www.shaythecoach.com
Fitness Trails
Fitness trails have become a mainstay for personal training exercise programming. I'll be the first to admit I used to make fun of fitness trails. I would joke, "Walk a few inches and then lean against this pole while doing 5 arm circles and 5 leg circles, then walk...
Outdoor Safety Considerations for Personal Trainers Coaching Clients in the Elements
Personal trainers must take into consideration outdoor safety conditions when training their clients outside of the gym setting, especially in harsh climates. Outdoor Safety and Health Considerations 1) Hot weather: While Phoenix is running the highs on the dry heat,...
Turning Client Objections into Opportunities
As fit pros, we've all read the part in the NFPT Personal Trainer manual that advises us on how to overcome client objections, right? If we are successful, we've honed these skills in the field and pivoted away from using the word "objection" and instead, view such...
Acupuncture and Athletes
As a fit pro, I'm always looking for options my clients can use to keep them in great health in order to reach their fitness and wellness goals. I've recently started officially studying Acupuncture and am looking so forward to becoming a practicing Acupuncturist to...
Blue Blockers to Prevent Eye Strain
Fitness trends come and go. Early on, I thought Virtual Personal Training was going to be one of those. But with many states still under shelter-in-place orders and continual advances in technology, it appears this is one trend is here to stay. With it may come a new...
Fitness Masks for Fit Pros and Our Clients
https://youtu.be/zMqQXGf4Idw With face covering mandates or recommendations pretty much standard across the board, how can we guide our clients into the healthiest approach to balance exercise and viral spread? If you haven't seen them yet, fitness masks have hit the...
Mask Hygiene Guidelines
Face coverings, masks, layered cloth, or thin cotton…wear them or not? I’m not going to get into that debate for this blog. For many, the decision’s been made by the powers that be. Here in Phoenix and many other states and localities, face coverings have been...
How Resilience Can Keep Clients Motivated During Quarantine
The textbook definition of resilience is the ability to bounce back from adversity or a crisis...once it's over. I got hung up on the second part: Once it's over. Probably because we are in a crisis right now and it's NOT over yet. Having said that, resilience can be...
Prevent the Quarantine 15: Help Clients Avoid Weight Gain During Lockdown
When stress strikes and stay-at-home orders turn worlds and fitness goals upside down, it can become far too easy to loosen our normal standards of nutrition and exercise. We are more likely to buy more food with each grocery store order and visit to cut down on the...
Trying Tai Chi: A Novel Approach to Staying Active at Home
With all that's going on courtesy of the COVID-19 pandemic and measures like quarantine and fitness facility closures to 'flatten the curve' or slow its spread, have you considered at-home movement as a way to de-stress? One way to do this is T'ai Chi Chuan...
Tour the Grocery Store with Your Clients
Personal trainers and fitness coaches need not limit themselves to guidance in the gym alone. Opportunities to encourage lifestyle changes for our clients are vast! As health professionals, we may take for granted the healthy habits that are part and parcel of our...
The Success Triad: A 3D Approach to Setting Fit Pro Business Goals
At the start of a new year, as fit pros, we support our current list of clients to renew their goals. We encourage potential new clients to get started on theirs. We know and have a sense of what they expect from us. This should also queue us to look at our own...
Understanding Heart Rate Variability Training and How To Use It With Fitness Clients
Heart Rate Variability (HRV) training utilizes today's available technology to assess a heart metric that can provide valuable information about how a client or athlete can maximize their physical efforts. Similar to Metabolic Efficiency Testing, personal trainers can...
Inversion Tables: Are They Worth It?
To invert or not to invert, that's the question! I bought an inversion table last year because the local sporting goods store had some pretty big sales on it and my karate instructor swears by it. What to say if a client inquires about potentially buying one? As an...
Using Metabolic Efficiency Tests to Maximize Client Results
Personal trainers might recommend metabolic efficiency testing for their clients to help them reach their fitness goals more easily. Metabolic efficiency refers to how well the body can utilize fat and burn energy (calories). It's also known as nutritional fitness....
Harnessing the Power of Eustress
https://youtu.be/masLFeBPwUo Stress, distress, eustress…These buzz words are getting attention right now, but how can they be leveraged and used to fuel your passion for fitness and with your training your clients? Stress is the body’s response to...
The Atkins Diet Resurfaces: Just Another High Fat, Low Carb Diet?
As the keto craze rages on, let’s take the opportunity to discuss another low-carb diet variation with plenty of merit and proven success as a weight loss approach: The Atkins’ Diet. History of the Atkins Diet The Atkins’ diet was created in the early 1970’s by the...