Are you stressing your personal training clients out by altering cortisol levels during exercise? We all know that there is a sweet spot when it comes to exercise. So, is the “Stress Hormone”...
Does Exercise Lower or Raise Cortisol Levels
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CEC Articles
Category for NFPT CEC articles (continuing education credits) containing information for NFPT-certified personal trainers to earn CECs.
Some Clients Need Lunge Exercise Alternatives
Surely as a competent personal trainer you encourage clients to get outside their comfort zone, understanding that each client requires a tailored training program. Yet, it's easy to get into a...
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 find out more about this...
Prepare Clients for Weight Loss Success With 5 Dietary Tips
Misconceptions about how to lose weight are in no short supply. Heighten your success with clients by preventing them from falling victim to the hype that clever advertisers put on labels like "diet...
Hip Flexor Muscles and Anatomy for Personal Trainers: Exercises and Stretches
How many of the 11 muscles involved in hip flexion can you name from memory? It's hard to remember them all! Yet it's easy to see why so many muscles are needed for this motion. You hip flex every...
How Personal Trainers Can Help Clients Prevent Osteoporosis
Approximately 54 million Americans have osteoporosis or low bone mass, placing them at increased risk for osteoporosis. This often-silent disease causes bones to become weak and fragile. Typically,...
Shoulder Injuries: Anatomy and Considerations
When strength training, it happens. That twinge in the soft tissue, that pop of the ligature, that pitch fork stab in the muscle. "I’m okay" you tell yourself, then the pain, the inflammation and...
Seeing Red: Advocating For Women’s Heart Health
As we are all aware, healthy lives do not begin and end with fitness alone. Lifestyle, dietary habits, genetics and stressful work environments also figure into the equation. Our clients look to us...
Helping Personal Training Clients Overcome The Dialysis Drain
Receiving a diagnosis of acute renal failure, or end-stage kidney disease is a frightening experience. Unlike many cancers, which respond well to radiation treatments and chemotherapy, the only real...
Kids On The Move…And Into The Gym
Not too long ago, a team of scientists from the University of North Texas presented some fascinating data at the American Psychological Association’s 122nd Annual Convention. Through their research,...
