Category for NFPT CEC articles (continuing education credits) containing information for NFPT-certified personal trainers to earn CECs.
Knee pain and complaints are common among personal training clients. A clear understanding of the internal knee and its function supports the knowledge to program restorative knee exercises,...
Mindfulness as a practice has been exploding in popularity, making its way into professional sports, healthcare spaces, and school classrooms. The study of its effect on both the mind and body has...
If, as a personal trainer, you get caught up exclusively in selling one-hour packages instead of selling value and quality service, clients will ultimately suffer and so will you. Picture this: you...
Perimenopause, the transitional period before menopause, signals the lessening of estrogen levels in a female’s body. During this phase of life, which in some women can last for years,...
Client retention is the backbone of a successful personal training business. While expertise in exercise science is crucial, it's the ability to inspire and motivate clients that truly sets trainers...
Lifestyle medicine, a branch of evidence-based healthcare emphasizing disease prevention over curative medicine, seems greatly underemphasized in today’s Western medicine approach. Lifestyle...
As personal trainers -- and those aspiring to the field -- surely know, every client with whom we interact deserves a personalized program in order to achieve results. The stepping stones on this...
Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) is a neurodevelopmental condition characterized by challenges in social interaction, communication, and repetitive behaviors. While there is no cure for autism,...
Individuals who have undergone any type of bariatric surgery often have anxieties about beginning or resuming an exercise program. Here we address many of the common concerns as well as offer...
In this installment, we will review each type of arthritis and discuss effective training strategies and exercises that can benefit those afflicted as well as exercises that are to be avoided.
