Category for NFPT CEC articles (continuing education credits) containing information for NFPT-certified personal trainers to earn CECs.
Despite the fact that exercise may improve a range of biopsychosocial outcomes in patients with eating disorders (ED), exercise does not figure prominently, if at all, as a currently established...
In order for our personal training clients to build muscle, one must consume a significant amount of lean protein, often in the form of protein powder. Many debates exist regarding the best way to...
A healthy diet, exercise, and screening for disease will always remain the cornerstones for lifelong health. Yet many experts --- including, apparently, the well-respected late poet Ralph Waldo...
Fat loss training can be very confusing for our personal training clients and even for their coaches, but it doesn't have to be. Unfortunately, a common belief held by many of our clients is that...
Amino acids may form the foundation of all proteins; however, only a select few hold the potential to lower blood pressure. Read on to learn how these particular building blocks pave the way towards...
Prudent personal trainers know that both training stimuli and nutrient consumption affect hypertrophy gains. Training increases protein synthesis, but it may also activate muscle protein...
Exercises like pull-ups, rows, kettlebell swings, and bicep curls all involve a certain amount of forearm strength. Rock climbing, one of the fastest-growing sports in this country, requires an...
As a woman and a fitness professional, I have both "suffered" with and fielded countless questions about cellulite. If you as a personal trainer serve women in your practice, I guarantee this topic...
As science draws ever closer to the reality of personalized nutrition for optimal performance, nutrigenomics --- the study of the interplay between nutrition/bioactive food compounds and gene...
If you've ever suffered a stress fracture, then you know that pain: the aching, often stabbing sensation in the shins, reminding us we overdid it on the trail running and high-impact aerobics, or...
