Articles reviewing different approaches to assessments relevant for personal trainers.
As personal trainers we must take our due diligence to keep our clients safe and injury-free in tandem with helping them reach their goals. Before your new client picks up so much as a dumbbell, a...
Gait can be a four-letter word with unfortunate consequences if one's stride becomes disorderly or abnormal. Personal trainers who can perform a functional gait assessment will have the advantage of...
Human strides truly are what made us who we were for Paleolithic hunting and gathering ways and means. Walking and motion still make us who we are in modern days - for better or worse - with our...
Personal trainers are on a mission to assist clients on the road to fitness. Whether our clients are beginners, perhaps wanting to lose weight before a big event, elite athletes working toward...
Many personal trainers wear a health and wellness cap, with interests going far beyond exercise, though it's all interwoven. Osteoporosis and bone fractures are common issues, especially in our...
A body lacking internal hip rotation is like a car with no back wheels. Sure, it might keep going, and even steer, but it's gonna do some damage along the way. In the human body, that missing ROM...
Running is a popular form of exercise and an effective way for our clients to boost cardiovascular fitness. However, it is associated with a higher risk of overuse injury than other forms of aerobic...
Goniometry is measuring the passive range of motion of a joint using a protractor like device with two arms, called a goniometer, which measures joint angles like a protractor. Why should a personal...
Flexibility training is one of the most overlooked and underappreciated components of physical fitness. Mostly, because it is generally programmed at the end of a workout as part of a cool-down...
Approaches to fitness assessments are as varied as the individual assessments themselves. Every health and fitness professional will likely have their own approach to conducting fitness assessments...
