Women, not just men, can suffer ill effects from depressed testosterone levels, also known as “Low T” syndrome. Gender equality has long been at the epicenter of many societal debates, it now...
Low T: Not Solely a Male Problem
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Health Behaviors and Psychology
Fitness articles related to health behaviors and psychology as it relates to motivation, sports psychology and other factors affecting wellness.
Habit Trackers – Health and Fitness Tracking for Pesonal Training Clients
While it is tempting to set super-sized goals for the New Year, what your personal training clients might need most is to set habit-oriented goals to give them a super-sized lifestyle. When it comes...
Lymphatic System Logistics for Exercise
The lymphatic system is tied to the optimal functioning of almost every aspect of the human body. It plays a role in injury and muscle soreness. It has a function for tissue regeneration, mental...
Eat Drink and Sleep?
When you eat and drink can affect sleep and how you sleep can impact how much and what you eat and drink. Meeting health-related goals like weight loss warrant attention to this interconnected...
What is Sport Psychology?
It's important to recognize when a client's mind is preventing him or her from moving forward. Sometimes a client or athlete stops progressing not because of a physical limitation or plateau but...
Motivational Interviewing for Personal Trainers: Understanding the Stages of Change
Personal trainers are always looking for new ways to motivate their clients and sometimes it can be a struggle. Motivational interviewing could offer a breakthrough, taking your professionalism as a...
How to Improve Body Image
As a personal trainer, it’s likely that each day you hear some of your clients make negative comments about their bodies. You may even have a difficult time finding kind words to say about your own...
Coaching the Low Compliance Client
If you’re in the fitness business, you know that clients' traits, personalities, and abilities vary as much as the styles and philosophies of personal training. That being said, a common (perhaps...
Exercise and Your Immune System
Your “healthy” exercise program might be ruining your immune system. If you or your clients have been consistently feeling exhausted and drained after workouts or suffering too many colds this...
Can You Be Too Health Obsessed?
Health is important, right? I don’t know anyone who would challenge that assertion. If we are healthy, we are more likely to be productive, active, engaged, and experience a better quality (and...
