Articles focused on biological processes and physiology relevant for personal trainers and their clients.
It’s your job as an NFPT Trainer to help your clients reduce their lifestyle-related risk factors, which includes protecting bones and joints. Fit pros should be aware of, and situationally suggest...
Magnesium, zinc, and chromium are mineral elements required in modest amounts to maintain health and optimize physiologic function. For very active persons, such as personal training clients and...
Can a diet rich in Branched-Chain Amino Acids, or BCAAs, provide benefit or inflict harm with regard to stabilizing insulin levels? If the answer is the latter, would that place BCAAs in the...
Clients often inquire about the value of a short workout when schedules and commitments must take precedence over their usual training session. After finding out the individual’s goals, I like to...
Cinnamon tops the list of most widely consumed spices the world over. It gained popularity not only for the rich, aromatic flavor it adds to all manner of recipes but also for its potential to...
As a certified personal trainer specializing in corrective exercise, I have become increasingly sensitive to the colloquialisms we use as trainers, the ones that our clients use, and the disparities...
Menopause is the time frame following a year-long cessation of a woman’s menstrual cycle. Perimenopause, not nearly as easy to recognize, refers to the few years leading up to menopause, when the...
The quarantine fifteen has opened Pandora's proverbial lose weight quick box; at least that's what social media would have you think. Inquiries about exercise selection and order are in no short...
In the world of fitness, most of us professionals have figured out that there really isn't a one-size-fits-all approach to personal training. Our clients have different lifestyles, different goals,...
After returning from a farmer’s market with an armload of nature’s bounty, placing it all in a blender and creating a week’s worth of liquid meals may be an alluring prospect to some. Prior to...
