Are your clients getting bored with endless treadmill sessions, stationary cycles, or counting Stairmaster steps? Or maybe they are so fixated on how many calories they burn during their 30 minute...
The NEAT Way to Burn Calories
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Training Concepts
Personal training concepts are addressed and explored to help personal trainers better understand how to program for clients.
To Weight Belt or NOT to Belt?
Are weight belts necessary or might they even be harmful? How should personal trainers advise their heavy lifting clients? As a former queen of "ab day", having taught 30-minute abs-only classes and...
Teens Growing “Horns”: How To Help Prevent Text Neck
This just in: Teen bodies are going through changes! Perhaps not in the way you'd expect, though. A 2018 study has re-emerged, covered in the last weeks by the BBC, TIME magazine, and spanning the...
Kinesiology Tape: How Can Fitness Pros Use It?
Kinesiology Tape, or K-Tape is everywhere now, and it’s more important than ever to know the what, why, and how behind the "magic". Don’t be left out of the K-Tape revolution! Myself? I've been...
Periodization for Personal Training Clients
Having a solid grasp on how to use periodization programming with personal training clients may be the difference between successfully advancing in training while preventing injury and someone who...
What is Mobility and Why Does it Matter?
If you’ve been in the world of fitness more than 10 minutes, you’ve most likely heard the terms mobility, stability and flexibility thrown around a lot. Mobility refers to a joint’s ability to...
Yoga Essentials for Fitness Professionals
Personal trainers can incorporate yoga into a fitness program and more easily navigate the many asanas (yoga poses) by studying the history and essence of this age-old practice. It may seem...
Balance Concerns: Age-Related or Warning Sign?
Lack of balance can be normal or it can be a serious health concern. Knowing the difference is essential for the personal trainer. The ability to control and maintain the body's position, whether...
Clean Bulk Your Way to More Muscle Mass
It's common for people to want to put on mass (bulk) and also tone the body. How do we help our clients achieve both these goals simultaneously? Here are a few ways in which to help your client put...
Testosterone Boosting Workout Plan
“Low-T”? There’s a workout for that! Testosterone is a steroid hormone that encourages the development of lean muscle mass and bone density. Naturally, finding ways to boost production of this...
