Access articles for established certified personal trainers to assist in their fitness training programming.
There are many ways to route cables through pulleys, offering both pros and cons in terms of mechanical advantage. Understanding the various types of pulley/cable-based fitness machines can help...
Balance is important in the exercise world and in daily life. Teaching personal training clients how to improve balance can prevent injury, improve their fitness, and positively impact how they...
If exercising is so good for us, then why is it so hard to get people to workout? We experience hunger, and feel satisfaction after we eat. We feel thirst, and quench it with water. But how do we...
A client may ask the professional trainer for advice about optimal exercise timing. Should they work out first thing in the morning? After breakfast? What about before bed? As with many factors for...
Is walking really an aerobic activity, or a form of exercise that qualifies as "cardio"? Someone recently asked me how many days of cardio I do to stay lean. My answer was, "Zero. Unless you count...
The relationship between hormones and fitness is complex and oft-ignored which may impact personal training client motivation and performance. Understanding it may help break through mysterious...
Soccer is a game that is heavily reliant on the ability to change positions quickly and efficiently. Since the game is not a unidirectional sport, the importance of training physical qualities like...
Personal trainers may encounter a vast array of clients with even more varied backgrounds and skillsets. At some point, a martial art practitioner may solicit you for guidance to either prevent...
Two of the most common injuries to the foot or heel are plantar fasciitis and achilles tendinitis. These two overuse injuries have even more in common-- from causation to presentation of symptoms to...
Throughout any given day, our muscles perform both big and little movements which help shape our mobility. Tension always plays a role, but tension can be applied in different manners having various...
