When we suffer from a fear of success, we often self-sabotage, turning away from the very actions that can propel us forward. By understanding the root of insecurities, redefining our true purpose...
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Senior Stretching Skills
Gender, age, and lifestyle can adversely impact client ranges of motion, flexibility, and/or safe biomechanics. Poor pandemic postures may, unfortunately, add to chronic issues which impede...
All About Pilates: From Benefits to Methods
Personal trainers who know all about Pilates and how to program it for their clients' fitness goals are wise to add this skill to their fitness tool belt. Pilates is more than the nylon and spandex...
Proximal Hamstring Tendinopathy: A Pain in the Butt
When personal trainers think of a hamstring injury, we might picture a sprinter halting mid-sprint, grabbing the back of their thigh and wincing in pain. This is an accurate image, representing an...
Loss Aversion: One of the Biggest Hurdles That Fit Pros and Their Clients Face
The concept of loss aversion may not be a familiar one to everyone in the fitness world but it can certainly be applied across many disciplines, especially health and fitness. According to Mark...
Rectus Femoris: Understanding and Training the Largest Quad Muscle
Rectus femoris is the most superficial of the four quadriceps muscles, meaning it is located closest to the skin, above the other three The other quadriceps muscles are vastus medialis, vastus...
Training for Longevity
Of the many varied, personal, functional, and subjective goals that our personal training clients strive for, we generally hear “strength”, “fat loss”, or “performance”. But of equal importance to...
Greer Hardy–NFPT Personal Trainer Spotlight
Greer Hardy is a 24-year-old personal trainer from Stamford, Connecticut, who strives to help men and women feel their best inside and outside the gym. After just being certified for less than a...
How to Do a Suspension Row
Building upper back strength and doing rowing exercises can be a challenge especially if you don’t have right equipment. Fortunately, due to the versatility of the suspension trainer, you can easily...
Counting Steps
Is counting steps really worth it? Should your clients be counting steps and should we be encouraging them to do so? There are lots of benefits, many ways to keep up with steps and almost no reason...