A long-debated topic among certified personal trainers is deciding the mode of resistance training that yields the greatest benefits. One camp believes machine weights are safer and easier for...
Certified Personal Trainers
Access articles for established certified personal trainers to assist in their fitness training programming.
Client Pain: More Than a Sensation
We certified personal trainers can be resourceful listeners and agents to help our older clients address both pain dimensions (yes there are two: sensory and emotional). Pain comes from the Latin...
Changing Your Client’s Relationship With Food
The desire for weight loss and attaining the "standard" of beauty is the chaotic cycle that continues to fuel the fitness industry. With clickbait headlines like, "Five Foods for a Flat Stomach" and...
Qiqong: May the Life Force Be with You
Tai Chi, the well-known and widely-practiced exercise hailing from Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM), is a great introduction to its lesser-known, ancient cousin, Qigong (Pronounced, chee-gung)....
Exercise Order Selection: Strength Vs Cardio for Fat Loss
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...
The Way We Eat: The Economics of Food
Food and nutrition is not only a major spotlight of the fitness industry, it’s a hot topic in local government, politics, healthcare, environmental science, and the economy. Basically, food and...
Health Messaging and Exercise Guidelines: What are the recommendations?
When you think of a typical personal training client, who comes to mind? Is it the hardcore, three-days-a-week with you/two-on-her-own HIIT warrior? Or is it the overweight, middle-aged non-athlete...
The Epsom Salt Soak: Healing or Hype?
After a particularly strenuous workout, individuals often seek relief in a hot bath infused with Epsom salts. While the effectiveness of such a soak remains largely anecdotal, experts agree that it...
Train Clients for Their Genetics
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,...
Fitness Trackers and “Techorexia”
Today’s “gym attire” extends well beyond the latest in designer Lycra clothing. Wearable technology encircles the wrists of a number of personal training clients and fitness enthusiasts seeking to...