Access articles for established certified personal trainers to assist in their fitness training programming.
As a fitness trainer or coach, you will undoubtedly have to create an exercise program around aching knees for many of your clients because a large percent of the world's population has or will have...
The mind-body connection is well established. Learn how to use guided imagery in individual and group sessions to improve client's focus and performance. Mind-body exercise such as yoga, meditation,...
Back (barbell) squats are a great progression because they build leg and hip strength, promote full body mobility and stability, increase core strength, and burn fat. Are your clients ready to add...
“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...
Sometimes kettlebells are the most appropriate personal training tool and other times dumbbells are needed to meet a client's goals. Considering the desired outcome and the client are both keys to...
Due to their functional, compound nature, squats are a standard movement in any workout program. It is, therefore, safe to say that most fitness professionals likely include some variation of this...
It's important to recognize when a client's mind is preventing him or her from moving forward. Sometimes a client or athlete stops progressing not because of a physical limitation or plateau but...
Proper form should be the one constant amidst the many styles and methods of personal training. Every personal trainer has his or her own way of working with clients and catering to the individual...
Personal trainers are always looking for new ways to motivate their clients and sometimes it can be a struggle. Motivational interviewing could offer a breakthrough, taking your professionalism as a...
The majority of certified personal trainers do not possess licensure as Accredited Manual Therapists. As such, our scope of practice limits us from direct manual manipulation. While we must remain...
