As a personal trainer, your clients look to you for advice on their overall health. This goes beyond exercise routines and may certainly dive into the realm of nutrition and overall wellness. More...
Nutrition for Fitness Training
Diet and nutrition articles on topics relevant for certified personal trainers and their clients.
Five Nutrition Mistakes Your Clients Could Be Making
To say our fitness clients are bombarded with multiple and often conflicting “healthy eating” messages would be a gross understatement. The topic of nutrition is as deep as it is wide and our...
Intermittent Fasting: Choosing the Best Approach
It’s no secret that the health and fitness community is fraught with misinformation and fad diets. Most people are looking for an elusive miracle diet, and fad diets make hefty promises. When those...
How Different Sources of Protein Function in Protein Powders
It sounds simple enough. People want to add a protein powder to their daily routine in order to supplement their protein intake. So buy a canister of protein and go to town. The reality is that it...
Prevent the Quarantine 15: Help Clients Avoid Weight Gain During Lockdown
When stress strikes and stay-at-home orders turn worlds and fitness goals upside down, it can become far too easy to loosen our normal standards of nutrition and exercise. We are more likely to buy...
Carb Timing and Type: Talking to Personal Training Clients about Carbohydrate Fueling
The timing of nutrient intake ranks as one of the most hotly debated issues in fitness. Whether one exercises in a fasted state or post-fueling, carb timing specifically can vary in effectiveness,...
Coffee Hacks: Boosting Your Java Jolt
Coffee and creativity seem to go hand-in-hand, often to the nutritional benefit of the savvy consumer and coffee hack enthusiast. Wake up and take a sip of the healthiest additions to your morning...
The Carbohydrate Conflict: Why Carbs Don’t Make You Fat
No doubt, nutrition is a complex and confusing topic for many, especially our personal training clients. It is further complicated and “muddied” by the constant creation and perpetuation of myths...
Immune System Biohacks: Evidence-Based Approaches to Strengthen the Immune Response
Protecting oneself by keeping a healthy body and immune system, as has been determined by research studies, empowers us and gives us hope that we can shield ourselves against the threat of almost...
Collagen: Get the Scoop on This Super Supplement
Collagen. You may recognize it as an ingredient in topical anti-aging beauty products and vitamins. It's one of the buzziest supplements of the new year, and there is a good reason for that, but...