So exciting!!! Getting pregnant is one of those life changing events that will impact your daily life. Since it is such a big deal, it can also be nerve wrecking on what to do, what not to do, and...
Safely Exercising Through Pregnancy
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Special Populations
Articles that span issues or concepts related to special populations such as youth, elderly, or those suffering with specific conditions.
How to Set Your Sights on Training Visually Impaired Clients
It would be a fallacious expection to believe you'll only ever encounter non-disabled clientele in your career in the fitness industry. One possibility is being asked to coach visually impaired...
NFPT’s Cancer Recovery Specialist Credential Puts You, the Trainer, in Front of More Clients Needing Your Service
One huge area that not enough personal trainers are benefiting from is training "special population" individuals. This is a vast group of people that desperately need trainers. It includes mostly...
What is SAD? How Small Group Exercise Classes Can Help
Our clients who suffer from chronic conditions often also suffer from depression and anxiety. This can be alleviated with small group exercise classes. Clients who suffer from chronic illness also...
For Women, Healthy Lifestyle May Half Risk of Stroke
Women who adhere to a healthy diet and lifestyle may be less likely – by more than half – to experience a stroke than those who do not, according to a new study. Because stroke is a major cause of...
Exercise and Lymphedema
The circulatory system is made up of arteries, veins and the lymphatic system. The lymphatic system relies on the movement of muscles to circulate the lymph fluid throughout the body. You can think...
Cancer Recovery: Learn to Effectively Train Your Cancer Recovery Client
Cancer is a growing part of our everyday world. According to the CDC, about 14 million people every year learn that they have cancer. Approximately 8 million people die from the disease each year....
Tips for Training the 45+ Age Group
What should individuals 45 years of age and older look for when shopping (interviewing) for a personal trainer? According to recent research, 51% of all personal training clientele are 45 years of...
Designing an Adaptive Program for a Client with Multiple Sclerosis
I currently intern in the Fitness department of the YMCA in Dublin, Ireland while studying for my personal training certification. I had an opportunity recently to take part in the development of a program for a client with very unique needs due to a serious, degenerative, illness: Multiple Sclerosis.
Exercising to Reduce Stroke Risk
It is known that exercise reduces the risk of heart disease, the leading cause of death in the United States. The findings demonstrate that "one of the most simple, natural and cheapest ways of...
