Discerning Disordered Eating from Eating Disorders
It’s not uncommon for fitness professionals to encounter clients struggling with disordered eating at some point in their careers. While distinct from clinical eating disorders, behaviors like following fad diets, consuming very low-calorie meals, or obsessing over...
Health
The Nutrisense Tool: Monitoring Blood Sugar
When it comes to helping clients get results that benefit them physically and...
Hyponatremia: The Dangers of Excessive Fluid Consumption
For peak performance every day, athletically and otherwise, the human body...
Exercise Science
Favorite, Fun and Effective Bodyweight and Resistance Band Workouts
Not having access to a fancy high-tech gym facility can no longer serve as an...
Wellness and Fitness: Different Sides of the Same Coin
In our daily attempts to live healthy and productive lives, it helps to...
Job Opportunity “Red Flags” Personal Trainers Should Look For
How can a personal trainer know if a job opportunity is worth the investment in time and...
Consequences of Zero Rest Days
Making progress is not about hustling all the time, never pressing pause, or having an infinite...
Is Lactic Acid an Energy Boost or Drain?
All personal trainers and their clients should be familiar with what the "burn" associated with...
Why is it Important to Improve Hand Dexterity?
Personal trainers spend a lot of time with clients strengthening arms, legs, and core, working on...
The “Kettlebell 300”: Kettlebell Workout for Bootcamp
I’m a huge fan of using Kettlebells in Bootcamp type workouts. I’ve previously written a blog on...
4 Ways to Energize Fitness Clients
Training sessions can do a lot of things for our clients. We show them how to gain strength,...
Tips to Sustain Client Engagement in Online Fitness Challenge Groups
If you are an online trainer or coach utilizing a hybrid model of both in-person and online...
Is Athleticism Genetic?
Is athleticism genetic? We often use the phrase “natural-born athlete” to describe one who excels...
Runner’s Knee Isn’t Limited to Runners
Runner’s knee is a broad term used to describe pain felt from various knee problems. Typically, it...
Youthful Benefits of Exercise-Induced Sweating
Perspiration is a natural human process that serves important purposes, yet so many of us revile...
3 Novel Group Fitness Class Ideas to Shake Things Up
If you’re teaching freestyle group fitness classes, it’s easy to always fall back on familiar...
Added Sugar: Hiding in Plain Sight
Diet culture would have us believe that “sugar is evil” which is not accurate to the degree that...
