Reframing Health and Fitness: Why Muscle Matters for Your Clients and Your Business
In the ongoing evolution of the health and fitness industry, few frameworks have been as impactful as Dr. Gabrielle Lyon’s (2023) Muscle-Centric Medicine (MCM). As highlighted in the introductory article, MCM revolutionizes conventional fitness by positioning skeletal...
Health
Melatonin: Hormone or Supplement
Melatonin is both a hormone found in the body and a supplement that can be...
Enhance Muscular Strength with Krill Oil
Omega-3 fatty acids offer a cornucopia of health benefits, including...
Exercise Science
Eye Color and Ocular Health: Keeping An “Eye” On Pain Tolerance
Aside from the blessing of vision, our eyes hold a wealth of information, from...
Blood Clots and Anticoagulants: Training Clients on Blood Thinners
As personal trainers, our training renders us well-versed in the subtleties of...
Stability Training: Load vs Platform
Balance and stability can be considered the foundations of fitness. Our best programs consist of...
Three Kettlebell Swing Variations You Should Try
When it comes to kettlebell training the most popular exercise has got to be the 2 handed...
Looped Resistance Band Workouts: Going Handle-Free
There are lots of types of exercise bands on the market. The tubed variety with handles offer many...
Getting HIIT with 4 by 4s for Stamina and Strength
In the fitness industry, professional trainers can design and support four-by-four (4x4) exercise...
Ketone Applications: Moving Beyond Fat-Burning and Towards Healing
Accumulating evidence suggests that any athletically-inclined individual can benefit from a shift...
The Nutrisense Tool: Monitoring Blood Sugar
When it comes to helping clients get results that benefit them physically and mentally, it takes...
Hyponatremia: The Dangers of Excessive Fluid Consumption
For peak performance every day, athletically and otherwise, the human body requires water. Our...
Boxing Workout Ideas: The “Punch, Run, Bodyweight”
I’m a huge fan of including Boxing Workouts in your Bootcamp / Classes! There are so many fitness...
Online Nutrition Challenges
As Fitness Professionals, we all know how important nutrition is when it comes to health, fitness,...
Understanding the Vastus Muscles
The quadriceps femoris muscles (quads) are the most voluminous muscles in the body— the quad...
Zinc and Copper Depletion: What You Need to Know
It's probably no surprise that after the last few years with COVID and other illnesses on the...
5 Effective Glute Activation Exercises
Do your clients have “gluteal amnesia” or dysfunction? Sitting for long periods of time,...