Creating Inclusive Spaces for Fitness Clients
Fitness, when presented properly and professionally, boasts the capacity to transcend borders, cultures, and backgrounds. However, despite its universal appeal, the fitness industry as a whole often struggles to fully embrace diversity and inclusion. To solve this...
Health
Trophology: The Science of Food Combining and Surrounding Debate
The science of food combining, also known as trophology, is far from a new...
Teaching Fitness Clients About Effective Pre-Workout Fueling
Exercise is a physical demand; it requires work and energy to complete that...
Exercise Science
Plyometrics: The Whys, the Do’s and the Don’t’s
Plyometrics can be beneficial for both athletes and general personal training...
Importance of Proper Form and Cueing in Personal Training
"Proper form first." This core concept should be the driving force of our...
Helping Clients Find a Workout to LOVE
Valentine's Day rolls around, allowing us as trainers the opportunity to guide clients to focus on...
The Physiology of Fat Loss: Understanding the Hierarchy
Fat loss training can be very confusing for our personal training clients and even for their...
Re-establishing Boundaries and Setting New Policies
Having policies in place as a fitness professional is vital to establishing boundaries early on...
Foundations of Kickboxing and Karate Fitness
To perform well in kickboxing, karate, and most martial art forms, one must develop strength,...
What I Wish I Knew About Workout Program Design
My experience as a health and exercise professional started in 2003 after graduating with my...
10 Rules for Fitness After 40
The average age of over half of personal training clients is 45 years old. Over the past 13 years...
Boxing Workout for Bootcamp: The “2 to 20’s”
I love using Boxing Workouts when running a Bootcamp! They’re fun, a great workout, and they allow...
The Versatile Stability Ball
The stability ball, also known as a Swiss ball, physio ball, balance ball, or even Yoga ball, is a...
The Power of the Regular Walk Break
Walking has clear benefits for the body and mind. It improves cardiorespiratory health, reduces...
Recovering from Coronasomnia
If your clients have difficulty falling asleep, staying asleep, struggle with stress, intrusive...
Recognizing and Correcting Gluteal Dysfunction
Gluteal dysfunction can be a common problem among our personal training clients and can lead to a...
Recognizing Concussion in Combat Sports
In karate, kickboxing and/or mixed martial arts the two contenders bow to one another,...
