Clients with Arthritis: Effective Personal Training Strategies and Exercise Approaches
In this installment, we will review each type of arthritis and discuss effective training strategies and exercises that can benefit those afflicted as well as exercises that are to be avoided.
Health
Remembering to Eat: Skipping Meals is Not Ideal
Personal trainers and clients alike can get so caught up in their workday that...
The Way We Eat: Nutritional Considerations
There are a number of aspects of food and the food industry as a whole that...
Exercise Science
Stability Training: Load vs Platform
Balance and stability can be considered the foundations of fitness. Our best...
Looped Resistance Band Workouts: Going Handle-Free
There are lots of types of exercise bands on the market. The tubed variety...
Developing Martial Arts Skills
Personal trainers may encounter a vast array of clients with even more varied backgrounds and...
Forward Head Posture: Neck Considerations for Older Clients
In fitness, we not only cater to clients with postural dysfunction but we begin to notice it more...
Foot Pain: Plantar Fasciitis and Achilles Tendinitis Commonalities
Two of the most common injuries to the foot or heel are plantar fasciitis and achilles tendinitis....
Bring on the Tension: Understanding Leverage vs. Compression Movements
Throughout any given day, our muscles perform both big and little movements which help shape our...
Beat the Heat! How the Body Handles High Temps
As heatwaves sweep across the US, marking the start of summer, I was kindly reminded by the 110+...
The Dark Side of Food and Fitness Tracking
Tracking steps, physical activity, food consumption, and water intake offers a great...
Inversions for Fitness Clients
Inversions are a way to see the exercise world from a different angle, quite literally. Instead of...
Helping Your Fitness Clients Handle Stress Binging
The COVID-19 pandemic hit our world and industry with an unexpected force. As a result, most...
What Does “Fitness” Mean? Defining and Measuring Fitness
Personal trainers are on a mission to assist clients on the road to fitness. Whether our clients...
Ankle Instability and its Effects on Balance
Balance refers to an even distribution of weight on any surface. Adequate balance allows one to...
Consequences of a Low-Carb Intake
Personal trainers need to be prepared to properly educate their clients on all things fitness and...
Shaundrea Snell–NFPT Personal Trainer Spotlight
Meet Shaundrea, an NFPT-CPT originally from Florida, but currently living in New York City working...
