Blood Clots and Anticoagulants: Training Clients on Blood Thinners
As personal trainers, our training renders us well-versed in the subtleties of tweaking clients’ workouts to accommodate a variety of chronic health issues, of which understanding and recognizing the signs of blood clots is included. While some health situations can...
Health
Carb Timing and Type: Talking to Personal Training Clients about Carbohydrate Fueling
The timing of nutrient intake ranks as one of the most hotly debated issues in...
Coffee Hacks: Boosting Your Java Jolt
Coffee and creativity seem to go hand-in-hand, often to the nutritional...
Exercise Science
Zinc Can Add a Zing To Building Muscle
In the world of fitness, we can cover topics from A to Z, starting with...
The Physiology of Fat Loss: Understanding the Hierarchy
Fat loss training can be very confusing for our personal training clients and...
Best Mode of Resistance Training: Machines or Free Weights?
A long-debated topic among certified personal trainers is deciding the mode of resistance training...
Customize a Race for Your Clients
Many races abound throughout the year, although most are virtual right now with the pandemic. In...
Eyes Closed During Exercise
I never thought much about closing my eyes while working out. The only times I had done it was in...
Client Pain: More Than a Sensation
We certified personal trainers can be resourceful listeners and agents to help our older clients...
Changing Your Client’s Relationship With Food
The desire for weight loss and attaining the "standard" of beauty is the chaotic cycle that...
Five Common Questions Fitness Clients Ask
Fitness clients are naturally curious about the structure and function of the body – especially as...
Qiqong: May the Life Force Be with You
Tai Chi, the well-known and widely-practiced exercise hailing from Traditional Chinese Medicine...
Cancer-Related Fatigue
Cancer-related fatigue is the most common and distressing side effect experienced by cancer...
Exercise Order Selection: Strength Vs Cardio for Fat Loss
The quarantine fifteen has opened Pandora's proverbial lose weight quick box; at least that's what...
The Way We Eat: The Economics of Food
Food and nutrition is not only a major spotlight of the fitness industry, it’s a hot topic in...
Health Messaging and Exercise Guidelines: What are the recommendations?
When you think of a typical personal training client, who comes to mind? Is it the hardcore,...
The Epsom Salt Soak: Healing or Hype?
After a particularly strenuous workout, individuals often seek relief in a hot bath infused with...
