What Is the Optimal Training Volume and Intensity for Strength Gains? Is More Actually Less?
Volume, frequency, and load all factor into a successful resistance training program. Many personal training clients ask how often they should work out, how intensely, balancing cardio and weight training…but so much more comes into play. The gaining of lean muscle...
Health
Using Metabolic Efficiency Tests to Maximize Client Results
Personal trainers might recommend metabolic efficiency testing for their...
Creatine Supplementation: Everything You Need to Know
Most fitness enthusiasts who have had their sights set high on muscle growth...
Exercise Science
What is Cellulite and Why Do Women Get It?
As a woman and a fitness professional, I have both "suffered" with and fielded...
5 Basic Movements for Fitness Clients
When it comes to exercise programming and workout design, the basics still...
The Lymphatic System: Tuning the Other Half of a Client’s Circulatory System
Most older clients can and should "tune-up" their lymphatic circulation with planned exercise to...
Darnell White–NFPT Personal Trainer Spotlight
Darnell White, also known as Al-B has been certified with NFPT for 20 years! That alone is quite...
Personal Trainer Secrets for Exercise Success
Get the inside scoop on trainer secrets for exercise success and pass it on to your...
Benefits of Asymmetrical Training
The human body, though designed to be symmetrical, displays slight differences from left to right...
Fitness Trails
Fitness trails have become a mainstay for personal training exercise programming. I'll be the...
Outdoor Safety Considerations for Personal Trainers Coaching Clients in the Elements
Personal trainers must take into consideration outdoor safety conditions when training their...
Lower Leg Joint Anatomy
Many fitness enthusiasts in the course of their fitness journey eventually end up cursing...
Gain a Brand New Client Base with These Personal Training Marketing Tips
The well-being and wellness industries have seen notable growth in the course of recent years,...
Seven Tips to Reduce Swelling After Running a Marathon
There’s no denying that the fitness prep for a marathon is challenging. However, often it’s the...
Circuits, Combos, and Complexes: 3 Cs to Boost Clients’ Progress
Circuits, combos, and complexes, known as “the 3 C’s of metabolic training”, can be easily...
What Fitness Pros Can Learn From Economics
As a trainer turned-behavioral economics-major, I’ve become increasingly aware of how economics...
Client Fitness Assessments: Charge or Not?
Approaches to fitness assessments are as varied as the individual assessments themselves. Every...
