Coaching Body Awareness for Personal Training Clients: A Secret to Success
What has helped me to be successful as a coach from the beginning of my 20+ years career as a personal trainer, despite inexperience or even misguided training techniques, is prioritizing and coaching body awareness. Insisting that my clients develop a higher level of...
Health
Easy Meal Prep Hacks for Fitness Clients
The act of planning meals is a stumbling block for many fitness clients mostly...
Persistent Paleo Diet Myths
The Paleo Diet remains a popular weight loss diet for clients despite...
Exercise Science
Understanding Quadratus Lumborum: What Personal Trainers Need to Know
The Quadratus Lumborum (QL) muscles, a common source of lower back pain, are...
Allergies and Exercise
Allergies affect approximately 20-40 million people each year. In this country...
How Different Sources of Protein Function in Protein Powders
It sounds simple enough. People want to add a protein powder to their daily routine in order to...
The Human Heart: Basic Cardiac Anatomy and Physiology for the Personal Trainer
The Human Heart: we all have one, but how fully do we understand their function? How necessary for...
How Resilience Can Keep Clients Motivated During Quarantine
The textbook definition of resilience is the ability to bounce back from adversity or a...
May is National Physical Fitness and Sports Month
Announcing some breaking news not revolving around the Coronavirus: this month, throughout the...
Why Health Professionals Can Benefit from a Personal Trainer Certification
There are numerous professionals in the health field – chiropractors, physicians, nurses, other...
Virtual Training for At-Home Exercise: Adapting Workouts
Modifying exercises can be simple enough if you know what to look for. However, hosting virtual...
Temptation Bundling: How to Find Motivation to Exercise in Quarantine
Highly motivated individuals may have assumed that a global pandemic forcing them to stay home...
Prevent the Quarantine 15: Help Clients Avoid Weight Gain During Lockdown
When stress strikes and stay-at-home orders turn worlds and fitness goals upside down, it can...
Energy Management: Physical Techniques to Address Energy Imbalances
From time to time, most people struggle with energy imbalances that keep them from functioning...
The Naked Workout: The Raw Truth About Naked Fitness
Calling all exercise fanatics seeking new adventures in intuitive fitness: consider participating...
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 fitness. Whether...
Trying Tai Chi: A Novel Approach to Staying Active at Home
With all that's going on courtesy of the COVID-19 pandemic and measures like quarantine and...