Fun, Functional Movement for Young Clients With Limb Weakness
Lower limb weakness can present in children and young people who are diagnosed with muscular dystrophy, multiple sclerosis, or cerebral palsy. Regardless of its etiology, lower limb weakness in adolescents can be improved through prudent and creative strength...
Health
Eat Drink and Sleep?
When you eat and drink can affect sleep and how you sleep can impact how much...
Teaching Fitness Clients about the Health Halo
Smart marketing crowds the aisles of a grocery store. "Healthy food" messages...
Exercise Science
How Toxins Can Cause Cellular Damage
Cellular energy is a must for athletic performance. Challenges to cellular...
How Exercise and Diet Influence Key Hormones and Metabolism
How physical activity and diet change our personal training clients' bodies is...
How to Conduct a Quality Personal Training Consultation
The beginning of the year brings a flood of new gym enthusiasts, which means trainers are up to...
How to Do a Close-Grip Bench Press for Powerful Triceps
A close-grip bench press is a variation of a standard bench press that creates a different...
What Comes After Weight Loss? Yo-Yo Dieting and Weight Maintenance Considerations
Many clients are caught in a cycle of losing and gaining weight, also called yo-yo dieting, making...
Cardiovascular Health and Fitness
The cardiovascular system is foundational to exercise, and our understanding as personal trainers...
How to Make New Year Goals a Reality
Setting goals of any kind during the start of a new year is exciting, but creating a plan for...
Shin Splits: Why Your Lower Legs May Hurt and What to Do
Shin splints, or as it is clinically referred to, medial tibial stress syndrome, affects one...
Scope of Practice for the Personal Trainer: Romantic Relationships with Clients
It’s common for personal trainers and their clients to develop close relationships. A trainer...
Healthy New Year Resolutions With a Twist
As personal trainers we’ve probably all heard this resolution 1,00 times over: “I want to be...
Brain Fitness: How Athletics Can Hone Mental Skills
We seldom question the physical benefits that exercise has on our bodies, but the benefits to the...
Recommend Proper Footwear for Fitness Clients
I’m often asked what brand of exercise shoe I prefer. While I’m loyal to ASICS, I know plenty of...
Scope of Practice for the Fitness Pro: Upselling Products and Services
Personal training is a business. Therefore, a large part of personal training is selling your...
Alleviating Clients’ Holiday Guilt
This time of year is notoriously harried, fraught with culinary delights, and sparse on...
