Pitfalls and Disadvantages of Personal Training Career: Reality Check for Prospective Fitness Trainers
You have just decided you want to pursue a Personal Trainer certification --- congratulations! This exciting and rewarding career path opens doors to guiding others to live their best possible lives by achieving their fitness and health goals! While this endeavor may...
Health
Should Personal Trainers Recommend BCAA’s to Their Clients?
Have the “Protein Police” been dethroned by the Ace of Amino Acids, BCAA's?...
Talking to Your Clients About: Protein
Protein is often misperceived as the “hero” of the macronutrients. Following a...
Exercise Science
Forearm Flexor Anatomy: Locating the Flexors of the Wrist and Fingers
The flexors of the wrist and fingers are used every time a dumbbell is curled,...
Muscle Memory
What happens when you repeat a pattern over a span of time, be it a movement...
Why The Psoas Is Significant
The terms "psoas" and "hip flexor" are common jargon in the health and fitness world, but getting...
How to Avoid Toxic Positivity when Communicating with Fitness Clients
Establishing rapport is the first step towards developing successful and sustainable relationships...
Using Time Under Tension To Round Out Your Program
The training approach known as Time Under Tension (TUT) has gotten lots of attention in the...
How To Create a Supportive Fitness Community
Social support provided by friends, family, and peers is a significant predictor of success in the...
5 Calorie Hacks You’ll Never Notice Making
Who doesn't love a good hack, especially when it can reduce the calorie tally of the fat loss...
The Most Nutrient-Dense Foods and Why You Should Be Eating Them
One of the most common questions personal trainers receive from clients is, “What should I eat?”...
Is Your EPOC Epic? Understanding the Body’s Oxygen Debt
The concept of excess post-exercise oxygen consumption (EPOC) has been described as a benefit of...
EPOC: Maximizing the Body’s Oxygen Debt for Greater Weight Loss Results
The concept of excess post-exercise oxygen consumption (EPOC) has been described as a benefit of...
Buddy Benefits – The Pros and Cons of Exercising with Others
National Friendship Day is this week! Having life long friends and community connections has...
The NEAT Way to Burn Calories
Are your clients getting bored with endless treadmill sessions, stationary cycles, or counting...
Brown Fat Cells and Thermogenesis
“Fat” can be a “4-letter word” in terms of the negative connotation that leaps into our minds at...
