Jason Fitzgerald–NFPT Personal Trainer Spotlight
Meet Jason Fitzgerald of Burlington, Vermont. With over 20 years as a NFPT-CPT and exercise physiologist, Jason Fitzgerald has extensive experience in individualized fitness program design, rehabilitative exercise, and clinic management. He is also a certified Peak...
Health
Talking to Personal Training Clients About Dietary Fats: Fat Doesn’t Make you Fat
Dietary fats and its attention in the media (especial social) world have gone...
Intermittent Fasting – Is it the right approach?
Intermittent fasting is growing in popularity for its purported benefits...
Exercise Science
Train the Core Without Crunching
It’s a popular fitness belief that the “core” is all about the abs – the...
Are There Bad Exercises?
We've all heard it from someone before about various movements: "Ugh, that'll...
10 Business Strategy Tips for Personal Trainers
Although the foundation of personal training is, at the heart of it, about the people we interact...
Interpreting Signs of Overhead Squat Assessment: Lumbo Pelvic Hip Complex Dysfunction
Interpreting the noted signs of an Overhead Squat Assessment (OHSA) can help a persoal trainer...
Intuitive Eating: The Anti-Diet
Perhaps the answer to our personal training clients' difficult weight loss rests in not dieting at...
To Weight Belt or NOT to Belt?
Are weight belts necessary or might they even be harmful? How should personal trainers advise...
Tempo Training for Endurance, Hypertrophy, and Strength: Creative Progressive Overload
Tempo training is one creative approach to progressively overloading your clients when they get...
How to Perform a Goblet Squat
A Goblet Squat is a variation of a conventional squat that can be useful for most personal...
Moment Arms in Exercise: A Brief Introduction to the Physics of Movement
For those of you who read the word "physics" and still opened this blog, I applaud you for being...
How to Perform a Sumo Squat with Lateral Hip Rotation
When it comes to lower body development, the squat reigns supreme for hitting all the large...
Fasting and Exercise
There are a number of dedicated gym-goers who prefer to work out on an empty stomach, perhaps...
The Pelvic Girdle: How Personal Trainers Gain a Deeper Understanding of Anatomy
It's helpful for certified personal trainers to understand the bone structure and joints of the...
Fueling For Success: Pre and Post Workout Meals
In an effort to maximize energy stores during a workout, and ensure adequate recovery...
Liability Waiver Forms and Your Legal Position as a Personal Trainer
No matter how great your passion for fitness is as a trainer and despite your best intentions some...
