The Gut Microbiome and Our Health
Perhaps the time-worn expression “having a gut feeling” holds more potency than any of us realized. Studies of the intestinal gut microbiome reveal how disturbances in its biodiversity can affect everything from obesity and autoimmune diseases to chronic depression....
Health
Nutrition and Meal Planning: Scope of Practice For Personal Trainers
Are you allowed to talk about nutrition with personal training clients? If you...
Healthy Grocery Shopping Tips for Your Clients
Make the grocery store less confusing for your clients. As you know, there are...
Exercise Science
Understanding the Achilles Tendon
In Greek mythology, the warrior Achilles was known to have one weak spot: his...
Encouraging Exercise with Chronic Kidney Disease
The association between physical exercise and the overall health of patients...
Overcoming “Gymtimidation”: Boosting Fitness Client Confidence
"Gym-timidation" is a real phenomenon and occurs when a client feels uncomfortable in the gym,...
May is Mental Health Awareness Month: What Personal Trainers Can Do
In recognition of Mental Health Awareness month, I thought I would marry my background in...
Competitive Nutrition For Women’s Figure, Physique, and Bodybuilding
Pre-competition nutrition programs are designed to help an individual drop fat without...
3 Best Shoulder Warm-Ups
Skipping your personal training client's warm-up can be tempting, that is, until you find the...
All Cardio, No Impact: Exercises for the Non-Runner or Injured Client
Cardio is essential in a well-rounded fitness routine, but it’s certainly not everyone's favorite,...
Pistol Squat Regressions–Progressing With a Twist
A pistol squat is a one-legged, bum-to-the-floor squat, and it is notoriously difficult for a fit...
How to Program Regression Exercises to Learn Pull-Ups
Teaching a client to do pull-ups, a gold standard exercise embodying bodyweight strength and...
Training Young Athletes: What Personal Trainers Should Know
Personal trainers working with young athletes can strongly influence whether or not the child’s...
Symbiosis of Maximizing Size and Strength
Growing muscles and gaining strength are not necessarily achieved by the same means. Strength is...
Tips On Falling Safely And Injury-Free
There are valuable tools a personal trainer can add to a client's repertoire that will improve...
Things You Didn’t Know About Becoming a Personal Trainer
Despite the commonly held perception that personal trainers are just rep-counters or vain...
Fitness Fights Age-Related Cognitive Decline
Exercise is known to have numerous neuroprotective and cognitive benefits, affecting domains from...
