Being a Yoga instructor seems to be becoming as mainstream as smartphones and cat memes. With weekend yoga certifications available by the hundreds, and the…
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Category: Advice to Personal Trainers
Is Yoga A Religious Practice?
Those unfamiliar with the practice Yoga and its foundation may have several preconceived notions, many of which may misrepresent what Yoga really is and how…
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How Naturopathic Medicine Can Alleviate Pain Or Chronic Symptoms
Naturopathic doctors can be an asset to a personal trainer’s network, especially when it comes to working with clients that suffer with chronic pain. Chronic…
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Inversion Tables: Are They Worth It?
To invert or not to invert, that’s the question! I bought an inversion table last year because the local sporting goods store had some pretty…
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Alleviating Clients’ Holiday Guilt
This time of year is notoriously harried, fraught with culinary delights, and sparse on physical exertion–for most, that is. We’ve certainly accounted for the…
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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 fans of Brooks, Adidas, Puma, Nike,…
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Cupid Countdown: How Trainers Can Teach Clients to Appreciate Their Bodies
Valentine’s Day is approaching and love is in the air. Love yourself. Love someone else. Either way, you can use exercise as your elixir. Instead…
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Words Have Power: Enhance Trainer-Client Relationships With Better Word Choices
If we don’t stop and think about the words we speak or even write, we may inflict harm we don’t intend to, especially with regard…
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Tour the Grocery Store with Your Clients
Personal trainers and fitness coaches need not limit themselves to guidance in the gym alone. Opportunities to encourage lifestyle changes for our clients are vast!…
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Floating-REST: Physiological and Psychological Benefits
If you haven’t already experienced the growing-in-ubiquity flotation therapy you most likely know someone who has or even have seen a spa or two pop…
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Structuring Feedback for Fitness Clients
Providing fitness clients balanced, constructive, and positive feedback about performance and progress is crucial to success. They rely on it in order to learn and…
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Seven Myths About Weight Loss (That You’ll Have to Bust for Your Clients)
Celebrities love to tell viewers and readers what they do to “stay in shape,” which often leads to fad diets and misconceptions about weight loss.…
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