Personal trainers not only guide clients through exercise movements, they play a major role in educating them about the importance of maintaining a healthy lifestyle and…
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Try the Sty: Adding Mud to your Workout
Ever heard the expression “happy as a pig in mud?” Mud adds delirium to everyone’s life – from this little piggy to that healthy human.…
READ MORETeaching your Personal Training Clients to Breathe Properly
Breathing. It’s something we all do, even though we rarely stop to think about it. In resistance exercise as in other forms of physical exertion,…
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Exercising Outdoors in Cold Weather
Cold weather doesn’t have to put the chill on your outdoor exercise plans this season. Sure, cooler temperatures and shorter daylight hours can sometimes dampen one’s…
READ MOREFitting Exercise into the Workday
Many people have long workdays – in many instances bookended by long commutes – making it a challenge to devote time just to exercising on some days.
READ MOREGet Your Personal Training Off to a Good Start in 2015
With a new year comes the prospect of working with new clients, people who may – or may not – have had recent experience with…
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Bettering Yourself as a Personal Trainer this New Year
With the New Year comes New Year’s Resolutions. They are great opportunities to be introspective about ourselves and our lives. Where can we improve personal?…
READ MOREUsing ‘GPS’ to Reach Fitness Destinations
The Global Position System is commonly used to help people reach their destination when traveling. But another type of GPS can help us get from…
READ MOREWhat’s Love Got to do with Exercise?
Whether you like it or not, love is in the air. Pink and red decorate shopping malls and restaurants. Cute cuddly bears and delicious treats…
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“Exercise is Boring”
Insert CRINGE. Has anyone ever said this to you? Or worse, have you ever felt this way? “If you’re bored, you aren’t paying attention.” I…
READ MOREThe Best Diet You Can Follow
Low fat, low cholesterol, lean meats, no salt and low sugar was the rule when I started in the fitness industry 15 years ago. Luckily,…
READ MOREIncline Alternating Bicep Curl
Emphasis The primary muscles stressed in this movement are the muscles in the front of your upper arm (upper biceps brachii). The secondary muscles stressed…
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