Putting in an hour at the gym two to three times per week is arguably the easiest part of trying to get fit. This is…
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Category: Health Behaviors and Psychology
Fears and Frights – Addressing Your Fitness Clients’ Biopsychosocial Barriers
October is traditionally a time for beers and fears, but while Bavarian festivals abound and horror movies play on loop, it’s easy to forget in…
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Sneezin’ Season: Should You Exercise When Sick?
Have you been suffering too many colds this season? Is your “healthy” exercise program compromising your immune system? Or is exercising while you are under…
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Harnessing the Power of Eustress
Stress, distress, eustress…These buzz words are getting attention right now, but how can they be leveraged and used to fuel your passion for…
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Scope of Practice for the Fitness Professional: Counseling Clients and Mental Health
Fitness clients aren’t just clients; they are individuals who are juggling many responsibilities and fulfilling multiple roles in their lives. It’s not unusual for a…
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Laws of Attraction: Scarcity vs. Abundance
One of the biggest things we face in our business is burnout as we try to reach the needs of many. We are faced with…
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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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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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Healthy New Year Resolutions With a Twist
As personal trainers we’ve probably all heard this resolution 1,00 times over: “I want to be healthier this year,” but what exactly does that mean? …
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How to Make New Year Goals a Reality
Setting goals of any kind during the start of a new year is exciting, but creating a plan for success and following through is a…
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What Comes After Weight Loss? Yo-Yo Dieting and Weight Maintenance Considerations
Many clients are caught in a cycle of losing and gaining weight, also called yo-yo dieting, making weight maintenance a major hurdle. Yo-yo dieting can…
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Mind, Body, Spirit: Breathwork and Meditation Anchor Overall Wellness
We are a large community of coaches who adopt different approaches and each offering a different primary focus. We all interconnect fitness, nutrition, and lifestyle…
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