Improving cardiorespiratory endurance shouldn’t be a goal for athletes only. Here’s what personal trainers need to know about this important general fitness variable. Cardiorespiratory Endurance…
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Category: Certified Personal Trainers
Collateral Vascular Damage: A Good or Bad Thing For Building Muscle?
The term “collateral damage” is typically a military term, one that denotes unintended damage to an area around a target. But as it applies to resistance training, collateral damage can be a good thing.
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The Fundamentals of Aerobic Exercise and Cardiorespiratory Conditioning: What Trainers Should Know
Aerobic exercise is an integral part of every personal trainer’s programming prescription for an apparently health individual. But how much aerobic- in relation to resistance training depends in large part on each client’s current condition and his or her fitness goals.
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Connective Tissue Basics for Personal Trainers
Connective tissue is the most widespread and abundant type of tissue in the human body. Connective tissue that is well vascularized is far less likely to tear or rupture under extreme stress – a desirable characteristic when performing any kind of physical activity.
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Fat as Fuel for Exercise: The Physiology of Burning Adipose Tissue
Fats serve many purposes in the body including insulation against ambient temperature, cushioning in and around the joints, hormone production, and, yes, as a source of fuel.
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Bill McGinnis – Former Mail Carrier Overcomes 19 Surgeries to Become NFPT Master Trainer
In 1983, Bill McGinnis suffered a knee injury while skiing. The doctors gave him a clean bill of health. But, three short years later he was rear-ended on his mail route. His knee felt the brunt of the accident. Doctors said he would never walk again without a cane.
Nineteen surgeries later, the last surgery ending with a knee replacement in 1999, Bill is unstoppable – mentally and physically. And, as a NFPT Master Trainer he shares his journey to inspire others to never quit.
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Motivate Clients to Bike to Work
Your job is to encourage clients to live healthier lives through fitness and nutrition. And, that should extend beyond the gym. Fitness is a lifestyle—it’s full time. Not just a one-hour session, three times a week. While you can’t be with your clients 24 hours a day, seven days a week, you can give them the tools they need to stay active and healthy when you aren’t around.
Bike week is one of those tools you can give your clients. Since they are coming to you, it means they already have an interest in physical fitness. So, it shouldn’t be a huge challenge to encourage them to try something new. Although, don’t be surprised if you’re met with some resistance.
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Crystal Spring Haney Wins Ms. Hawaiian Islands
Congratulations to NFPT CPT/Master Trainer Crystal Haney on her new title and on her life-long commitment to changing lives through fitness. On June 9, 2012…
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Wendy Allen NFPT Certified Personal Trainer
Wendy Allen is a NFPT Certified Personal Trainer in Chandler, Arizona where she resides with her husband, Joe and 10-month-old, Zakary. She is the owner of Shape Up Training. Her motto: Health is the groundwork for happiness!
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NFPT Interviews the 2013 Personal Trainer of the Year, Valorie Ness
We are so excited to be able to bring to all of our NFPT personal trainers and fans an exclusive interview with this year’s PFP…
READ MOREExercises To Get You Ready For Black Friday
Thanksgiving is the time of year when families get together, share in giant meals, and we are reminded of all the things that we are…
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Cross-Training to Improve Fitness and Decrease Injury
All too often people want to do only one type of exercise. Runners increase their running mileage. Cyclists bike outside and in spin class. Yoga…
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