Every January, millions of people hit the ground running with lofty health goals. Some chase steps. Others slash calories. Many count days, streaks, or weigh-ins.…
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Category: Expert Insight
Strength, Not Streaks: Resistance Training as the Real Resolution and Missing Link Between Motivation, Muscle, and Momentum
Every January, fitness professionals see the same pattern repeat itself: renewed motivation, lofty goals, and genuine optimism that this year will be different. And yet,…
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Integrating Personal Trainers into Multidisciplinary GLP-1 Care Models
As the fitness industry continues to evolve, personal trainers are increasingly becoming more than just exercise professionals; they are becoming essential members of multidisciplinary healthcare…
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Don’t Lose Progress: How Loss Aversion Shapes Fitness Motivation
Among the most influential contributions to psychology and economics is the finding that “losses loom larger than gains.” Kahneman and Tversky’s (1979) Prospect Theory demonstrated that individuals…
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How to Price Your Personal Training Services: Behavioral Science Insights for Fitness Professionals
Pricing is one of the most challenging business decisions for personal trainers, both at the beginning of their career and throughout it. While joining a…
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Saunas for Post-workout Recovery
Fit Pros, are more and more of your clients using saunas for post-workout recovery? Have you ever wondered what the difference between a dry sauna…
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Should You Train Differently on GLP-1s? A Retired Strength Coach & Professor’s Take on Muscle, Missteps, and Mastery
As I’ve mentioned up to this point in this series on GLP-1 agonist medications and fitness, we’re in a new era of body recomposition. The…
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Hypertrophy Training: A Guide To Building Lean Body Mass
Hypertrophy training is a workout program focusing on the enlargement of skeletal muscle using high volume (reps and sets) with minimal rest. Even if your…
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What Happens When the Shot Stops? Coaching Clients Beyond GLP-1 Use
There’s a question more and more personal trainers are starting to hear at the end of a training session or over coffee after a client…
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Resistance Training Programming for Clients on GLP-1s: A Muscle-Centric Approach to Lean Mass Retention
As the popularity of GLP-1 receptor agonists (GLP-1 RAs) continues to surge, particularly among clients seeking medically supported weight loss, personal trainers must evolve their…
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Implications of Genetic Variants on Athletic Performance and Injury Risks
The quest to understand what makes an athlete excel lies at the heart of every competitive endeavor. Genetics, commonly thought of as the “blueprint of…
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The Five Components Of Fitness In Personal Training
It’s important to realize the five components of fitness in personal training to have a view of a client’s starting fitness level. These components of…
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